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The first board of Boston Collegea s first newspaper, The Heights in 1920 to 1921, was established under the leadership of John Ring, BC a 20.

The United States Postal Service has removed the Boston College post office from a list of local post offices slated for closure, University officials reported.

Tom Henry only recently converted from film to digital photography, and says he has rediscovered his art through Photoshop and digital technology.

A westbound Green Line trolley came to an abrupt stop at North Station around 10 p.m. yesterday, jolting passengers and sending three riders to the hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening, said Lydia M. Rivera, a spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.

Several hundred homes and businesses were left in the dark today due to a power outage in the Chestnut Hill section of Brookline.

The Issue: Setti Warren wins the Newton mayoral election What we think: Warren has a track record of public service As former speaker of the House and Boston College graduate Tip O'Neill once wrote, "All politics is local." Amid looming federal midterm elections in 2010 and Tuesday's off-term gubernatorial races, denizens of Newton went to the ...

A boy with wavy blonde hair, tan skin, and a longboard walks into class when he suddenly spots his friend in the corner of the lecture hall and shouts, "Dude, last night was hella sick!" Take a guess.

DentBetty.com allows car owners to upload photos of their damaged cars and receive online bids for repairs from area garages.

The Issue: ESPN's GameDay on campus for FSU game What we think: Great opportunity for BC to showcase itself Break out the poster board, buy some SharpiesA , and once again don the Herzlich face paint: it's time for College GameDay! But this Saturday, as SuperFans pack the stands and jump to get in front of the camera, there's more than just Eagles' ...

A previous post showed the abrupt end to the new Beacon St. bike lane at the "Garden City" welcome sign in Newton.

It didn't really hit me until I was sitting in a Starbucks on NYU's campus. I sat in a plush armchair, sipping on my syrupy caramel macchiato, as students seemed to suddenly flood around me faster than I could say "Welcome Week." It was a stark contrast to the previous two weeks in which I had started my new internship, when this particular ...

There's at least one bonus to being unemployed: You can take unlimited days off to cruise out to the middle of nowhere.

HMFH Architects has received the 2009 Brick in Architecture Bronze Award in the educational category for its design of the Beaver Country Day School in Chestnut Hill.

Nevine A. Shalaby, Annette L. Parks, Eric J. Morreale, Marisa C. Osswalt 1, Kristen M. Pfau, Eric L. Pierce 2 and Marc A. T. Muskavitch3 3 Corresponding author: Biology Department, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Ave., Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.

Boston Herald Fashion Reporter Jill Radsken is the Herald's fashion reporter. Look for her reports on trends and more every day in the Herald.

Share + Aug 5, 2009 5:56 pm US/Eastern Reporting Bill Shields CHESTNUT HILL 1 of 1 The doctor who runs the Women's Health Services in Chestnut Hill wants to relocate to Brookline Village, and it's creating quite the controversy.

The new film "Julie and Julia" hits movie theaters Friday, offering a look into the life of Boston's beloved superstar chef Julia Child.

As former Philippines leader Corazon Aquino was laid to rest in her homeland yesterday, close friends were planning to honor her more than 8,000 miles away, in Newton, where the international icon spent what she often called the happiest three years of her life.

As part of each week's Startup Report , Mass High Tech highlights five startup companies, and their business goals, that are profiled in the New England Tech Directory .

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass., July 31, 2009 a ' Using a composite metamaterial to deliver a complex set of instructions to a beam of light, Boston College physicists have created a device to guide electromagnetic waves around objects such as the corner of a building or the profile of the eastern seaboard.