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South Boston News

Local news for South Boston (Boston, MA) continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Friday | Lowell Sun

Woman with Lowell ties indicted in blaze that killed young sisters

A South Boston woman with ties to Lowell has been indicted on double murder and arson charges in connection with the fire deaths of two young sisters who were trapped inside their burning house in April.

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Related Topix: Lowell, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Boston, MA

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Boston Globe

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Authorities found the woman's body in her apartment on Friday afternoon. Officials are not releasing the cause of death.

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Related Topix: Cambridge, MA, Boston, MA

Mon Jun 30, 2008

South Boston Online

Monument to Fr. Jim Lane Unveiled

The statue of the somber serviceman at the Korean War Memorial and the 20 names of South Boston's Korean War dead, contrasted with the cool, partly sunny weather on the tip of Castle Island.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA

Sat Jun 28, 2008

South Boston Online

A Memorial to "Doc" Reid

Reserve Sunday morning, July 13, at 11 a.m. Within the World War II Memorial, a commemorative bench will be emplaced in Dr.

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Related Topix: US Navy, US News, Boston, MA

Thu Jun 26, 2008

Boston Herald

The $2M why-finance deal

He just wants the city to do a better job of explaining how companies can get these deals.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA

Tue Jun 24, 2008

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Water Main Break Floods Red Line On Dorchester Ave

A large water main break in South Boston flooded part of the MBTA Red Line.

The break happened early Saturday evening at 275 Dorchester Avenue, which is near a subway station.

NStar, Boston police and Boston fire officials all responded to the water main break.

Water in the area has been shut off.

Officials said the Red Line has not been affected by the flooding.

The cause of the break and the amount of damage is unknown.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Energy, Nstar

Sun Jun 22, 2008

Boston Globe

Ciao car, hello Vespa

It was an all-too-familiar situation: Ahead, a red light glared, and bumper-to-bumper traffic stretched as far as the eye could see.

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Related Topix: Motorcycles, Scooters, Boston, MA, Charlestown (Boston, MA)

Fri Jun 20, 2008

Hotel Online

Builder plans hotel for S. End industrial area

Jun. 18--One of the first mid-priced hotels to be built in the Hub in years would take shape across the street from the Boston Herald under a proposal by a local developer.

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Related Topix: Newton, MA, South End (Boston, MA), Boston, MA

Wed Jun 18, 2008

Boston Herald

New on Old Colony Ave.

Avenue 152, located at 152 Old Colony Ave., has 12 units still available, priced from $355,000 for a 798-square-foot one-bedroom condo to $525,000 for a 1,275 square-foot three-bedroom. Developer Patrick ...

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Related Topix: Boston, MA

Mon Jun 16, 2008

Boston Globe

Room at the Top

After a long day at work, how about retiring to your own private roof deck? $429,900 9 PETERS STREET, UNIT C, SOUTH BOSTON SQUARE FOOTAGE 1,000 CONDO FEE $85 BEDROOMS 2 BATHS 1 full 2008 TAXES $2,132 LAST SOLD ...

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Charlestown, MA, Charlestown (Boston, MA)

Sat Jun 14, 2008

South Boston Online

$50,000 Omnicom Gift

Last Saturday was Serve-A-Thon Day. A thousand City Year volunteers made South Boston shine.

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Related Topix: Omnicom Group, Advertising, Boston, MA

Thu Jun 12, 2008

Boston.com

Caution urged as presummer heat wave hits

Summer has not officially begun, but Massachusetts residents can expect a blistering heat wave to begin today that will bring temperatures as high as 100 degrees to some areas, forecasters say.

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Related Topix: Weather, Lowell, MA, Charlestown (Boston, MA), Boston, MA

Tue Jun 10, 2008

US Environmental Protection Agency

Emergency Response Training and Drill Underway in South Boston - EPA...

Responders from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , suited up in protective gear and using decontamination equipment, response vehicles and even a small sampling robot, are simulating a hazardous ...

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Sun Jun 08, 2008

Institutional Investor

JPMorgan Expands Boston Fund Services

JPMorgan will expand its fund services operation in Boston, after signing a lease for office space in the city's waterfront area.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, US Travel, Travel, Boston Travel

Fri Jun 06, 2008

Boston Herald

Corruption finally catches up to Bulger crony

Those are the two words that should appear on Tom Finnerty's tombstone, the same words a federal judge used when he was describing the action of Billy Bulger's former law partner, which has finally gotten him ...

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Opinion

Wed Jun 04, 2008

Wall Street & Technology RSS

JPMorgan Boston Expansion Offers A Glimmer of Hope

Financial firm expanding in face of massive financial industry lay-offs By Dave Valiante June 03, 2008 A bright spot on an otherwise overcast job market came today as JP Morgan announced the expansion of its ...

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Related Topix: Boston, MA

Tue Jun 03, 2008

Boston Police Dept

Update to Death Investigation at East 8TH Street in South Boston

At about 11:05pm, on Saturday, May 31, 2008, officers from Area C-6 responded to a radio call for a man stabbed at 289 E. Eighth Street in South Boston.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Roxbury, MA

Sun Jun 01, 2008

Boston Business Journal

As condos wither, luxury apartments bloom

Boston Business Journal - by Denise Magnell Boston Business Journal Sandie McDade-Allen Mayor Thomas M. Menino, state economic czar Dan O’Connell and MassDevelopment’s Robert L. Culver at the ...

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Related Topix: Housing, Back Bay (Boston, MA), Boston, MA

Fri May 30, 2008

Boston.com

Officials punt on police details

Political will once again fades; Unions resist shift to flagmen A police officer worked a construction detail on West Broadway in South Boston.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA

Wed May 28, 2008

Boston.com

Dunkin' at the park with Tommy

Via joe and more, the mayor seeks out the other half Derven Harrington, 3, opts for a dooughnut rather than the plant offered him by Mayor Tom Menino at a Dorchester event.

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Related Topix: Jamaica-Plain, MA, Boston, MA

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