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Three local legislators have filed bills that would limit the primary purpose of University of Massachusetts Boston buildings to education and necessitate an open public process for any new development undertaken by the ... Read more.
Charley Murphy, who has led the Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center on Blue Hill Avenue since 2013, stepped down from the role this week. Murphy resigned to take on a new role as a vice-president at Steward Health ... Read more.
The state agency that investigates claims of discrimination has a new commissioner, replacing Charlotte Golar Richie, according to a House lawmaker who attended a swearing-in ceremony in Gov. Charlie Baker’s office.
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A large crowd gathered at the Bethel AME Church in Jamaica Plain last Thursday evening (Feb. 2) to address health care, affordable housing, and criminal justice reform. The crowd, which overflowed from the church’s main ... Read more.
Letter carriers from Dorchester are among the most supportive in the state when it comes to raising money and awareness for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) in 2016. The Dorchester Center branch #34 of the ... Read more.
The Avon Breast Health Outreach Program has awarded a $45,000 one-year grant to Codman Square Health Center to increase awareness of the life-saving benefits of early detection of breast cancer and provide mammograms for ... Read more.
You too can own one of Tom Brady’s signed slippers— for the right donation to a worthy Dorchester organization.
All Dorchester Sports League will auction off one of Brady’s autographed Uggs at their March ... Read more.
Although the 2017 mayoral race will not legally commence until enough signatures are in hand and appropriately filed, City Councillor Tito Jackson is already mounting a vigorous critique of the Walsh administration’s ... Read more.
Dorchester, especially the northern areas, is seeing a rash of home burglaries. Police are asking residents to be alert, check their locks, and call authorities if they notice any suspicious behavior.
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The Martin Richard Charitable Foundation has hired a 26-year-old Boston native to serves as its first executive director. Kijana Rose, a Roslindale resident who is originally from Dorchester, began her duties on Jan. 23. ... Read more.
The Boston Police Department reports Brianna Hardy, 22, of Jamaica Plain, was shot at 24 Juliette St. around 5:50 p.m. on Sunday. She died after being rushed to a local hospital.
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Massachusetts lawmakers steamrolled Gov. Charlie Baker's veto of pay raise legislation Thursday, delivering big salary increases for themselves, six statewide constitutional officers, and scores of judges.
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A chaotic first week and a half under President Donald Trump spurred mass protests across the country in support of immigrants after the president took aim at so-called “sanctuary” cities and instituted a temporary ban on ... Read more.
Dorchester congregations are joining clergy across the region in denouncing the Trump administration’s edicts targeting Muslim immigrants and vowing to keep their churches open for those in jeopardy.
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Neighbors can get their first in-depth look at plans for a new four-story, mixed use development planned for 191-195 Bowdoin St. at a public meeting set for Thursday, February 9 at 6:30 p.m. The building proposed by the ... Read more.
Druid Theatre Company — founded in Galway in 1975 by Garry Hynes, Marie Mullen, and the late Mick Lally — stands not only as one of the world’s most respected arts organizations, but also at the forefront of the ... Read more.
Charlotte Golar Richie’s term on the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination ends next week. Commissioner Richie, a resident of Meetinghouse Hill in Dorchester, completes her two-and-a-half posting on Feb. 10. ... Read more.
City officials are asking for an additional $40 million in the Boston Public Schools budget for next year, largely to target early education and dual-language programs, bolster resources for homeless students, and extend ... Read more.
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