Dorchester blog posts
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Dorchester Environmental Health Coalition
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“Have a Heart” for public transit! Join fellow community members downtown for a special Valentine’s-themed Day of Action on Tuesday, February 14, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. A rally will take place outside the Massachusetts State House...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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A man upset over the alleged bum engine a mechanic put in his wife's car admitted today he helped a friend gun the mechanic down in the Dorchester District Court parking lot, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.
Mario Burns, 39, pleaded...
State Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry
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January was a big month for the small business community throughout the Commonwealth and the United States. Key initiatives were launched at both the federal and state levels and the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business announced...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Fri, 02/10/2012 - 6:00pm
Clap Innovation School will be hosting an evening with world-renowned and champion fiddler Hanneke Cassel at the Carpenters Center, located at 750 Dorchester Ave...
Son of Codman Square
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The times and dates are as follows: Girls semi-finals, Wednesday February 22 at 4:00 and 5:30pm..Boys semi-finals Thursday February 23 at 4:00 and 5:30pm.The Championship games will be played on Friday February 24. Girls at 5:00pm and Boys at 6:30pm..All...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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Authorities today charged Jean Weevens Janvier, 30, of Dorchester, for the murder of Stephanie and Judith Emile on Harlem Street last Nov. 14.
Boston Police and the Suffolk County District Attorney's office are seeking the public's help to find Janvier....
Dorchester Environmental Health Coalition
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Come learn from long-time community garden coordinators about how to develop an effective leadership structure for your garden. Whether you are a veteran coordinator or new to the role, you’ll discover tools to build a collective sense of...
Son of Codman Square
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The boys basketball game between New Mission and Brighton High schools on Wednesday, February 8th, will be held at Boston Latin Academy. Starting times will be 4:30 for boys junior varsity,and 6:00pm for the boys varsity game. Both games...
My Dorchester
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Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston currently has 2, 3, and 4-bedroom homes/condos under construction in Dorchester! Habitat is looking for low-income working families to fill these homes. Habitat is looking for households that have the...
Dorchester Environmental Health Coalition
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Green Jobs Update! A new hybrid auto program is currently recruiting in Boston. This 22-week course is free for low-moderate income participants and includes: Automotive Repair and Maintenance, Hybrid/Alternative Fuel Vehicles, Job Shadowing, Resume...
My Dorchester
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The Dorchester House Multi-Service Center is temporarily closing their food pantry for the month of March in order to reorganize their service delivery model. As of February 1st, notifications of this closure are being included in food pantry bags during...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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Remains of a room at 101 Maxwell St. Photo by BFD.
A bedroom short circuit caused a two-alarm fire this morning at 101 Maxwell St., the Boston Fire Department reports.
No residents were injured, but one firefighter was taken to Carney...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Thu, 02/09/2012 - 5:00pm
Labouré College and Carney Hospital, In partnership with the Boston African American National Historic Site, will present "Men of Color To Arms! The...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Mon, 02/06/2012 - 6:30pm
St. Joseph Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center in collaboration with The Boston Police Neighborhood Watch Unit cordially invite you to attend a neighborhood...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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Hasn't the poor guy suffered enough indignities in his life in Franklin Park? The Globe reports the gorilla was unable to pick between the Patriots and Giants so the zoo had to swap in some substitute gorilla for the dumb stunt.
My Dorchester
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Date:
Tue, 02/07/2012 - 6:00pm
On February 7 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. attend the first Dot Grows Garden Council meeting of 2012! The February meeting will be held at 305 Talbot Ave....
My Dorchester
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On Tues. Feb 7, 2012, the Adams Street Branch of the Boston Public Library is hosting a free workshop for adults on Strategic Volunteering and how it can eventually lead to paid employment. Presented by Operation A.B.L.E., the workshop will be held...
Good and Plenty
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So many people ask me what I’ve been reading because I'm known to love reading and to have eclectic tastes. Here are the titles of most of the books I read in 2011. A few I forgot to write down - especially the children's stories I...
My Dorchester
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Date (SORTER):
Thu, 02/02/2012 (All day)
Dates Relevant:
Thu, 02/02/2012 - Mon, 04/16/2012...
Dorchester Environmental Health Coalition
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Please join your fellow gardeners for the first meeting of the Dot Grows Garden Council meeting of 2012! The February Dot Grows Garden Council Meeting will take place from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 305 Talbot Ave. Dorchester...
Dorchester Environmental Health Coalition
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Are you interested in helping to improve access to healthy food through farmers’ markets, community supported agriculture (CSA), urban agriculture, and healthy corner store initiatives? The monthly Bowdoin-Geneva Food in the ‘Hood Committee Meeting is...
Dotmass
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Check this out: the Dorchester Descendants page on facebook, brand new! They are looking for folks whose families lived (or still reside) in Dorchester, MA, 300 years ago or 3. If you are interested in Dorchester's history from a personal perspective,...
