Lower Mills
Lower Mills
Community Dialogues on Dorchester's Ethnic and Racial Diversity
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The YWCA is hosting a moderated dialogue on Boston's racial and ethnic diversity in Dorchester, starting April 27. Register now to be part of this important conversation!
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YWCA Boston’s Community Dialogues on Boston’s ethnic and racial diversity is an ongoing project to bring people from all walks of life together to create stronger, safer and more unified neighborhoods.
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This week: BPL and DOT
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In this week's Reporter:
-- Why did state Sen. Jack Hart walk out of a meeting with state transportation officials? Answer in link.
-- Anger over potential library branch closures continues to mount. The Boston Public Library trustees will vote on closure proposals tomorrow morning, along with the library system's fiscal 2011 budget. Read more
Lower Mills library on chopping block
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Boston Public Library (BPL) trustees will vote Friday on a plan to shut the Dorchester Lower Mills and three other branches to cut a budget hole and concentrate on the "transformation" of the library system. Read more
Neponset rages in unrelenting rain as residents lose power and underpasses flood
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Neponset River in Lower Mills around 5 p.m., Sunday
With the nor'easter dumping several inches of rain on the region, the level of the normally placid Neponset rose dramatically along its course on Sunday. Read more
Neponset Health Center's Food Pantry is Open every Tuesday!
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The Neponset Health Center's food pantry is open every Tuesday from 9 am-11 am. New clients only need to bring with them a valid I.D. and proof of some sort of state assistance (i.e MassHealth, SDI, DTA, Housing, etc). The Neponset Health Center Food Pantry is located in the health center on the first floor near the back parking lot. If you have any questions please call the Neponset Health Center at (617)282-3200.
398 Neponset Health Center
Dorchester, MA 02122
www.hhsi.us
Have Your Taxes Professionally Prepared for Free at DotWell
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DotWell, in partnership with the Boston EITC Coalition, will professionally prepare your taxes for FREE if you worked and earned less than $49,000 this year.
Free tax clinics begin Saturday, January 16, 2010 at the Codman Square Tech Center, 450 Washington Street, Dorchester, and at Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, 1353 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester.
For more information, email Shauntell Foster, Fiscal Health Coordinator, or call 617-822-8171.
Dates and Times:
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Registration for Boston Public Schools
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Boston Public Schools registration for first round begins
January 4 -February 5, 2010 for kindergarten, grade 6, and grade 9. February 10 - March 26, 2010 is for all other grades.
Boston Public Schools
East Zone Family Resource Center
1216 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester, Ma 02125
(617)635-8015
Dorchester Youth Council
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Social Capital Inc. (SCI), an organization whose mission is to strengthen communities by connecting diverse individuals and organizations through civic engagement initiatives, needs you! Youth are a powerful force of change and we are recruiting and training teens to connect with and engage citizens through community service learning projects. We are looking for youth aged twelve to eighteen to become positive agents of change within their own community and the surrounding areas. Read more
Lower Mills Stroll on tap this evening
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Despite the drizzly weather, it was last year around this time that the first Lower Mills Holiday Stroll surprised organizers by attracting over 300 people, many of whom later returned to patronize shops they had peeked in on.
Tonight’s more elaborate second venture promises to attract even bigger crowds with its freebies, art displays, a book-signing for the new paperback about the Baker Chocolate Company, even free trolley service to shuttle shoppers too weary to “stroll†across the bridge between Dorchester and Milton. Read more
Free Girls' LEAP Self-Defense Program
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Free Opportunity for Girls ages 12-18
Girls’ LEAP Self-Defense Program
Physical Self-Defense Training partnered with Reflective activities around topics of Conflict Resolution and De-escalation, setting boundaries, and other topics
Date: Mondays 10/26-12/14
Time: 6-8 pm
Girls ages 12-18
Cost?: FREE!
The program is free for participants, but we do ask that girls commit to all sessions. This program starts next week. We can take girls on the second session if necessary.
