Stephen Grohe was a long time resident of the South End and lived on Haven Street and West Newton Street for over 40 years with his family.

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On Monday, a Suffolk Superior Court jury convicted James Witkowski of first-degree murder for the rape and suffocation of 21-year-old Lena Bruce in her South End apartment on July 12, 1992, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.

A handful of seniors gathered in the community room at 23 Wellington Street on a drizzly Tuesday for lunch and camaraderie, served with good humor by volunteer Heidy Viarruel.

After approximately 15 years of review, litigations, city council hearings and other forms of scrutiny at the local, state and federal level...