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Plans to relocate Boston school halted
A relocation plan for a school in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood has now been halted by the city. Nearly a year ago, Mayor Michelle Wu led a push to move the O’Bryant school from Roxbury to West Roxbury.
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Boston axes plans to relocate O'Bryant school to West Roxbury
A relocation plan for the O’Bryant school in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood has now been axed by the city. there was a push to move the school from Roxbury to West Roxbury.
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Boston axes plan to move O'Bryant school to West Roxbury
After significant backlash, the city of Boston is axing their controversial plan to relocate the O’Bryant School from Roxbury to West Roxbury. “I’m very happy with the way the school is now,” said Kendra Nealon, a parent. “I just think it’s not a good idea that it is not being moved,” said student Aven Hamilton-Iammartino. Students at John D....
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Owner accused of selling drugs from West Roxbury convenience store
The man who owns Familia Grocery was arrested after allegedly selling drugs, including fentanyl, out of the store.
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Boston convenience store owner busted with fentanyl, crack, police say
A Boston convenience store owner was busted with drugs, including fentanyl and crack, at the West Roxbury shop Friday afternoon, police said. A Boston police drug unit searched Isaac Rosa and his store, Familia Grocery; vehicle; and home Friday afternoon and uncovered 11 bags of powder cocaine, 17 bags of crack cocaine, seven bags of fentanyl, pounds of marijuana and…
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Boston police replace bicycle stolen from boy in West Roxbury
Christmas came early for a 9-year-old boy with autism, who received a new bike after his was stolen.
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Boston City Council opposes moving school to West Roxbury
A resolution passed by the Boston City Council on Wednesday opposed relocating the O’Bryant School of Math and Science to the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston after a hearing. The hearing, which lasted multiple hours, had parents, teachers and alumni of the school voicing their opposition to the move, according to the Boston Globe. Nine councilors voted against the...
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West Roxbury women-owned company makes Oprah's ‘Favorite Things' list
The West Roxbury clothing business, Top It Off, has made it onto Oprah’s ‘Favorite Things’ list for the second year in a row. CEO and co-owner Elizabeth Hoenscheid visits the studio to tell us about the experience and show a few of their pieces.
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Community divided over street safety measures in West Roxbury
Centre Street in West Roxbury is now at the center of a debate on public safety. Everyone agrees change needs to happen in order to make the street safer, but the city’s plan to reduce lanes is dividing the community. According to the city of Boston, roughly 15,000 people a day drive on Centre Street and most of them...
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Community divided over street safety measures in West Roxbury
Centre Street in West Roxbury is one of the busiest in the area, but people are split on a plan the city says would make the area safer for bikers and pedestrians.
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2 teens hurt by firework in West Roxbury
A firework found left on the street in Boston’s West Roxbury neighborhood injured two teenagers, one seriously.
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Two teens hurt in fireworks accident in West Roxbury
Two teenagers were hurt in a fireworks accident in Boston’s West Roxbury neighborhood Wednesday. Police confirmed they were called to Margaretta Drive around 6 p.m. There they found a 13-year-old boy with what they called a partial right hand amputation, and a 15-year-old girl with wrist burns. The injuries are not life-threatening, according to police. The teens were taken...
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Proposed relocation of Roxbury school has parents and students worried about transit
Tevez Schale will graduate before construction is expected to begin on the relocation of the John D. O’Bryant School to the vacant West Roxbury High School campus, but he can’t help but think of the impact it could have for his younger classmates. “Most of our kids are like, people of color, and West Roxbury, that’s really far from...
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Proposed move of O'Bryant School raises concerns
Some parents, students and teachers of a Roxbury school are opposed to a proposal to relocate to West Roxbury.
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Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Boston's Los Amigos Taqueria
An outbreak of salmonella has been linked to a location of the popular taco chain restaurant in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood, health officials said Friday.
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‘Emerging Salmonella Outbreak' Found at Boston Taco Restaurant
Inspectors on Thursday found a substance like mold and other soiling on surfaces inside the Los Amigos Taqueria Brighton location, according to a city report
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‘Emerging Salmonella Outbreak' Found at Boston Taco Restaurant
An outbreak of salmonella has been linked to a location of a popular taco chain restaurant in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood, health officials said Friday. Los Amigos Taqueria was closed and had its health permit suspended, according to the Boston Public Health Commission, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and Boston Inspectional Services Department, which said in a statement they were...
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Boston Man Claims $100K Lotto Prize With 11 Days to Spare
This $100,000 windfall is one of the many reasons it pays to keep up with the news. A winning lottery ticket was gathering dust for a year in the back of a drawer at John Butler’s house in Boston’s West Roxbury neighborhood. He didn’t realize it was there until under two weeks before it was set to expire. With...
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Carjacking Investigation in West Roxbury
The driver was refilling their gas tank at Speedway Gas Station at Washington Street when a person approached the driver with a gun and took their car, according to police.
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Car Parked at West Roxbury Gas Station Stolen at Gunpoint
A car was stolen at gunpoint in Boston’s West Roxbury neighborhood on Sunday evening after the car’s owner had stopped at a station to get gas, police said. The driver was refilling their gas tank at Speedway Gas Station at Washington Street when a person approached the driver with a gun and took their car, according to police. The...