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With businesses struggling to survive during the COVID-19 pandemic, many have applied for grants through the City of Boston.

A Massachusetts man in the fight of his life against cancer was honored on Veterans Day with a parade in his Roslindale neighborhood. Before Richard Reed was a realtor, he an engineer in the U.S. Army who served in Vietnam. He’s lived in Roslindale for more than 30 years and has spent the last three years battling esophageal cancer....

A Massachusetts community came together on Veterans Day to honor a Vietnam Veteran suffering from esophageal cancer.

World War II Veteran, Joseph Abdelahad, turned 100 years old on Monday. His family threw him a surprise parade to celebrate.

Mourners gathered in Adams Park in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood Monday night to grieve over the death of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It was a candlelit tribute under a moonlit sky for a star of our nation’s highest court. Attendees recalled the life of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who lost her battle...

Mourners gathered in Adams Park in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood Monday night to grieve over the death of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It was a candlelit tribute under a moonlit sky for a star of our nation’s highest court. Attendees recalled the life of the late Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who lost her battle...

A serious crash left at least one person dead in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood Thursday, police said. The crash took place on American Legion Highway near Hyde Park Avenue about 5:26 p.m., according to Boston police. It wasn’t immediately clear how many people were killed and if any others were hurt. But wreckage from the crash was strewn across...

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on Sunday told the Boston Globe that City Councilor Michelle Wu was planning to run for mayor next year, prompting some to criticize him for stealing Wu’s thunder ahead of her own announcement. According to the Globe, Walsh told the paper that Wu told him she planned to run during a courtesy call. Here’s what...

Boston City Councilor At-Large Michelle Wu will run for mayor next year, according to Mayor Marty Walsh. The Boston Globe reported that Wu told Walsh the news in a Sunday phone call. A spokeswoman for Wu did not deny the news when asked by the Globe. Wu resides in Roslindale, and has served on the city council since 2013. She…

Joseph Abdelahad sat outside on his porch Saturday like any other sunny afternoon. But his home was decorated with a “Happy 100th Birthday” banner and balloons. And he had no idea his family, friends, fire trucks and police cars would soon drive by his home in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood that day to celebrate his centennial. “He doesn’t love attention,...

Boston police say they have safely located a 13-year-old girl, who had last been seen Thursday, July 2. Police issued a missing person alert for Xeray Scantlebury on Saturday morning, saying the teen was last seen in the area of 78 Armandine St. in Dorchester. Though the teen had not been seen since July 2, Boston police said Scantlebury had…

Peaceful protests denouncing racism and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s death were held across Massachusetts Friday, drawing marchers and even the captain of one of Boston’s sports teams. Several more protests took place Friday afternoon and evening, including in Salem, Brookline, Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood, Lawrence, Malden, Peabody, Billerica and Chelmsford. Bruins captain Zdeno Chara joined in...

Events calling for racial equity and denouncing police brutality, which have remained peaceful in recent days, continue across Massachusetts.

Two firefighters were injured battling a 2-alarm blaze in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood early Thursday morning. The fire was first reported at 28 Heathcote St. shortly before 3 a.m. Boston fire officials said all residents made it out of the house, a 1-1/2-story, wood framed building. Photos showed heavy flames shooting from the roof of the building. The fire was...

With the coronavirus pandemic changing so much, businesses in the Boston area are struggling to survive. At Sophia’s Grotto in Roslindale Village, the restaurant is counting on takeout business to ride out the storm. “Go from one restaurant to doing takeout,” said owner Joe Garufi. “It’s a different ballgame.” Business is down 40%, hours have been cut back for...

A building in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood that houses a polling place and a Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles location will be closed until further notice due to a burst pipe. The pipe burst overnight between Wednesday and Thursday at the Roslindale Community Center at 6 Cummins Highway, causing substantial water damage on all floors, the facility said on its website….

A crash involving multiple vehicles in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood left at least one person with life-threatening injuries. Police responded to the crash, which occurred Thursday night on Washington Street near Archdale Road. Two people were transported from the scene, police confirmed around 10:40 p.m. One of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries. Debris could be seen strewn across the busy...

Fred Clay spent 38 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. After being released, he is looking to educate others. Clay was wrongfully convicted in the 1979 murder of a cab driver in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood. Wednesday, the AMC Boston Common showcased much more than a film. Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins joined Clay for a public…

A dozen students and a staff member at a Boston middle school were hospitalized Thursday morning after being exposed to pepper spray. Boston EMS said multiple units responded to Washington Irving Middle School in the city’s Roslindale neighborhood around 11 a.m. after a student discharged pepper spray in the cafeteria.