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A Lasell University track star and jewelry store employee was accused of stealing nearly $550,000 from her employer, and funneling the money towards purchases of a Tesla in addition to a trip to Hawaii. NBC10 Boston reported that 19-year-old Ariel Foster, a Fields Corner native, was charged with larceny and arraigned last Friday in Woburn District Court. After a not guilty

Many Bostonians have always had a difficult relationship with the winter months, if not a disdain. But city officials want to change that and persuade residents to embrace cold, and they began their mission with a display at Town Field last week.

Jennifer Johnson, who has served as president of the Meetinghouse Hill Civic Association and on the board of Bowdoin Geneva Main Streets, plans to run for the City Council’s Dorchester-based District 3 seat. Incumbent Frank Baker has not formally said whether he’s running for another two-year term as a member of the 13-person body. He has held the job since 2012, succeeding

Boston's director of nightlife economy, Corean Reynolds, isn't just focused on late night activities like going out to clubs. She will also look to long-term solutions including safe transportation and spotlighting neighborhoods like Dorchester and Mattapan.

Boston police are asking the public for help finding Destiny Cotto, a 15-year-old girl from Hyde Park who has been missing for over a week.

Thousands of people spent a summer evening in Fields Corner last year flowing through a Dorchester Avenue scene filled with vendors who were selling grilled meat and seafood as part of a “night market” in Boston’s “Little Saigon” neighborhood. The event was “wildly popular,” as Segun Idowu, Mayor Wu’s chief of economic opportunity, put it. “I think the huge turnout shows the

Boston police are looking for a 15-year-old girl who was last seen more than a week ago in Boston's Hyde Park neighborhood, the department said Tuesday.

Approximately 12 vehicles went off the road on Route 2 in Lexington, Massachusetts State Police said. Read more at Boston.com.

The Barr Foundation is delighted to announce the appointment of Lisette Le as director of Barr’s Racial Wealth Equity Initiative, effective Feb. 21. Le brings extensive experience in nonprofit leadership with a consistent focus on work in communities. Throughout her career, she has advanced public policies for social justice. Le served for four years as Executive Director of

Projects in Dorchester and Mattapan are set to receive millions in funding as part of a City Hall effort to create and preserve hundreds of income-restricted housing units. Mayor Wu last week announced $67 million in new funding, spread to 17 projects across 8 neighborhoods. The money, which comes primarily from three sources — the Mayor’s Office of Housing, the Community