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In the wake of last week’s executive order from Gov. Baker mandating the use of face masks in public, mask-making efforts have expanded across the commonwealth. The ... Read more.

Cedar Grove Cemetery greenhouse opened for sales on Sunday

The greenhouse at Cedar Grove Cemetery opened Sunday afternoon, just in time for Mother’s Day. The greenhouse— which sells plants and ... Read more.

Dorchester Running Club is planning a three-day “Social Distanced Loop Run” over Memorial Day weekend — with an extra emphasis on boosting business in Adams Village.

The event will begin on Sat., May 23 at 6 a.m. ... Read more.

Maria Colon, a registered nurse and Mattapan resident, is working on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19 at the Brockton campus of the VA Boston. Colon, who has worked at the VA in Jamaica Plain as an implant ... Read more.

Mayor Martin Walsh told Dorchester civic leaders on Monday evening that re-opening businesses and other activities “too quickly” would be a “big mistake,” even as statistics show a slight reduction in positive test cases ... Read more.

Two women and two men, all Democrats, have been certified to appear on the ballot in the Sept. 1 primary election to choose a successor for state Rep. Dan Cullinane in the 12th Suffolk District.

The candidates who ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department has identified a body found off Enneking Parkway in Stony Brook Reservation in Hyde Park on Saturday as that of Alenny Matos, 38, of Dorchester.

Matos had been missing since 7:30 p.m. ... Read more.

COVID-19 testing is now available at Daniel Driscoll – Neponset Health Center for current and new Harbor Health patients by appointment on weekdays, 8:30 a.m.- 5: p.m. Tests are conducted in a tent located outside the ... Read more.

Healthcare professionals from Brigham and Women’s Hospital will open a COVID-19 testing site today at the Sportsmen’s Tennis and Enrichment Center in Dorchester. The facility will be open for testing from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m ... Read more.

Reopening swaths of public life in Massachusetts will play out across four distinct phases and involve new widespread and mandatory safety regulations for all businesses.

The approach, announced by the Baker ... Read more.

A group of nearly 60 Massachusetts Legislators this week urged Gov. Charlie Baker to activate the Massachusetts National Guard for mobile COVID-19 testing in public housing, low-income communities, and senior housing ... Read more.

John O. Scannell, a longtime Dorchester resident and World War II veteran who was a key figure in ceremonies to honor his fellow servicemen and women and his adopted neighborhood, died on Wed., May 6 at age 93. The former ... Read more.

Last week Governor Charlie Baker set an order in place that would make face coverings or masks mandatory in public. This follows a series of recommendations from public health officials and experts, including Dorchester’ ... Read more.

A new artist relief initiative intended to help artists of color living along the Fairmount Cultural Corridor (FCC) in Dorchester, Roxbury, Mattapan, and Hyde Park is now accepting applications for grants.

The ... Read more.

On Tuesday, Mayor Martin Walsh and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture announced a call to artists for the 2020 Transformative Public Art Program. In the past, the program has been used as a way to enlist Boston ... Read more.

Editor's note: Golf courses in Massachusetts— including the two city of Boston municipal courses in Dorchester and Hyde Park— will re-open after a decision by Gov. Baker. According to city officials, the William J. ... Read more.

Like other high school seniors across the commonwealth, members of the 2020 graduating class at Boston Arts Academy in Fields Corner are missing out on their prom, senior class trips, senior recitals, and an in-person ... Read more.

When it comes to talk about the city’s neighborhoods, Cara Gillis, who lives with her family on Hinckley Street, will allow for no comparison to Dorchester as “the best” in any ranking. As backup for that assertion, she ... Read more.

In the ninth week of the COVID-19 state of emergency, more than 50 Massachusetts communities, including many cities, have caseloads of above 1,000 per 100,000 residents, according to state data released on Wednesday. ... Read more.

State Rep. Liz Miranda has tested positive for COVID-19 and is recuperating at home while a number of her extended family members also deal with the virus.

Miranda said she was tested for the virus Thursday at ... Read more.

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