Dotmass
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Check this out: the Dorchester Descendants page on facebook, brand new! They are looking for folks whose families lived (or still reside) in Dorchester, MA, 300 years ago or 3. If you are interested in Dorchester's history from a personal perspective,...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Thu, 02/09/2012 - 12:15pm
Earl Taylor, President of the Dorchester Historical Society, and Bill Walczak, co-founder of the Codman Square Health Center will be speaking at the Old South...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Sat, 02/04/2012 - 9:00am
Come and learn about Boston's best schools at the Charter Public School Showcase on Saturday, February 4, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon at Boston...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Wed, 02/01/2012 - 6:00pm
Meet at Harpoon Brewery on Wednesday, February 1st at 6:00 p.m. for the 2nd Annual Cupid Splash kick-off party! The Annual Cupid Splash, sponsored by Save The...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Wed, 02/08/2012 - 6:00pm
The second Food in the 'Hood meeting of 2012 is happening on February 8, at the Bowdoin Street Health Center, 230 Bowdoin Street. Come to the meeting to...
Son of Codman Square
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Tomorrow's John D. O'Bryant at New Mission girl's basketball game originally scheduled to take place at the Tobin Gym,has been moved. It will tip off tommorow at Babson College at 4pm.. This is a highly anticipated varsity level game. Good luck to...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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12/25/11 - 4:00 am
Boston Police report arresting a Randolph man on charges he shot somebody on Christmas morning, three months after he was arrested on charges he tried to shoot somebody else.
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My Dorchester
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Date:
Tue, 01/31/2012 - 10:35am
On Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Greater Four Corners Action Coalition, in partnership with City Life, is looking for community members to come out for a protest...
Dorchester Environmental Health Coalition
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Don’t waste your summer inside! Work as part of a team outdoors! YCC is an outdoor job opportunity for youth ages 15-17. During the summer, YCC teens work as part of team to accomplish important conservation projects on the Neponset Greenway in...
State Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry
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Join us as we remember the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010 and sound a call to action for 2012. Guest speakers including Governor Deval Patrick, Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo and I will reflect on that tragic day in 2010 as well as the...
Dorchester Environmental Health Coalition
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Grow our green space! Help plant trees in the city! Street Trees: Want a new tree in Boston? You can request a tree planting by calling the Park Line at 617-635-PARK (7275) or the Mayor’s Hotline at 617-635-4500, or by using Citizen’s Connect...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Sat, 02/04/2012 - 1:00pm
In celebration of Black History Month, the Grove Hall Branch will host a series of lectures, screenings, and discussions:
Saturday, February 11: ...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Wed, 02/08/2012 - 12:30pm
Fields Corner Children Thrive/Dorchester Cluster invites parents, caregivers, community members and service providers to join the next Fields...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Thu, 02/09/2012 - 6:00pm
Kenneth E. Pollock will talk with parents about his book, Philosophy of Life: Stories for Young People, which features fableswith fun characters and strong...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Thu, 02/02/2012 - 12:00pm
On February 2nd, Onein3’s Career Advancement team and Roxbury Community College (RCC) present Get Your Dream Job: HR Secrets Revealed at the
Reggie...
Son of Codman Square
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Hello Everyone,Several key boys high school hoop games will be played this evening all around the city. They include Brighton @ O'Bryant,CASH @ English,Dorchester @ Burke,and New Mission visits West Roxbury (pictured in a recent game below). Contact the...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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1/25/12 - 3:31 pm
Boston Police report arresting a Greenwood Street resident who'd allegedly finally snapped at all the parents who stop in front of his driveway to pick up kids at the school across the street.
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My Dorchester
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Date:
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 6:00pm
Thursday January 26. The chosen title is 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close' by Jonathan Safran Foer. Nine-year-old Oskar Schell goes on a...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 5:00pm
In January and February the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School is offering open auditions for the next school year.
One of the venues for the auditions will be...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 11:00am
Join Governor Deval Patrick, Representative Linda Dorcena Forry and leaders of the Haitian Community for:
Reflections on Haiti: Two Years after the...
My Dorchester
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The Charlestown Working Theater, a small community theater in Charlestown, is looking for a grant research volunteer. If you want to advance your grant research skills, add some work experience to your resume and have a love for the theater, then...
State Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry
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Today, Representative Forry joined Governor Patrick as he unveiled a plan to reorganize community colleges and prepare Massachusetts residents for middle skills jobs. The Governor’s plan includes supplying $10 million in funding to better coordinate...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Tue, 01/31/2012 - 11:00am
THINK SPRING! >>Read More
Take a chance to win tickets to a 2012 Red Sox game!
Red...
Dorchester Think Tank
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There is yet another Occupy Movement in Dorchester. Students at UMass Boston have begun protesting cuts in public education spending and hikes in tuition. Here is the Boston Globe story: Students Set Up Camp and Occupy UMass BostonUPDATE: Two Weeks Later...
State Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry
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Historic Legislation Signed: Last week Representative Linda Dorcena Forry joined Governor Patrick and her colleagues at the Senate Reading Room for the signing of H3810, An Act Relative to Gender Identity, also known as the Transgender Bill. “This is an...
Dotmass
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Tilly's Nest: Snowflakes and Hope: Hope is the thing with feathers...Emily Dickinson. It seems that mid-Winter is upon us. We are finally experiencing our first snowstorm...
Dotmass
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Tilly's Nest: Snowflakes and Hope: Hope is the thing with feathers...Emily Dickinson. It seems that mid-Winter is upon us. We are finally experiencing our first snowstorm...
