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As Richie Benaud impersonators treated the crowd to the sounds of summer, there was also something to smile about for English fans, such as Sophie McKenna in her sparkly Union Jack dress.

How Mayor Wu and a new City Council govern will be one of the great political stories to follow in the coming months.

Plus, will Gov. Baker enact a new mask mandate?

Boston City Councilor At-Large Michael Flaherty's (inaccurate) nickname persists. Has anything changed? Read more on Boston.com.

City Councillor Ed Flynn is set to assume the City Council presidency in January. Jockeying for the top job on the 13-member body ended last week with the South Bostonian gathering enough votes to lock down the position. The other contenders were Kenzie Bok of Back Bay and Mission Hill and Ricardo Arroyo of Hyde Park. Arroyo is now supporting Flynn, and he has been tapped to

The Boston City Council on Wednesday backed Mayor Michelle Wu's plan for making three MBTA bus routes fare free for at least two years -- a move officials say will serve communities hardest hit by the wide-ranging effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mayor Michelle Wu’s $8 million fare-free bus proposal, which targets three bus lines as part of a two-year pilot, on Wednesday cleared the City Council on a 12-1 vote. Dorchester Councillor Frank Baker was the lone "no" vote. Dorchester's Erin Murphy, who was sworn in by Wu before the council's vote, was among those voting for the proposal, casting one of her first votes as an

Motions to dismiss the complaints against Mary Morgan and Apryl Rossi at Shaver-Hood’s lawyer’s request were accepted in Plymouth County Superior Court on Nov. 3.

LACONIA — As fatigue among nurses has become more commonplace due to anxiety, exhaustion, and COVID fears, nursing homes are struggling to hold on to staff at a time when the need for quality elder care has become particularly critical.The chronic...

Three weeks after Henderson Upper School principal Patricia Lampron was beaten unconscious on the sidewalk in front of the school — allegedly by a 9th grade student — parents, union leaders and city councillors sought to pressure BPS officials to do more to ensure safety of staff and students at the Croftland Avenue schoolhouse. The event was organized by the local SEIU 888