At long last, work began this week on Dorchester’s newest facility that will be a game-changer for kids and teens in the city: The FieldHouse+, a collaborative effort by two of this city’s most respected and impactful...
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To the Editor:
Usually, the Dorchester Reporter is fair-minded, so I was surprised to read “Mass. and Cass woes are now impacting South Bay and beyond” in the Oct. 31 issue.
The big issue isn’t crime but ... Read more.
Healey notes IBC Awareness Day and meets with advocates – Members of the Legislature and friends and board members from IBC-New England met with Gov. Healey early this month for the proclamation of the second IBC ... Read more.
The Dorchester Historical Society and the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail will present a special Zoom program on Sun., Nov. 17, at 2 p.m. on “The Trail of Women’s History: From Meeting House Hill to Lower ... Read more.
A state-run commission charged with planning major fixes to the Morrissey Boulevard corridor is facing increased criticism this week from a key constituency that wants the Healey administration and other state leaders to ... Read more.
The Boston International Newcomer’s Academy (BINcA) boys’ soccer team has been on a tear this season with the team following up last year’s breakout Final Four appearance by streaking into the Massachusetts ... Read more.
The Boston Police Department reports arresting one of two men they say ran from officers investigating a report of men with guns behind the Joseph Lee K-8 School on ... Read more.
The state's top elections official anticipates record voter turnout in Massachusetts this November, exceeding the almost 3.7 million voters who went to the polls in 2020.
"We have 1.7 [million] almost having ... Read more.
The Boston Licensing Board on Thursday approved a proposed Papa John's at 1501 Dorchester Ave. in Fields Corner after the franchisee agreed to add salads, and possibly other healthy offerings to its menu - and to require ... Read more.
Construction has begun on a 91-unit affordable family housing project on Columbia Road in Uphams Corner, according to Affordable Housing and Services Collaborative, Inc. (AHSC), which purchased the site recently.
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Beginning in 1943, the US War Department published a series of pamphlets for US Army personnel in the European theater of World War II. Titled “Army Talks,” the series was designed “to help [the personnel] become better- ... Read more.
There is reason for excitement for customers of the Fields Corner library, as a brand-new branch should be in place in about two years. But last Saturday (Oct. 19), community members gathered to say ‘goodbye’ to the 1969 ... Read more.
Researchers say they are close to a medical breakthrough for those with severe cases of multiple sclerosis, thanks to a two-year study that focused on residents at The Boston Home (TBH) on Dorchester Avenue.
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The developers of the proposed Neponset Wharf project in Port Norfolk filed a second Chapter 11 bankruptcy in federal court last Thursday (Oct. 24) just hours before a public auction was to commence on the site.
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The former Expressway Toyota dealership at the corner of Morrissey Boulevard and Freeport Street was sold this month for $21.5 million to an LLC controlled by owners of a long-time car dealership company based in Rhode ... Read more.
City transportation leaders this month unveiled preliminary plans for a re-design of Mt. Vernon Street on Columbia Point that would include trimming vehicle lanes, adding two bus lanes and two bike lanes to accommodate ... Read more.
Last week, Mayor Wu and four major business groups struck a compromise that would increase property taxes for both residential and commercial owners in Boston and avoid a significant increase only for homeowners.
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A forum held in Roxbury’s Nubian Square last week took a look at the role of Black male voters in the presidential election and whether or not that constituency might break in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris.
... Read more.Before Massachusetts created the MCAS graduation requirement as part of its Education Reform Act of 1993, Latino students faced disproportionately lower graduation rates, college admissions, and pathways to careers with ... Read more.
A plan to temporarily shift more of Boston's property tax burden onto commercial owners is headed back to Beacon Hill after the City Council approved a revised version with a lone objection.
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More than 350 guests gathered at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Dorchester last Friday afternoon for the 14th Boston Irish Honors luncheon, an event organized by The Reporter’s affiliated ... Read more.
Before Massachusetts created the MCAS graduation requirement as part of its Education Reform Act of 1993, Latino students faced disproportionately lower graduation rates, college admissions, and pathways to careers with ... Read more.
Slurs, taunts, racist jokes, and sexually charged insults. They were all on full blast in New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday during what was billed as the climactic Trump-Vance rally held in this campaign. ... Read more.
Using the Dorchester gas tank as a focal point, a father-daughter design team has come out with new hoodies and hats for young people and adults.
Jay Branch and his daughter, Londyn, 9, worked together on the ... Read more.
The family that owns Down Home Delivery & Catering at 2 Bowdoin St. in Four Corners has filed plans to replace their building with a seven-story apartment ... Read more.
As rush-hour traffic piled up at the always busy Adams Village intersection last Wednesday afternoon, restaurant owners and their employees took to the street corners to urge motorists to vote against ballot question No. ... Read more.
