Red Line to close for weekends as work
ramps up on three T stations
The Reporter checks the progress of construction progress at three MBTA stations - Fields Corner, Shawmut, and Ashmont -and outlines the impact that work will have on your commute.

Lynch envisions commission to oversee Iraq withdrawal
A bill introduced by Congressman Stephen Lynch would establish a committee to oversee transition of authority in Iraq, but doesn't go far enough to satisfy anti-war advocates in the ninth who are displeased with Lynch's record on the war in Iraq.

Smooth Criminal
Bowdoin Street native Kevin Chapman steered clear of bad boy roles after Mystic River, but found something redeemable in playing a Providence mob boss in Showtime's new Sunday night series, "The Brotherhood."

Tenean weekend gathering upset port neighbors merchants
The eighth annual Collaborative Cookout, a networking and family-oriented event for black families in the city riled residents and merchants surrounding Tenean Beach who say the Saturday p.m. event clogged their streets and left the beach strewn with trash.

Volunteers gear up to help with greening of Ronan Park
Organizations are teaming up to push forward a clean up of Ronan Park.

Dedicated dentist leaves post at Uphams health center
Dr. Alan Filzer has left the Uphams Corner Health Center after 32 years of dedicated service in order to serve the community in another role - as director of Health Care for the Homeless.

Magazine recognizes Reporter as 'Boston's Best'
The Improper Bostonian named the Dorchester Reporter "Boston's Best Neighborhood Newspaper" in the magazines 15th annual "Boston's Best" edition. Other Dorchester honorees were the Ashmont Grille and C.F. Donovan's.

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