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At a virtual BPDA meeting last Wednesday night, community members reacted largely positively to details and images presented by the development team focusing on urban design elements of the Dorchester Bay City project ( ... Read more.
The Walsh administration last week issued a report outlining how Boston intends to shore up coastal protections and re-think development along Dorchester’s waterfront in the coming years and decades as sea levels continue ... Read more.
A day after the presidential election, Mayor Martin Walsh told reporters in a press conference Wednesday that “every vote must be counted” as several states continue processing ballots.
In Boston, 63.51 percent of ... Read more.
The agonizing wait for resolution in the presidential contest dragged on as the Reporter went to press on Wednesday morning. As of this hour, it remains unclear if Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will prevail over Donald ... Read more.
Voters of Massachusetts said no Tuesday night to a reform that would have dramatically altered the way voters choose their elected leaders, rejecting a ballot question backed by a who’s who of current and former political ... Read more.
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Trump roundly rejected at Dot, Mattapan polls
Dorchester and Mattapan voters fueled a strong citywide turnout on Tuesday as Joe Biden and Kamala Harris dealt a crushing ... Read more.
Starting Friday, everyone above the age of five in Massachusetts will be required to wear a mask or facecovering in public -- regardless of whether social distancing is practiced -- and restaurants and entertainment ... Read more.
More than a third of Bostonians have already cast their ballots ahead of tomorrow’s state and presidential election as city officials prepare for in-person voting on Tuesday amid increased safety measures.
Close to ... Read more.
.With a bitterly contested presidential campaign coming to a head Tuesday night or in the days following Election Day, Gov. Charlie Baker activated up to 1,000 members of the Massachusetts National Guard on Monday as one ... Read more.
Another 1.3 million people are projected to cast their ballots on Tuesday, and when added to the 2.3 million people who have already voted the anticpated turnout would set a new record during an intense and unusual ... Read more.
After a weekend that saw the number of COVID-19 deaths surpass 10,000 and as the number of people who need hospital care for a coronavirus infection rises, Gov. Charlie Baker will announce new orders related to the state' ... Read more.
Walsh: city seeing ‘definite’ covid-19 trend in last five weeks
Dorchester posted the highest covid-19 test rate this week, at 11.9 percent, well above the citywide average of 7.9 percent ... Read more.
A forthcoming Netflix docuseries will explore the case of Sean Ellis, a Dorchester man who spent 22 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of murdering Boston Police detective John Mulligan in 1993. Trial 4, the ... Read more.
Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s ascension to the Supreme Court on Monday triggered calls in Massachusetts for the immediate passage of new state abortion laws and praise from an advocacy group that said the pro-life judge had ... Read more.
To the Editor:
We must reform our voting system to accurately reflect the voices of voters. The current “first-past-the-post” system can often be demoralizing and restricting. Far too often, ... Read more.
In anticipation of an abnormal Halloween, staff from the BPL’s Leventhal Center for Maps and Education have organized a “virtual candy tour” that highlights several key elements of Boston’s storied candy-making history, ... Read more.
James W. Hunt, Jr. of Dorchester, the executive director of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, announced last Friday that he will retire in December after more than four decades working with and leading ... Read more.
With the state’s unemployment rate still hovering close to 10 percent, Gov. Baker made quick work Monday of legislation that will allow thousands of workers to collect $1,800 in additional unemployment benefits, signing ... Read more.
Gov. Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito plan to vote against the ballot question that would implement a ranked-choice system for Massachusetts elections, their campaign announced Tuesday in quoting them.
“At a time ... Read more.
It has been three years since the community at Boston International Newcomers Academy (BINCA) rallied around Taylor Sabky in a last-ditch effort to save her son, Purnell, who had been diagnosed at a young age with Type A ... Read more.
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