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A DotRat's Guide to the World
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On a nice snowy day, there is nothing like hitting an indoor basketball court to work up a sweat. The boys down in Shirley Max have come up with their own basketball/hockey/mma hybrid version of the sport…..
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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Tania deLuzuriaga photographed her neighbor's lazy-ass space saving on Savin Hill early in the storm.
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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The Dorchester Reporter has hired an outside editor to keep tabs of its coverage of the 1st Suffolk Senate race of Linda Dorcena Forry, whose husband, Bill, is publisher of the paper and the Boston Haitian Reporter and Mattapan Reporter.
Michael Jonas,...
Dottie Hotties
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(photo courtesy of: http://architalk-tlarson.blogspot.com)
( … but please refrain doing what’s called for in the next line of the song if you’re in public reading this; k? Thanks!)
Following on the heels of last week’s...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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2/5/13 - 7:00 pm
Police are looking for a black man, about 5'8" in a yellow hoodie and black gloves with white stripes for the armed robbery of a Vietnamese market at Adams and Centre streets. He was last seen running down Adams towards...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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Just in case you were wondering.
So that leaves state reps. Nick Collins and Linda Dorcena Forry.
State Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry
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Completing the Neponset River Greenway Trail has been a priority for the residents of Dorchester, Mattapan, and Milton. So, I am pleased to report that, having spoken with Governor Patrick, Secretary Davey and Commissioner Lambert, the administration has...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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State Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry (D-Dorchester) said today she will run for the 1st Suffolk state senate seat vacated all of a sudden by longtime incumbent Jack Hart last week.
Forry, 39, first won election to her current 12th Suffolk state rep's seat in...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Fri, 05/03/2013 (All day)
On the first Friday of every month join other members of the community to hear about topics that relate to diabetes care at the Codman Square Health Clinic....
My Dorchester
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Date:
Mon, 02/04/2013 (All day)
The Guyz Group is a support group for Gay/Bisexual men of color living with HIV at the Codman Square Health Center. For more information please contact Earnest...
A DotRat's Guide to the World
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Most of us know him as “Dangerous”, but this week it’s Daddy.
Mark Doherty of the Dead Friends welcomed his new baby girl Kathryn into the world and I couldn’t be more psyched for him. Word around town is that “Mama...
A DotRat's Guide to the World
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So life has been bananas lately, all in a very good way and I’m grateful for all the bustle. But, when you blog you feel like your avoiding an old friend. So….I figured I would start back up with some Massholes episodes.
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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Now that everybody's favorite scooter-riding, sticker-plastering city-council candidate has jumped into the race for the Republican nomination for the Senate. Ladies and gentlemen: Doug Bennett for US Senate.
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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The sad case of Tiffany Moore - the 12-year-old shot to death as she sat on a mailbox in 1988 - continues to wend its way through the court system.
A federal appeals court today ordered a new civil trial for Timothy Callahan, a homicide detectives who...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Mon, 04/08/2013 - 6:30pm
Clam Point Civic Association spring meeting dates:
April 8, 2013
- including nominations for the upcoming year's elections for Clam...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Fri, 03/01/2013 - 5:00am
The Young Women's Health Leadership Academy @ ABCD Health Services presents "Black Empowered:...
My Dorchester
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Tue, 02/19/2013 - 8:30am
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester are having a February School Vacation Week. Kids ages 5-12 are welcome from 8:30am to 5:00pm. This week will be filled...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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1/27/13 - 4:12 pm
Boston Police report arresting a 17-year-old, two 15-year-olds and a 14-year-old on charges they surrounded a couple of people at Dayton and Nixon streets around 4:10 p.m. yesterday and made off with an iPad, a wallet...
State Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry
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After the United State Supreme Court recently ruled that a mandatory life sentence for a juvenile is a cruel and unusual punishment, and therefore unconstitutional under the 8th Amendment, State Representative Linda Dorcena Forry was pleased Governor ...
Dorchester Environmental Health Coalition
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Neponset River Greenway Sweet History Stroll along the Neponset River Saturday, February 9 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Meet at the public parking lot at Milton Landing, near 25 Wharf Street, Milton What do chocolate and the Neponset River have in common...
State Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry
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As another legislative session begins, Rep. Forry has rolled out legislation to improve access to quality education and advance skill development opportunities for Massachusetts residents. She has filed several bills this session to ensure...
Dottie Hotties
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Many people reading this post probably already knew this before this report came out … but Dorchester has just been named #5 in The 10 Hottest Neighborhoods in 2013 across the USA!
24/7 Wall Street, a site that provides investor analysis to...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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Boston firefighters responded to Logan Furniture, 50 Freeport St. battling what is now a three-alarm fire reported shortly after midnight. Firefighters were ordered to stay out of the building and off the roof.
The Boston Fire Department reports the...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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1/20/13 - 10:16 am
Boston Police report a woman suffered life-threatening injuries when shot around 10:15 a.m. today at 6 Arbutus St. in Dorchester. Brian D'Amico reports she was shot in the head.
Jeremy Harrison, 28, was arrested on...
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Boston Police report officers responding to a fight involving somebody who might have had a gun found themselves confronted with an unleashed pit bull that refused to stop lunging at them.
Fearing for their safety, officers unholstered and engaged their...
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Glove compartment of rental car outside Roxbury District Court on Oct. 23.
