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Discriminating against people of color or anyone who relies on a voucher to pay their rent is illegal in Massachusetts, but new research suggests the practice is pervasive in the Greater Boston real estate market.
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As phase two, part two of plans to reopen the state’s economy continued this week, Dorchester eateries continued to make more strides towards recovery while reimagining their dining experiences in light of an still- ... Read more.
Over the last month we have learned just how much we take things for granted. That includes visiting relatives, handshakes and hugs with good friends, or even a dinner out at a restaurant.
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Gov. Charlie Baker visited Mattapan on Tues., June 23, to celebrate the selection of a minority-owned developer to build new housing, day care, and healthy food amenities on the site of the former Boston State Hospital, ... Read more.
The City Council last week voted unanimously to bar police and other city agencies from using facial-surveillance software except for specific criminal investigations - and even then only if the data are not generated by ... Read more.
Three city councillors want Boston to explore a new “crisis response” system that would divert non-violent, emergency calls away from the Boston Police Department in favor of “a more holistic public safety infrastructure ... Read more.
Tenant advocates this week warned of a potential “tidal wave” of evictions of Boston residents this year if the pandemic-induced moratorium on filings is lifted, saying it would exacerbate the crisis that already ... Read more.
Several hundred people gathered in front of Trinity Church in Copley Square last Saturday to listen as a lineup of activists, artists, and elected officials — all of them women — led a “March Like a Mother For Black Lives ... Read more.
Greater Boston PFLAG has presented its 2020 Cornerstone of Equality Award to former state Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry and Bill Forry, editor and publisher of the Dorchester Reporter. The regional branch of the national ... Read more.
A small family-owned toy store on the South Shore stepped up this month to provide end-of-year gift bags for all 237 students at the Edward Everett Elementary School in Dorchester.
The project began when Julie ... Read more.
Massachusetts is one of four states on track to contain the coronavirus, while dozens of other states are at risk or have controlled the growth of COVID, according to a model developed by the Georgetown University Center ... Read more.
The end of the school year is a natural moment for farewells. But for Maura O’Toole, a library paraprofessional leaving the Boston Public Schools after 14 years, the departure feels premature.
“This past January, ... Read more.
Marking the first endorsement by an elected official in the 12th Suffolk District race, Rep. Chynah Tyler (D-Roxbury) on Monday endorsed candidate Brandy Fluker-Oakley. The 12th Suffolk District includes parts of ... Read more.
Dorchester-based art education nonprofit Living Art will conduct its annual summer workshop “Portraits, People & Places: A New Understanding” in a partial, online format this month starting on July 7.
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What’s new on the Fairmount Line? As of June 22, a lot. The commuter rail line that connects Readville to South Station is now in the early stages of a year-long pilot that offers increased train frequency, a new ... Read more.
At a drive-thru event in front of their school last Thursday, seniors from the Boston Arts Academy received their diplomas and care packages purchased through funds raised by the BAA Foundation’s “103 Reasons to Give” ... Read more.
Allowing hundreds of thousands of K-12 students to resume learning in school buildings this fall will improve educational outcomes, relieve pressure on families and boost supports for the state's most vulnerable children ... Read more.
Juneteenth is a step closer to becoming a state holiday in Massachusetts after the House on Wednesday agreed to mark June 19 as Juneteenth Independence Day.
The holiday took place last Friday and residents across ... Read more.
Cardinal Seán O’Malley has approved the merger of St. Ann and St. Brendan parishes into a new Catholic parish in a move that will keep both church buildings open under a new name. In a letter sent to parishioners today, ... Read more.
Mayor Martin Walsh today rolled out three initiatives that he says are aimed at addressing systemic racism in Boston, including an Equity and Inclusion Cabinet in his administration and a new Racial Equity Fund. The mayor ... Read more.
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