Adams Corner
Adams Corner
St. Brendan’s pastor Father Fratus dead at 58
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Fr. James Fratus: The well-loved pastor at St. Brendan's parish passed away after a battle with cancer on April 8, 2009.After a battle with cancer, Father James Fratus of St. Brendan’s Catholic Church passed away on Wednesday morning, April 8. Read more
Cops: Phony 'workers' robbed Minot St. home
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Boston Police are warning residents to be watchful for thieves posing as utility workers this week after an elderly Dorchester woman was robbed by a two-man scam team last week. The 84 year-old Minot Street resident was not harmed in the April 1st incident. Read more
Ashmont Adams Neighborhood Walk
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Walking through the neighborhood for better health in this city-sponsored program.
Middle Eastern flair planned for Adams Corner eatery
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The future home of Chateau Kabor on Adams Street: Photo by Rochelle Ballin. Read more
Liquor stings keep stores on their toes
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Inside Lisa's Liquors in Adams Village one night a few weeks ago, the manager was anxious, rejecting the license of a 40-year-old man because it had expired.
That wasn't the only reason: It could have had something to do with the team from the Alcohol and Beverage Control Commission milling around the area, waiting for teens to illegally pick up alcohol or have an adult procure it for them. Read more
Adams Village studio brings unique fitness blend to neighborhood
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Whether you're into yoga, trendy kettlebell or Zumba classes, facials, Reiki, or chatting about books, Transformations Movement Company on Gallivan Boulevard aims to provide something different to the Dorchester community.
Transformations was born out of an idea to bring fitness classes to the Adams Village area. Owner Kathleen Aicardi, personal trainer and author of Revere Beach Diet said the need for something other than a traditional gym motivated her to open the studio in June 2007. Read more
Billboard donation idea hits roadblock at ZBA
Mar. 5, 2008
A plan to procure a $150,000 donation to St. Brendan's School from a building owner in exchange for supporting the continued presence of a billboard in Adams Corner did not make it past the Zoning Board of Appeal on Tuesday. Read more
Activists Aim for Local Sovereignty in Site Fates
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Frothy, occasionally bitter, and ever-percolating.
Relations between local civic groups and would-be developers? Maybe, but more immediately in Adams Corner, those words could describe the future wares of what is now a Sovereign Bank.
Looking to exert community influence over the fate of two soon-to-be vacant properties, activists have moved to abandon hopes for a municipal parking lot and are entertaining other ideas for the Adams Corner property, including a Starbucks coffeeshop. Read more