On Oct. 23 of last year, detectives who'd been listening in on the phone conversations of two gang leaders as part of a year-long investigation had to risk exposing their...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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1/17/13 - 9:50 pm
Boston Police report they are looking for an AR15 rifle stolen from the bedroom of a resident of 157 Intervale St. in Grove Hall yesterday.
Police say the resident returned home to find his front door unlocked and his...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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Michael McCoy, 27, was arraigned in Roxbury District Court yesterday on charges of trafficking of a person for sexual servitude, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and threatening to commit a crime, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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Boston Police report they are looking for Jackson Barros, 30, of Dorchester, in connection with today's early morning raids aimed at breaking up two Dorchester gangs involved in drugs and guns.
This would not be Barros's first arrest. In 2003, he was...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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Several hundred Boston police officers and federal agents swarmed through Dorchester early this morning, arresting some 30 alleged members of the Woodward Avenue and Hendry Street gangs in a bid to quell violence in the Bowdoin/Geneva and Uphams Corner...
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Brockton24_7 reports somebody jumped in front of an inbound Red Line train at Shawmut around 5:30 a.m. and that she was pulled out from under the second car alert and conscious. The T substituted buses between Ashmont and JFK/UMass.
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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1/16/13 - 10:00 am
Boston Police are investigating a drive-by around 10 a.m. on Tremlett Street, around the corner from the main entrance to Dorchester District Court. The intended victim was not hit, shell casings were recovered. A...
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A woman injured during a brief but furious gun battle between a man she was talking to and police has filed a civil-rights lawsuit against the city and the police officers involved, alleging she's been left with permanent physical and mental scars...
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A Weymouth man who allegedly put a Boston cop in the hospital by dragging him with his car yesterday made bail yesterday, met his lawyer and a probation officer in court today and then skipped out before his case was called, the Suffolk County District...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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Two men who forced two Livingstone Street residents back into their home at gunpoint Thursday briefly made off with a safe that contained more than $400,000 from the family business, a police source says.
The Suffolk County District Attorney's office...
Dorchester Environmental Health Coalition
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With the Boston Gardeners Council, Boston Natural Areas Network is kicking off a three-part series about the importance of compost for all gardens. This first forum features Erika Rumbley, BNAN Garden Educator, introducing the critical role of compost...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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1/12/13 - 4:47 am
An city street worker, who is supposed to keep young teens away from gangs and violence, is scheduled for arraignment today in Dorchester District Court on charges of illegal possession of a firearm, possession of...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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1/13/13 - 11:56 am
Boston Police report a Weymouth man spotted buying heroin off Columbia Road in Dorchester around noon Sunday stopped for pursuing police, then drove away - dragging an officer down the street.
The officer was taken to...
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UPDATE, 11:25 p.m.: Man removed without injury to anybody.
Police and firefighters are swarming around 38 Brookview St., where a man who may have a Molotov cocktail is refusing to come out of an apartment. Brian D'Amico reports police have begun...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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Trapped resident signals firefighters with flashlight. Photo by BFD.
Boston firefighters are at 5 Everett Ave., where a fire called in around 4:15 p.m. trapped two people.
Firefighters got them out, suffering smoke inhalation, the...
State Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry
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In a strong finish to the 2011-2012 session, the Massachusetts Legislature passed and Governor Patrick signed last night S. 2386, An Act to Ensure Transparency and Workforce Participation in Public Construction Contracts. The bill strengthens reporting...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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1/10/13 - 10:00 am
Boston Police report arresting two local men on charges they forced people leaving a Livingstone Street apartment yesterday morning back inside at gunpoint, ordered them to lay on the floor and then ransacked the...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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1/8/13 - 9:15 am
Two Dorchester men were ordered held in lieu of $500,000 bail each today after police say they found nine weapons, 1,000 rounds of ammunition and 250 grams of cocaine in individually wrapped packages in a raid Tuesday...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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The Dorchester Reporter reports the state Department of Revenue has turned the volume down on Hi-Fi Pizza.
State Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry
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”For the past six years, Governor Patrick has demonstrated his commitment to supporting small businesses and creating jobs for our residents,” said Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry of Governor Deval Patrick’s announcement regarding major...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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UPDATE: A second Red Line train died at Alewife; another Green Line trolley gave up the ghost, bollxing up outbound C and E service. Commuter rail? You don't want to know.
In this young year, the Red Line is now 2 for 2 in morning-commute delays due to...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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By pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter for the 2003 death of Aston Dwayne Thompson, Linrose Woodbine received a sentence of 15 years, rather than risking another conviction that could have sent him to prison for the rest of his life, the Suffolk...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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Boston Police report they are investigating a string of housebreaks from Ashmont to the Southeast Expressway between Friday and today.
In all cases, the thieves got nothing, either because they were confronted by homeowners or because they broke into...
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The Globe has a very good and very sad look at Geneva/Bowdoin, as told through the lens of Big Nate, Trina and their 14-year-old son Nicholas, stalked and gunned down for no good reason. The point at which I almost lost it:
Later, Big Nate gathered up...
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Dot Rat recalls the events of Dec. 11, 1990 at Boston High School - and thinks about what they mean today:
That morning I remember hearing a scuffle in the hallway that seemed to drag on for a bit. Once we heard screaming the entire class ignored the...
