West-Roxbury News

Julia Bean's pre-kindergarten class at the Lowell School could not build a real house for Habitat for Humanity, so instead they constructed some birdhouses that will be sold to raise money for the group that finds homes for families in need.

A New York man was arraigned today on charges of sexually abusing four boys while he was the swim coach at the Arlington Boys & Girls Club during the late 1970s.

This single-family ranch home at 62 Brook Farm Road in West Roxbury is listed for sale at $365,000. It has 2 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, and a fireplace.

A dog that got loose from its Potomac Street home was quickly found after letting out a yelp from being shot by a BB gun in a neighbor's West Roxbury home.

From a trainwreck in 2010, to a red carpet fashion show with sexy models strutting Spring Street in the newest spring and summer fashions.

Mayor Thomas M. Menino today joined city officials and community leaders at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Charlestown to highlight the City's five year, $1.8 billion Capital Plan, which includes 341 projects across Boston and covers the building and maintenance of all the City's infrastructure including roads, buildings, key technology ... (more)

Boston drivers are advised that the annual Avon Walk for Breast Cancer and other events being held this weekend may delay traffic and will result in additional pedestrian traffic on local streets.

The Boston Bruins and Pro Ambitions Hockey, Inc. have partnered to host four YoKids Boston Bruins Summer Camps, presented by Stonyfield, for youth hockey players ages 6-15. The YoKids Boston Bruins Summer Camps will provide youth hockey players with the skills and support necessary for them to reach their full potential.

A West Roxbury resident was among five Massport employees indicted on Tuesday for their involvement in an alleged bribery scheme at Logan Airport's cab stands.

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.

No, you won't be hallucinating on Thursday night when you see sexy models strutting down a red carpet on Spring Street in West Roxbury.

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.

Nine months after she was accused of trying to run down parishioners at Our Lady of Cedars of Lebanon church, the case against Linda Chery-Valentin, director of Arc-En-Ciel Day Care, was dismissed.

Government officials frequently promote veterans benefits in Massachusetts as the best and most generous in the country.

A 6-month pregnant Roslindale woman got in the middle of an unleashed dog attacking her husband and own dog at Allandale Woods.

Ohrenberger School fifth-grader Blair Zhou was honored on May 3 for winning first place in a National Grid-sponsored Earth Day T-shirt Design Contest.

The Corrib Pub and Restaurant had a small stove fire on May 8 that caused the kitchen to only close for that night.

A West Roxbury home on Lagrange Street was broken into, and "Tiffany" jewelry was stolen -- but a possible clue may have been left behind.

This single-family home at 220 Bellevue St., West Roxbury, is listed for sale at $424,900. There is an open house today from 1 to 2:30 p.m. It has 4 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, and is the lovely Bellevue Hill area.

From May 8 through May 19 , the VFW Parkway/Providence Highway corridor from Dedham into West Roxbury will be resurfaced at night .