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The Rev. Mariama White-Hammond, who began her first day as the city’s chief of Environment, Energy, and Open Space on Monday, wants to infuse her new position with equity and joy.

“It has been a rough year, so I’m ... Read more.

I am a shameless garbage picker. It’s not uncommon to find me walking my dog on Wednesday nights in Dorchester, leash in one hand, shabby plant stand or bench in need of TLC in the other, or, in some cases, slung over my ... Read more.

A new food forest is growing in Mattapan this week, the result of an effort by volunteers who deployed in groups to locations across the city last weekend for projects organized by Rebuilding Together Boston, a community- ... Read more.

An outdoor patio at Ashmont Grill was damaged by a drunk driver Tuesday night, leaving vehicle debris, soil, and bits of concrete planter strewn across the area outside the restaurant that faces Peabody Square.

The ... Read more.

A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a judge's decision to let Boston Public Schools use a combination of pre-Covid GPAs and Zip codes to determine who is offered admission to the city's three exam schools for the ... Read more.

UMass Boston welcomes the public to its Dorchester campus on Thurs., April 29 for a vaccine clinic. The shots will be the Pfizer vaccine. See: https://www.cic-health.com/ ... Read more.

This week the Greater Boston basketball community continued to mourn the loss of Terrence Clarke, a bright prospect from Dorchester who passed away in Los Angeles last Thursday at the age of 19 following a car accident. ... Read more.

Data from the city of Boston’s annual homeless census that took place in January show homelessness in the city dropped overall since the start of the pandemic, but the number of people who were unsheltered increased. ... Read more.

Massachusetts grew by enough people over the past decade to keep all its nine US House seats as the state’s population climbed to more than 7 million over the past decade, but Secretary of State William Galvin said on ... Read more.

Dorchester Street Hockey, under the leadership of high school senior Jack Studley, is gearing up for a busy weekend. On Sunday, May 2nd, the league will meet at Garvey Park for a full day of friendly competition.

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To the Editor:

I am writing this letter to encourage Dorchester residents to strongly oppose the request by Bay Colony Associates, Boston Bowl, for two digital billboards on a winged monopole ... Read more.

As we head into fireworks season, I despair that there is no one in city or state government who will protect us from four to six weeks of nightly bombardments of horrific proportions.

Looking up Longfellow Street ... Read more.

There are six accomplished people— each of them with compelling stories, resumes, and achievements— in this current field of candidates running for mayor of Boston in the fall.

Between them, your mayoral ... Read more.

District 5 Boston City Councillor Ricardo Arroyo filed two Home Rule petitions this week aimed at reducing obstacles to voting in Boston elections. The petitions, which will need support from his council colleagues, ... Read more.

Former state Rep. Evandro Carvalho has jumped into the crowded field of candidates hoping to succeed City Councillor Andrea Campbell in District 4. The Fuller Street resident, who represented the Fifth Suffolk district in ... Read more.

The 13th annual Taste of Dorchester fundraiser event, organized by Dorchester-based nonprofit Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance (MAHA), will take place in a virtual Zoom format this Thurs., April 29 from 7-8 p.m ... Read more.

More than a year into the Covid-19 restrictions that have reshaped much of public life, Massachusetts now has a target date for when its business and capacity limits are set to be lifted: Aug. 1, 2021.

That date ... Read more.

Spencer Street rendering

The Zoning Board of Appeal on Tuesday approved two buildings that will house a total of 44 affordable apartments along Talbot and New England avenues.

In one project, the Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corp ... Read more.

1121 Dorchester Ave. rendering by RODE Architects

The Zoning Board of Appeal on Tuesday approved two new housing developments - one with room for restaurant - a couple blocks apart in the Glover's Corner stretch of Dorchester Avenue.

In the larger project, on two ... Read more.

Massachusetts will relax its requirements that face coverings be worn outside effective Friday, and on May 10 will allow greater capacity at stadiums, the reopening of amusement parks at half capacity and the return of ... Read more.

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