Roslindale News

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But his most-admired quality here is that he's never forgotten where he came from, which is what led him to purchase a Volvo for the teacher he had as a third-grader at the Mozart School in Roslindale.

Katz's in Chelsea is the only REAL bagel place left around here. It's real old and real old school.

After being shuttered for more than a half-year, the boutique Indigena at 42 South St.

It's not all bad news and budget cuts for Boston schools. A half-dozen schools in Boston will be getting a much-needed facelift.

Through June 1, Newton AAA has performed 801 AAA transactions since the pilot began in early April, and the Worcester AAA office helped with 714 transactions, alleviating pressure on RMV offices in Worcester, Watertown and Roslindale, according to an RMV spokeswoman.

Sharon Credit Union in East Walpole was robbed again this week by a man who police say "terrorized" bank workers with a gun before fleeing with an undetermined amount of cash.

This week, inspired by her family and her headmaster at Media Communications Technology High School, she is not only graduating and headed for college, she's discovered her passion.

The city of Boston expects to lay off more than 550 people at the end of June. Three hundred and sixty-four people in the schools, including 200 teachers, are expected to lose their jobs two weeks from Tuesday, and another 191 people in the public libraries, the police department and at the city's printing office are expected to be laid off as ...

And yesterday, the day that she died, was no different. Hours after she succumbed to cancer, her fellow biker babes, the Moving Violations, saddled up with photos of their matriarch mounted to their motorcycles and led the long line of marchers through the streets of Boston.

A high-speed chase ended yesterday morning when a car fleeing State Police crashed into a Boston police cruiser in the South End.

Two Massachusetts teenagers died yesterday after a car crash that police believe was alcohol-related. Rhode Island State Police have identified the victims as Marcello Ventrella, 19, of Bellingham and Aram Pothier, 19, of Blackstone.

A 7-year-old was honored Wednesday in front of his entire school for his heroic actions after a fire broke out at his house.

Jun 9, 2009 4:03 pm US/Eastern BOSTON Three more Boston Public Schools have closed due to increased complaints of flu-like illnesses.

Anne H. Cahill, the widow of Paul J. Cahill, and Cheryl Payne, the former wife of Warren J. Payne, filed suit last year against Tai Ho Mandarin and Cantonese restaurant; the landlord, Continental Realty LLC of West Roxbury; and the grease-cleaning service, J&B Cleaning of Roslindale.

The Bates Elementary School in Roslindale recently welcomed Mayor Thomas M. Menino and other community guests to a Publishing Party, featuring students reading aloud from their written work.

Wicked Local Roslindale reports that after school on Jan. 29, police responded to Sheldon Street in Roslindale to find 50 students crowded together.

Rose Gisone of Roslindale, who said she was "over 80," was one of the dancers at the event.

He simply could not forget the true cost of freedom. On June 6, 1944, when he jumped out of a C-47 to land in the bosom of history, a tiny French town called Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Tucker was a 20-year-old kid from Roslindale.

May 24, 2009 12:05 pm US/Eastern ROSLINDALE A 7-year-old boy in Roslindale helped his family escape a major fire that broke out in their apartment early Sunday morning.