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Roxbury, MA, 12/18/2018 -- A discarded needle lays in the grass near the sidewalk outside of Orchard Gardens K-8 School along Melnea Cass Blvd. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

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Reporter:

'We shouldn’t just accept it because we’re near Methadone Mile. It’s not acceptable.'

Erika L. Murray during her trial.

'Just everywhere you looked, there was filth'

City Councilor Matt O'Malley.

'I want Boston to be on the cutting edge'

The Wing Boston

Take a peek inside The Wing, the new women’s co-working space in Boston June 17, 2019 | 1:18 PM

Whitman teen arrested for allegedly stabbing fellow 16-year-old June 17, 2019 | 1:05 PM

High court lets Virginia voting go ahead under redrawn map June 17, 2019 | 12:59 PM

Fed likely to leave rates alone but signal readiness to cut June 17, 2019 | 11:56 AM

Supreme Court upholds rule allowing state, federal charges June 17, 2019 | 11:08 AM

Braydon Smith.

An 11-year-old fought off a home invader with a machete. Then the suspect escaped from the hospital. June 17, 2019 | 10:38 AM

A North Carolina teenager didn't come home. An iPhone app led her mother to a ravine. June 17, 2019 | 10:26 AM

High court avoids new case over same-sex wedding cake June 17, 2019 | 10:15 AM

He said he would pay $9 million for a murder. So 5 friends plotted to kill a teenager, police say. June 17, 2019 | 10:13 AM

After a 4-year-old took a doll from a store, video shows Phoenix police pulling a gun on her parents June 17, 2019 | 10:05 AM

Nancy Bucciarelli.

A N.H. woman allegedly shoved her golden retriever off a dock and then watched as it drowned June 17, 2019 | 9:14 AM

Former Maine governor Paul LePage has a new job: Bartending June 17, 2019 | 9:10 AM

N.H. authorities charge daughter in mother's death June 17, 2019 | 9:05 AM

Police investigate late-night stabbing in Whitman June 17, 2019 | 8:58 AM

Why US-China trade war risks hurting firms in both countries June 17, 2019 | 7:30 AM

GOP mutters, gently, as Trump sidesteps Senate for top aides June 17, 2019 | 12:33 AM

Pompeo tries rallying foreign leaders in alleged oil attacks June 17, 2019 | 12:05 AM

As Red Line repairs continue, plan for another longer commute Monday June 16, 2019 | 7:55 PM

A leatherback sea turtle hatchling making its way to the ocean on Tybee Island, Ga., in 2014.

A woman was seen jabbing at a sea turtle nest with a wooden stake. She’s now in jail. June 16, 2019 | 5:34 PM

The Hello Kitty balloon float makes its way down 6th Avenue during the 87th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York November 28, 2013.

Police: Worcester woman who crashed car IDs herself as Hello Kitty June 16, 2019 | 4:34 PM

Tewksbury father dies in motorcycle crash June 16, 2019 | 3:58 PM

Trump calls newspaper report on Russia power grid 'treason' June 16, 2019 | 3:43 PM

Police investigate fatal overnight shooting in Dorchester June 16, 2019 | 3:42 PM

Ipswich man indicted after allegedly carrying woman into traffic in Gloucester June 16, 2019 | 3:28 PM

Schumer urges FAA to require data recorders in helicopters June 16, 2019 | 1:32 PM

Pompeo tries rallying foreign leaders in alleged oil attacks June 16, 2019 | 1:02 PM

She’s the only kid on the island. And she’s graduating. June 15, 2019 | 11:00 AM

2 hikers die on White Mountains trails in 2 days June 15, 2019 | 10:52 AM

Moose breaks into Maine pizza parlor June 15, 2019 | 10:45 AM

PEBBLE BEACH, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 14: A deer is seen on the course during the second round of the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links on June 14, 2019 in Pebble Beach, California. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

A deadly deer disease is spreading. Could it strike people, too? June 15, 2019 | 10:25 AM