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On Wed., Jan. 3, some three dozen alumni/ae from years 2011 to 2023 gathered at Boston Collegiate Charter School to check in with their former teachers and offer advice to current students. The visitors represented a ... Read more.

Home sales across Massachusetts sank to a 12-year low in 2023, the first year in office for Gov. Healey, whose road to the corner office was paved with promises to boldly tackle the state’s housing crisis.

The ... Read more.

Owen Thomas, a Savin Hill resident, navigated the rapids of the mighty Morrissey on Saturday afternoon as a King Tide caused the roadway and other low-lying terrain to be inundated with water from Dorchester Bay. The ... Read more.

The Edward M. Kennedy Institute on Dorchester’s Columbia Point will host a forum on Mon., Feb. 5, featuring Dr. Carey Wright in conversation with Rehema Ellis of NBC News focused on Mississippi’s journey from last in the ... Read more.

Led by the Epiphany School, opponents of a planned apartment building next to the Shawmut MBTA station turned to the courts last week in an effort to stymie the project, which won key approvals from city officials last ... Read more.

 The Dorchester Yacht Club is leading an effort to get more state resources for improvements to water quality and navigation in the basin that includes the club’s property and Savin Hill and Malibu beaches. An attorney ... Read more.

Boston students who participated in a school integration program in suburban districts scored higher on certain standardized tests and were more likely to enroll in four-year colleges, according to newly released research ... Read more.

The “9C” mid-year state budget cuts made by Gov. Healey this month seemed like technical moves far away on Beacon Hill until the bill came due at a number of local organizations, where funding they have depended on – and ... Read more.

Reports of smoke at the Downtown Crossing station triggered massive disruptions to the MBTA's core subway system, shutting down more than a dozen stops on a day when the morning commute was already snarled by winter ... Read more.

When I got my Dec. 28 issue of the Dot Reporter, I was struck by the front-page article about disparities in health outcomes and life expectancy between largely white communities and neighborhoods of color in Boston. We ... Read more.

 The Lilla G. Frederick Pilot Middle School on Columbia Road will begin to phase out its upper grades next year in advance of closing as a middle school, according to a letter sent to parents and the school community on ... Read more.

The Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday ordered a new trial for a man convicted of gunning down a 16-year-old outside a Geneva Avenue convenience store in September, 2011, ruling he did not get adequate representation ... Read more.

(BCC) recently launch its two-year research and analytics study focusing on three crucial sectors: Capital, Education, and Project Impact. The Capital task force will compile and assess the efficacy of interventions to ... Read more.

The state Attorney General’s office last week sued the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) over its treatment of a family with two girls with asthma and developmental issues, charging that the authority ignored repeated ... Read more.

The Columbia Savin Hill Civic Association on Monday voted to accept a $750,000 donation from a real estate development team that is intent on building out a campus of mixed-use buildings on Morrissey Boulevard over the ... Read more.

Company One (C1) has announced three new plays for its 25th season, including one – “Hoops,” by Eliana Pipes – that will be staged at the Strand Theatre in Uphams Corner from July 12 to Aug. 10 and produced in partnership ... Read more.

A new café venture will debut at the Codman Square Winter Farmer’s Market this month, and then pivot to opening a kiosk stand next to Shawmut Station in February.

The announcement came during the Codman Square ... Read more.

Just months after cutting the ribbon on the successful Morton Station Village affordable housing project on the Dorchester/Mattapan line, Caribbean Integration Community Development (CICD) said it hopes that this year it ... Read more.

Advocates for a workforce training center meant to prepare people of color for careers in an area where they are under-represented – the Commonwealth’s bio-tech sector – celebrated the opening last Thursday (Jan. 4) of a ... Read more.

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