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Thursday, February 21, 2008

Blight gets mayor's attention on Hendry Street

Mayor Tom Menino led a swarm of city officials to Hendry Street last Thursday. The street has been particularly hard-hit by foreclosures and property abandonment. Menino pledged to pour city resources into an effort focused specifically on the Meeting House Hill sidestreet. Photo by Pete Stidman

Foreclosure crisis extends far beyond Hendry Street
Hendry Street may be"ground zero" for the neighborhood's foreclosure crisis, but other concentrations of hard-hit streets are popping up elsewhere and those who track the problem say that it's likely to get worse in the coming months.

TOP STORIES
St. Ann's School to be rehabbed, not torn down

Guerilla art project gets fast attention, mixed reaction

Company objects to Columbia Point odor control facility

Dot dance crew takes MTV to "the gutter"

Greeting cards feature neighborhood scenes, help pooches

OFD actress makes Boston return
in "Menopause" musical
At right: Actress Carolynne Warren


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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.

Hockey hero O'Sullivan trades blades for patrolman's badge

Chris O'Sullivan, of the well-known Neponset hockey clan, has crossed a new blue line. The former NHL player was sworn in as a Boston Police officer last month. O'Sullivan is shown above after his swearing-in ceremony with three of his brothers (l-r) Tommy, Shaun and Peter. At right, Chris is shown wearing no. 19 during his stint with the Calgary Flames. Photos courtesy O'Sullivan family/ Calgary Flames Hockey Club.
Plus: Latest Dot puck prospect headed for the Heights





On the Waterfront
The good, the bad, and the unfinished work of
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Dorchester History
by Peter F. Stevens
Artwork courtesy of Celia McDonough
 

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