Neighborhood Notables
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Ongoing
Literacy Volunteers of Massachusetts invites prospective volunteers to one of our informational orientations held August 16 and September 9 from 6-8 in downtown Boston. Volunteer tutors work one-to-one with students from communities throughout the Greater...
The Mattapan Branch Library is encouraging teens to help map out Boston for their fellow teens. They have provided a list of places to go and the teens are to review and/or photograph the location and any other neighborhood spot that is teen friendly....
The Mattapan Branch Library is holding a weekly Teen Summer Reading contest. Weekly winners can receive prizes such as headphones, USB sticks, books, and more. Grand Prize drawings include 2 Dell Notebooks, 1 Akibia laptop, 1 iPad, 2 Pavilion tickets for...
Come enjoy drums, batons, dance, and more for free in Franklin Park on Tuesdays, July 13th to August 17th, at 11 a.m. The Playhouse children events are great for families, summer camps, and youth groups. You can find the Playhouse by following signs...
The Ashmont/Peabody Square Farmers' Market, sponsored by St. Mark's Area Main Street, runs every Friday, July 9-October 29, 3-7 p.m., at Ashmont Station Plaza, corner of Dorchester Ave and Ashmont Street. The market features locally grown fruits &...
Eastman/Elder Streets Neighborhood Association meets monthly on the third Thursday at 7:00 PM at the Uphams Corner Health Center at 636 Columbia Road, Dorchester (across from the fire station, NOT the main health center building). Upcoming meeting dates...
Literacy Volunteers of Massachusetts invites prospective volunteers to our informational orientation held July 6 from 6-8 in downtown Boston. Volunteer tutors work one-to-one with students from communities throughout the Greater Boston area, including...
ABCD Elm Hill Hoop Dreams basketball clinic is free for middle school students who are Boston residents. (Income guidelines may apply.) July 6-August 20, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Ramsay-Derby Park, Boston. Pre-registration required. Call 617-348-...
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Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation is encouraging Dorchester residents living in zip code 02124 (CSNDC's service area) to "Share their Story" by submitting an essay, video, poem, or...
Dorchester Over the Summer and the St. Mark's Church will be offering a free summer program for all kids ages 6-18. The program, which will be held Mondays through Fridays at 11:00 a.m. to 4 p.m., will last from July 6th to August 13th. Games, sports,...
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s annual ParkARTS program will once again be giving young boys and girls the opportunity to let their imaginations run wild in local parks during a series of creative children’s arts and craft workshops.
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Team registration is now open for the seventh season of the Boston Neighborhood Soccer League (BNSL) sponsored by Comcast and presented by the Boston Centers for Youth & Families Recreation Division in partnership with the Boston Parks and Recreation...
The Bowdoin Geneva Farmers' Market is a non-profit market run by the Bowdoin Community Health Center in Dorchester, MA. A top priority of the market is to make high quality produce available and accessible to everyone as part of a community effort that...
