Tom Thumb in Plano, Texas. Star Market in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Pavilions in Newport Beach, California. Jewel-Osco in Glenview, Illinois. What do these regional grocery chains have in common?

If it were a city, Dorchester would be the fourth-most populous in Massachusetts, behind Boston, Worcester and Springfield. A man crosses a bustling Dorchester Avenue in Fields Corner at midday.

A 12-foot-tall, bronze statue of a pear sitting just off a busy Boston intersection may seem out of place. “I cannot even make something up. Why would a pear be here?” said Dorchester resident ...

Techboston Academy is a public school located in Dorchester, MA, which is in a large city setting. The student population of Techboston Academy is 871 and the school serves 6-12. At Techboston ...

Massachusetts State Police shut down 93 south near Columbia Road in Dorchester after two cars crashed just before 2:30 a.m. They said one of the drivers was going the wrong way. Investigators said ...

DORCHESTER (CBS ... Now, for the first time, Massachusetts will observe the date as a statewide holiday. The exhibit features a total of 14 documents created from 1641-1865.

BOSTON — The first of five instant $1 million grand prizes for the new "Jaws" scratch ticket was claimed by a Dorchester resident this week. According to the Massachusetts State Lottery ...

THE SHOOTING HAPPENED JUST AFTER 930 THIS MORNING OUTSIDE DORCHESTER. JEREMIAH BURKE, HIGH SCHOOL. POLICE S A student at a Boston high school is in custody after police say he shot a classmate.The ...