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Thursday, November 8, 2007
ELECTION 2007
Arroyo
falls, Connolly seizes spot in at-large
council
John Connolly
and his wife Meg Kassakian-Connolly celebrated his
fourth-place finish in Tuesday's election at Robyn's Bar and
Grill in Roslindale. Photo by Pete Stidman
LEAD
STORY: In a rare rebuke, incumbent Arroyo loses
seat
For
Yoon, road to re-election began and ended close to
home
REPORTER's
VIEW: Cancelling preliminary dulled voter
turnout
OLD CRIMES, NEW VIOLENCE
TAKE TOLL ON
NEIGHBORS
Mother
of '93 murder victim pushes for review of killer's
case
Tina Chery, mother of slain15 year-old Louis D. Brown,
says she is supporting the "justice process" by supporting a
review of the conviction against Charles Bogues, who
confessed to firing the gun that killed Brown in 1993.
 Teen
charged in June murder of Lower Mills
man
A 15 year-old from Mattapan was charged with
manslaughter on Tuesday for allegedly causing the death of
41 year-old father Michael Hansbury.
Plus: COURTHOUSE
ROUND-UP
Bowdoin
Street bar owner may make an exit
After two shooting incidents outside Bowdoin Street's
only barroom - and threats against his own life - Andy
Barros (right) is struggling with whether or not to close
Gigi's Palace.
Slain
pizza shop owner mourned on Norfolk
Street
Stalex Pizza owner Mumin Manavoglu died on Friday after a
robber gunned him down last Thursday morning.
A.G.
Coakley orders review of Caritas group's
finances
The state's Attorney General wants to know why three
buyers have walked away from plans to acquire the
Archdiocese of Boston's health system, which includes Carney
Hospital.
Schoolkids
help city test pilot WiFi
signals
Students at the Lilla G. Frederick School on Columbia
Road are canvassing local streets to test the city's effort
to bring WiFi access to the neighborhood.
Strand
Theatre to re-open for benefit
concert
The Uphams Corner venue, under construction for much of
the year, will host a Nov. 17 performance by Natalie
Merchant and others to benefit a charity.
Mattapan
Square archway will rise at T
station
After first backing off plans to enhance the station's
design, a decorative archway and other amenities have been
restored for the new Mattapan Sq. station.
Casey Affleck
stars at "Patrick Kenzie" in the film Gone Baby,
Gone
DOT
ON THE BIG SCREEN
Gone too far?
The Affleck
brothers' adaptation of Dennis Lehane's novel Gone Baby,
Gone has received rave reviews from the Hollywood press.
But - so far - the take from Dorchester is not so generous.
Hear from three local voices who have seen the flick.
Send
us your own view on the
movie.
Neighborhood
Notables
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upcoming events in and around Dorchester.
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Special
Reports
Shaky
Foundation
Condo
conversions, foreclosures threaten to undermine signature
three-decker stock
WHAT
THE BUBBLE LEFT
BEHIND
On one street,
foreclosures create "ghost town"
effect
Hendry Street, in the Bowdoin-Geneva section, may be the
poster street for what can happen when foreclosures ravage
city neighborhoods. Chris Lovett reports.
Cops
find new footing with patrols in Codman
Square
Left: Boston
Police Officers Jay Tully, Takisha Skeen, Andrell Jones and
Sergeant Lucas Taxter on patrol on Washington Street. A new
Boston
Police initiative has deployed daily walking beats to Codman
Sq.
and other sections of the neighborhood.
Photo by Gintautus Dumcius
Justice
speaks in many tongues
Dorchester
Court hustles to meet language
needs
Meeting the demand for interpreters is a
constant
struggle at Dorchester's busy courthouse.
On
the Waterfront
The good, the bad, and the
unfinished work of
reclaiming Dorchester's
shoreline
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Archived Reporter Stories from
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2003
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Dorchester
History
by
Peter F. Stevens
Artwork
courtesy of Celia McDonough
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