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This newly renovated condo in Jamaica Plain is definitely not a dump. Newly renovated kitchen, plenty of natural light, four bedroom and three bathrooms… Realtor Robert Nichols says it’s the bathroom on the first floor that’s causing quite a stink. “I have seen a lot of things, absolutely. None quite like this, though,” he said. The bathroom off a...

A Boston condo that’s now on the market is taking the open-concept feature one step further.

The Boston Marathon’s mid-pandemic plan to hand out coveted medals to 70,000 people who walk or run the 26.2-mile distance wherever they are has roiled the usually genteel running world. The Boston Athletic Association still hopes to hold an in-person race in October, but will cut the field size to make it safer for athletes and spectators. As a consolation…

Malcolm X’s boyhood home in Boston was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The 2 ½-story house is the only surviving residence associated with the slain civil rights leader’s formative years in the city.

Renters struggling in the pandemic can apply for financial assistance to cover their missed payments. Here’s what you need to know about accessing the cash.

A 19-year-old Massachusetts man has been arrested and charged after he allegedly broke into Fenway Park early Saturday, Boston police confirm. Police say Seamus Webster, of Newburyport, made entry into the stadium around 1:40 a.m. at 4 David Ortiz Way. Webster was charged with trespassing and breaking and entering nighttime, police said. The news outlet Live Boston first reported the…

A 1721 smallpox outbreak, one of many Boston faced in its early years, led to the introduction in what is now the United States of inoculation, a medical advancement that saved many lives. And often overlooked in the history of that inoculation is an enslaved man named Onesimus.

Two people were killed in a construction accident in Boston’s Financial District on Wednesday morning, official said. Police said they were called to the area of 190 High St. around 8 a.m. for a report of two people who had been struck by a motor vehicle. Officials said two men were reportedly struck by a dump truck and fell into…

A former FBI agent convicted of second-degree murder for leaking information to Boston gangster James Whitey Bulger that led to the 1982 shooting death of a gambling executive can be released from prison on medical grounds, officials ruled Wednesday. The Florida Commission on Offender Review voted 2-1 in favor of releasing John Connolly, who has cancer and advanced diabetes and…

Tom Brady is set to make his tenth Super Bowl appearance on Sunday, and for the first time in his career, it won’t be with the New England Patriots. That hasn’t stopped some New Englanders from showing their support for Brady, who will lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as they take on the Kansas City Chiefs. One example of...

Over half of renters, 58%, say the Covid-19 pandemic has spurred their desire to own a home. But here’s what to consider before rushing to buy.

President-elect Joe Biden on Friday introduced the governor of Rhode Island, the mayor of Boston and a small-business advocate from California as the newest members of his economic team.

Congress has established a $25 billion fund to help people who’ve fallen behind on their rent in the pandemic. Wondering if you qualify, and how to apply?

A controversial statue featuring President Abraham Lincoln with a freed Black man on his knees has been removed from Boston’s Park Square. Boston officials decided over the summer to take down “The Emancipation Group,” a replica of a statue in Washington, after thousands of people signed a petition for it to be removed. Petition creator Tory Bullock said at...

A Boston doctor had an allergic reaction after receiving Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, according to the hospital where he works, but is doing well. Boston Medical Center confirmed Friday night that Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, who reportedly has a severe shellfish allergy, was taken to the emergency department after his first dose of the Cambridge-based company’s vaccine. It’s the...

From sweet treats to serious spiced drinks, here are CNBC Global Traveler’s picks for simple yet chic cocktails to make at home for Christmas to the New Year.

A Boston police sergeant has been placed on leave and the Suffolk County district attorney is investigating after body cam videos released in a report Friday appeared to show officers using excessive force, bragging about attacking demonstrators, discussing arrest quotas and the use of police cruisers as weapons, and relentlessly targeting protesters with pepper spray and batons. Mayor Marty Walsh…

Nearly 10,000 customers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut were without power as of Thursday morning after a winter storm moved through the region overnight.

Expiring state eviction bans have led to hundreds of thousands of additional coronavirus cases, new research finds.