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Memorial Day committee 2013: First row, from left to right, Mike McLoud, John O. Scannell, Donald Newell; back row: Frank Cahill, Mike Hegarty and Steve Bickerton.

Boston Casting will hold an open casting call for the upcoming movie "The Judge" starring Robert Downey Jr.

It's Thursday, and you've got no idea what you'll do this weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue.

As City Councillor Rob Consalvo's mayoral campaign kick-off wound down, Angelo Scaccia was at the front table, greeting people as they exited, getting up and sitting down, shaking their hands, and slapping their backs while complaining of his own being in pain.

It is more than three years since James Levine's health left him unable to continue as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

To many, Memorial Day means the unofficial start to summer, a three-day weekend for grilling and a chance to break out white clothes that have been in the attic all winter.

Friday, May 10 6:42 p.m.: A officer on a detail radioed in a domestic in progress near the Natick Mall .

A screenshot of the CoUrbanize website, which shows a map of existing Hubway stations and the areas being looked at for new stations.

Gardner Pilot Academy student and Charlestown resident Yumin Lisa Wei, right, accepts her award from Mayor Menino and Gardner intern Sandy Simeon.

Three years ago Weston real estate agent Leslie Mann read a story on the Internet that horrified her.

Boston Fire Commissioner Rodrick Fraser today sounded off against his 13 deputy chiefs, calling them a "bunch of dinosaurs" for resisting change and being "unprofessional" for releasing a letter to the media saying they had no confidence in their chief for not taking command during the chaos after the marathon bombings.

Compared to last year's Taste, the 2nd annual Taste of West Roxbury had more attendees, and raised more money for West Roxbury Main Streets' revitalization efforts.

By most accounts, Steve Abraira did a decent job as Dallas' fire chief. He served for five years, was well-respected by the rank-and-file, and ran a department with no glaring issues.

The deadline to sign up for nomination papers for Boston's mayoral and city council elections has passed, with 24 possible candidates for mayor.

Suffolk County District Attorney and Mayoral Candidate Dan Conley's support of a citywide vote versus a ward-only vote regarding Suffolk Downs' proposed resort-style casino could have some political repercussions here in East Boston.

Be Styled, a new hair salon chain specializing in blowdry services, will be opening a location in Wellesley Square this summer next to CVS at 67 Central St.

In the days after last month's Boston marathon bombings, the city was on edge. Residents were holed up in their homes, under strict orders not to leave.

East Boston artist Kokko Bresilla shows off one of her most recently finished artworks during last year's Open Studios.

If you were a casual follower of the special election primary for the state Senate's First Suffolk District seat and learned results of the April 30 balloting the old-fashioned way, nothing seemed amiss.

From above, it looks like an island in the middle of a body of water, not unlike a footprint of a modern castle surrounded by a moat.