Civics
JFK: JFK-UMass station from above
If Boston wins the bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games – and if local elected officials can win enough political support – a $50 million upgrade would transform one of Dorchester’s key transportation hubs.
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The Boston Housing Authority has won federal approval to change the way it distributes housing units to senior citizens and disabled adults in the 36 elder-disabled apartment buildings owned by the city of Boston.
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Olympic Village plans envision replacing Kosciuszko Circle with new road system
Boston 2024’s Olympic Games organizers have proposed a $160 million publicly funded fix for the difficult-to-navigate and difficult-to-pronounce Kosciuszko Circle traffic... Read more
City Hall is rolling out a new web and mobile app that will help Bostonians figure out when to put out their trash barrels and recycling containers. The aptly-named app— Trash Day—gives easy access to collection schedules and text, email or phone... Read more
Legislators whose districts include key parcels in Boston’s bid to host the Olympic games are signaling early support for the new plans at the Athletes Village on Columbia Point that could couple with publicly funded transportation improvements.
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If Boston wins its bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, a $2.8 billion, privately-built Athletes Village will rise from Columbia Point, coupled with publicly-funded fixes for Kosciuszko Circle and the JFK/UMass MBTA Station.
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Dorchester has lost one of its most reliable and energetic allies on the political and civil rights front. Jimmy Cawley, who was best known for his work to help disabled adults find employment through the Dorchester-based WORK Inc., died overnight after a... Read more
Organizers behind Boston's bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games will announce today that Dorchester's Harambee Park would be a tennis venue for the Games should they come to Massachusetts–replacing previous plans to site the venue at Harvard University.... Read more
A rendering of the future J. Donald Monan, SJ Park, a baseball complex that will be shared by BC High, UMass Boston and the community. Image courtesy Stantec/UMass Boston/BC High
In a big boost for baseball players and fans of all ages in Dorchester and... Read more
Mayor of Dorchester Cam Charbonnier with his mom Leah Finn at the parade. Bill Forry photo
Another Dorchester Day has passed us by, albeit at a slower pace than usual. It’s fair to say that Sunday’s 111th parade up the avenue took its sweet time, with a... Read more
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