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The Boston Municipal Research Bureau’s mission is focused on sound city finances and policy so that Boston has the resources and tools to do what it needs to do and wants to do, now and in the future, for all who live, ... Read more.

The first phase of a project that will restore the 113-year-old stained glass windows at Dorchester’s First Baptist Church began last Monday as workers removed nine of the most deteriorated windows. The church, located on ... Read more.

Boston is home to the nation’s oldest continuously operated victory garden. The 500 small plots in the Fenway neighborhood date back to World War II, when citizens were encouraged to raise their own food to support the ... Read more.

A construction project that’s currently underway and visible from I-93 near the Freeport Street exit in Dorchester will house two salt sheds and a steel maintenance structure for the state’s Department of Transportation ( ... Read more.

On our way to Daily Table in Codman Square on August 5, my wife and I spotted a DotHouse Health banner at Town Field. Guessing it was for COVID-19 testing, and seeing that there were not yet any customers at the tents, we ... Read more.

Development plans to transform a landmark Morrissey Boulevard dining and function facility that shut its doors in 2017 into a 206-unit apartment complex with a roof deck, dog spa, and 136 parking spaces received an ... Read more.

Eighteen-year-old Shantel Teixeira of Dorchester is one of seven recipients of a four-year, full-tuition Berklee City Music Scholarship. Teixeira has participated in Berklee City Music programming for the past year, ... Read more.

The three candidates for the 12th Suffolk House seat – Brandy Fluker Oakley, Jovan Lacet, and Stephanie Everett – went head-to-head answering policy-based questions last Wednesday during an online forum organized by the ... Read more.

In an era when many feel physically and psychologically absent from society due to the secluding forces of the pandemic, Dorchester recording artist Cliff Notez and Boston-based producer Dephrase have given us music for ... Read more.

As a college student growing up in Dorchester, I had the good fortune of working for the “P. O.” while I was in school. In those years, many people worked in seasonal, 15-day jobs at Christmas, helping to carry the high ... Read more.

To the Editor:

In response to Frank Baker’s Aug. 12 commentary on the Boys and ... Read more.

To the Editor:

Many have made the Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary race a referendum on progressive versus moderate Democrats. But Congressman Kennedy is just as, if not more, ... Read more.

For over forty years, Ed Markey has been a champion in Washington for Haitians in Massachusetts, throughout the US and in Haiti. In this time of crisis for our community, it is vital to maintain this experienced, proven ... Read more.

Competitive elections— including intra-party contests — are an essential part of democracy. Incumbents who coast for too long without a challenge can get stale, complacent. That’s not good for their constituents or their ... Read more.

There will be no high school football rivalry games on Thanksgiving 2020, and while many high school student athletes could still have a season it will be with a modified schedule and under specific restrictions proposed ... Read more.

Codman Yard, located at 375 Gallivan Blvd. just south of Ashmont Station, is a storage site for the MBTA’s Red Line that the T says is set to undergo renovations, which will begin next year and extend into 2024, to ... Read more.

Lt. Brian David Doherty, a member of the Boston Fire Department for 33 years, died peacefully on Aug. 14 at his home in Savin Hill while surrounded by his loving family. The beloved husband of Ann Winifred (McDonough) ... Read more.

At a press conference outside the US Postal Service’s South Station facility on Tuesday, US Rep. Stephen Lynch took aim at new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and the Trump administration for a series of actions that he ... Read more.

By defunding the United States Postal Service, President Trump’s attempt to subvert the November election is an unprecedented frontal assault on our democracy, and all of us must do our utmost to resist it. 

Mr. ... Read more.

Walsh: 'We'll make the right decision'

With school districts across the city and state readying for a return to instruction early next month — either in-person, remotely, or via a mix of the ... Read more.

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