Roslindale News

"I'm my own customer," says Tony Tavarez, 40, who in January opened Tostado, a Roslindale take-out shop based on the pressed sandwich and smoothie pairing that's popular in the Dominican Republic.

Brian Keaney of myDedham e-mails in a report that while scenes for Mel Gibson's next movie, "Edge of Darkness," will be filmed on Bradfield Street in Roslindale next month , crews will have to find a different ...

That is an awesome shot! Where were you standing to get it? What type of camera did you use? *Is jealous and wishes she could take pictures like that* Zoom, zoom, zoom Fri, 07/11/2008 - 9:59pm Thanks! I use a ...

It is safe to say that the automobile has changed the way human beings live their lives with no place that is unreachable or uninhabitable.

Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. and Fitchburg Police Chief Robert DeMoura held a news conference Friday afternoon at the Fitchburg police station, shortly after the city's annual July Fourth ...

In the aftermath of a fatal shooting last week on Congress Street, officials have organized a neighborhood meeting for tomorrow night at the street's intersection with Highland Avenue.

Wellesley might be the hottest new place to encounter a prostitute, but Brighton's brothels continue to service customers who take the Green Line or the 57 bus.

One man is dead and another wounded after a shooting Thursday night that some neighbors confused with fireworks.

A Boston man is dead and a Roslindale man is in the hospital with a gunshot wound in his back following Thursday night's shooting in front of 24 Congress St., according to Worcester District Attorney Joseph ...

The following is a press release from the Mayor's Office: Residents will receive large wheeled-carts for all recycling Beginning July 14, residents of West Roxbury will be the next neighborhood to participate ...

At about 11:50am, on June 24, 2008, officers from Area D-4 observed two individuals running behind and chasing a Hispanic male riding a bicycle in the area of 1600 Washington Street.

General Assignment Reporter Jessica Van Sack is the Herald's Boston police bureau chief covering crime and justice.

At a public hearing at Roxbury Community College, cabbies lobbied for what would amount to an extra $5.45 on a five-mile fare, to $17.11 from $11.66. "Gas prices are killing us," said Rosemond Jean-Jacques, who ...

A 15-year-old boy who was killed by an MBTA commuter train Tuesday has been identified.

A Needham commuter train has struck and killed a 15-year-old boy who was walking with a friend on railway tracks with their backs to the train in Boston's Roslindale neighborhood.

Several neighbors called 911 at 3:45 a.m. today reporting the fire at 4085 Washington St., said Boston fire department spokesman Steve MacDonald.

The International Franchise Association, a Washington D.C. lobbying group,A has launched a series of advertisementsA to educate lawmakers and opinion leaders on Capital Hill about the importance of franchising.

Medford Police have nabbed another suspect for allegedly dealing drugs, the second arrest in less than one week.

The widow of one of two Boston firefighters killed in a West Roxbury restaurant blaze in August and the former wife of the other are going to Suffolk Superior Court to contend that excessive grease build-up ...

By safeguarding the forests, communities protect themselves and their environment A Long Hoa villager collects fish in her pond.