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Boston City Council is looking to help homeowners along private roadways afford repairs. Many of the city’s streets have fallen into disrepair as locals grapple with the costs associated with repaving. District 5 City Councilor Enrique Pepen called for a hearing on the issue and says it’s critical to ease the strain on these constituent...

One person was taken to the hospital after a stabbing in East Boston on Friday afternoon. Investigators swarmed a Brandywyne Drive apartment community Friday after a call came in that a resident had been stabbed. The resident, a deaf woman, was brought to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. “I never would have thought ...

Veteran big man Al Horford discussed the “maturity” and “growth” the Celtics showed with their dominant Game 5 performance vs. the Heat.

A pair of opposing protests took place Friday on the MIT campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, amid continued turmoil over the ongoing war in Gaza. A rally in support of Israeli and Jewish MIT students was set up across the street from an anti-war encampment that’s been up for over a week, and which the university’s president has sought t...

The Bruins are reeling, but as John Tomase writes, history is on their side against a Leafs team that consistently comes up short in Game 7s.

Authorities have identified three people who died in a murder-suicide at an apartment in Lowell, Massachusetts in April.

There are nearly 200 allegations that law enforcement personnel, mostly policemen, have groomed, sexually abused or engaged in inappropriate behavior within the Explorers’ youth mentorship program since 1974.

Are the Cavs or Magic a better matchup for the Celtics in the second round? Chris Forsberg breaks down both teams’ strengths and weaknesses.

State officials have launched an incident command system as they brace for potential health care service disruptions in eastern Massachusetts, escalating their efforts to protect patient safety and access amid the financial turmoil at Steward Health Care. The system, activated through an emergency operations plan, will enable better coordinati...

A man was stabbed in Worcester, Massachusetts, earlier this week, according to authorities. Officers responded to Chandler Street at about 3:35 p.m. Thursday for a report of an assault with a dangerous weapon, Worcester police said. When officers arrived, they found a man stabbed on the sidewalk, police said. He was taken to the hospital. His condi...

In Part 2 of our docuseries on Joe Mazzulla, the Celtics head coach offers an authentic look into his daily mindset — and gets our producer involved.

Cloudy skies are close again for another day, leaving drab but dry conditions. With the lack of sun, and a dominant east wind, it’s a cool day — again. We’ve been here many a time before. The afternoon promises some — not a lot — of sun. High temperatures are in the mid-50s in the city, to 60s away from…

There’s pressure everywhere in a Game 7. But make no mistake, nearly all the pressure will be on the Bruins, not the Leafs, in Saturday’s do-or-die matchup.