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Thursday, December 20, 2007
 Boston
Police, family seek missing teen
Boston Police are
seeking the public's assistance in locating a local teen
that was reported missing on Dec. 15. Her father reported
her missing stating that she had fled their home in
Dorchester with most of her belongings. Stephanie Nguyen is
a 15 year-old Asian female. She stands at 5 ft. 3in., weighs
approx. 95 lbs (slim build) and has black hair.
Stephanie's family is
very concerned and is hoping anyone with information will
contact police. If anyone knows of Stephanie's whereabouts,
please contact C-11 detectives at 617-343-4581.
New
crop of detectives to help bolster police districts
Boston Police
Detective Joe Young, foreground, was among the 64 men and
women sworn in during a rating ceremony held Monday at
Jubilee Christian Center on Blue Hill Ave. The
reinforcements are badly needed at police districts that
have been struggling to keep up with busy caseloads with too
few detectives. The infusion may also allow the BPD to
revive investigations into older crimes.
Full
story.
Photo by Bill Forry
TOP STORIES
City
cracks down on snow
scofflaws
Back-to-back snow storms
were a challenge locally, but for those who failed to shovel
or sand, it could prove to be a costly decision.
EDITORIAL:
Boston's gone soft in winter
weather
BPS
parents fume over storm
snafus
Horror stories from last
Thursday's storm prompted criticism in the direction of the
Boston Public Schools.
Ark-inspired
building on Blue Hill to anchor near
Zoo
A new building designed to
resemble an ark will soon rise on a vacant corner of Blue
Hill Avenue near the Franklin Park Zoo.
Last-minute
Dorchester
gift-guide
Stuck on where to turn to
buy for that Dot-fixated friend or relative?
 The
Reporter offers its suggestions.
Kevin
O'Toole, father and firefighter,
"got things
done"
Dorchester lost a stalwart
friend and protector when retired Boston Fire Captain Kevin
O'Toole, right, passed away last month.
Dot
Park takes big step towards historic
status
Fields
Corner area chosen for widespread
restoration
Forum
puts focus on drop-out problem, fixes
 Auto
repair man helps mold kids'
futures
Joanne
Sullivan: Dot Ave's Ms.
Clean
Catherine O'Neill salutes
Joanne Sullivan , left, the woman who keeps the northern
stretch of Dorchester Ave. spic and
span.
Key
Catholic school advisor sees "renaissance"
ahead
John Fish, the
CEO of Suffolk Construction who is a member of a committee
overhauling Dorchester and Mattapan's Catholic school
system, laid out his vision for the project's future- and
addressed some lingering questions about the reconstruction
of local school buildings in an interview with the Reporter
this week.
Comment:
Catholic pastors criticize "negative"
coverage
Editorial:
Finally, a clear voice steps forward on
schools
Neighborhood
Notables
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Special
Reports
Savin
Hill treasure fetches big bucks at
auction
This portrait of a young Edward Reed Dorr, right, hung in a
Savin Hill home owned by the Dorr family for over 100 years.
In August, it was "discovered" by a Boston auction house
and, this month, it sold amid furious bidding for
$866,000.
Commentary:
Why we must change city voting cycle, add term limits
by Councillor John
Tobin
Commentary:
A tale of two very different election days
by Matt O'Malley
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, what about the take from Dorchester?
Hear from five local voices who have seen the flick.
Send
us your own view on the
movie.
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
Read
Archived Reporter Stories from
2004-7
Read
Archived Reporter Stories from
2003
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Dorchester
History
by
Peter F. Stevens
Artwork
courtesy of Celia McDonough
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