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SUV Rams Woodbourne Home

An SUV plowed into the front stoop of a Meyer Street home on Thursday afternoon. The incident took place about 3:40 p.m., according to Boston Police Officer Rachel McGuire.

Man in Mid-20s Killed Near Forest Hills T in Roslindale

Boston Police confirm a young man is dead after suffering severe head trauma inside a residence at 50 Brookway Road. That’s in Roslindale, but close to the border of JP and near Forest Hills T Station.

Haitian Independence Celebrated at Tchaka Fest in Woodbourne

Sendie Dorcelly of Mattapan. Whitney Brice of Mattapn and Rachel St Fleurose of Roslindale

Sendie Dorcelly and Whitney Brice of Mattapan and Rachel St. Fleurose of Roslindale enjoy the Tchaka Festival on Memorial Day 2015. Credit: Richard Heath.

A week after their grand Independence Day parade down Blue Hill Avenue, the Haitian community  gathered in the hundreds at Jamaica Plain’s Pagel Playground in the Woodbourne neighborhood for the third annual Tchaka Fest on Memorial Day.

Thousands Flock to Lilac Sunday 2015

Eleanor Robinson of Weymouth takes a whiff of one of the sweetest lilacs in the collection.

Eleanor Robinson of Weymouth takes a whiff of one of the sweetest lilacs in the collection. Credit: Richard Heath

It was very close after a cold spring, but the lilacs made it through, blooming and blossoming their very best for the thousands who flocked to the Arnold Arboretum for the 2015 edition of Lilac Sunday.

Here’s a gallery of photos from the Mother’s Day tradition, which is estimated to draw more than 30,000 people.