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King’s lessons still need to be learned, civic leaders say

BOSTON – Boston civic and civil rights leaders of many stripes gathered Monday morning to commemorate the life and work of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., with many suggesting that the Baptist minister would be disappointed with today's politics. From Gov. Charlie Baker and Mayor Marty Walsh to

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Walsh plans Jan. 19 State of the City

Massachusetts residents will hear about the state of its biggest city, Boston, and the state of the Commonwealth during the same week. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, whose initial State of the City explored a now defunct bid to host the 2024 summer Olympics, returns to Symphony Hall on Tuesday, Jan.

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Massachusetts Democrats line up with Obama on gun order

BOSTON – Several of the state's leading Democrats on Tuesday rushed to back President Barack Obama as he issued an executive order tightening gun controls by beefing up background checks on prospective buyers and imposing new restrictions on sellers. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh traveled to Washington to be one

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As 2015 fades out, here are the Bay State’s most memorable moments

BOSTON – Plenty of Massachusetts news was fit to print in 2015. Here's our take on the 10 biggest Bay State stories of the year, in chronological order:

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Baker joins Walsh to help Salvation Army meet $$$ goal

A friendly competition between political leaders turned into teamwork Wednesday, as Boston Mayor Marty Walsh had an unexpected visitor drop by to help him as celebrity bell ringer: Gov. Charlie Baker. Within minutes of Walsh taking over at The Salvation Army kettle post located outside Macy's at Downtown

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Boston’s 2016 IndyCar race plan raises cost, noise concerns

BOSTON – Mayor Marty Walsh's bid to host a Labor Day weekend IndyCar race next year ran into some sharp curves today as reports surfaced suggesting taxpayer money will be needed to stage the three-day Grand Prix of Boston, while some neighborhood residents asserted that the race is illegal.

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Boston remembers 9/11, 14 years later

Boston officials and organizations are remembering the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks throughout the weekend. State officials including Mayor Marty Walsh and Gov. Charlie Baker attended a wreath-laying ceremony in the Boston Public Garden on Friday morning, after which officials conducted a flag-lowering, a reading of the

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Boston mayor signs ordinance banning chewing tobacco at city ballfields

BOSTON – By the time the Red Sox take the field for opening day at Fenway Park next spring, smokeless tobacco will have seen its last dip, chew and spit at the old ballyard. That's because on Wednesday Mayor Martin J. Walsh signed an ordinance banning the use of