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  • Boston, MA

Coffee-loving reporter—is that redundant?—covering Bay State politics and Boston neighborhood news from beautiful Beacon Hill.

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I cover the following Patches: Back Bay, Beacon Hill (Massachusetts politics), Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Framingham, Jamaica Plain, North End, Roslindale, South End and West Roxbury.

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Boston Nets New Funds to Fight Gun Violence

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh has secured new funds to fight gun violence. Statistics show Massachusetts gun deaths are low overall.

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FBI Unearth Remains of Possible Mob Victim

Days of digging in Providence have revealed what could be the remains of South Boston's Channel nightclub owner, missing since 1993.

FBI Unearth Remains of Possible Mob Victim
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Boston May Lower Speed Limits to 20 MPH

After a drag-racing Bentley hit a Beacon Street pedestrian, Boston could lower speed limits on certain streets to 20 miles per hour.

Boston May Lower Speed Limits to 20 MPH