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Plan to build two apartment towers on Morrissey Blvd. filed with city

The proponents behind two residential towers that would rise as high as 17 stories above Morrissey Boulevard filed their initial plans with the city of Boston today, beginning what will likely be a lengthy review process for project that would bring... Read more

One man dead after Wednesday evening shooting on Juliette Street

A young man was shot and later died at a Boston hospital on Wednesday night after a shooting incident unfolded on Juliette St. near Ronan Park. Boston Police say they were alerted to the gunfire by the Shot Spotter system around 7:14 p.m. An outdoor... Read more

‘I don’t have the luxury of being cynical’: Pressley reflects on a year gone by, and the challenges ahead

In 2018, Ayanna Pressley was elected to Congress as the representative from the 7th Congressional district —which includes large parts of Dorchester and Mattapan. Last week, after hosting a town hall in Roxbury that focused on participation in the 2020... Read more

Planners discuss Town Field playground rehab with neighbors

A sparse gathering was on hand last Thursday at the VietAID Community Center on Charles Street as the city’s Parks and Recreation Department held the first of of three community meetings aimed at gathering feedback for the upcoming renovation of the... Read more

Committee closes in on UMass Boston Chancellor finalists

After interviewing 11 candidates, members of the UMass Boston Chancellor Search Committee plan to meet next week and could then select finalists for the post. Identities of candidates become public at the finalist stage, and the committee said in a... Read more

Jim Clark, civic leader in Mattapan, dies at 78

James Clinton Clark, who spent his life helping black men and women get good paying jobs in trades and with the MBTA, and also helped transform vacant land at the old Boston State Hospital into hundreds of new housing units, died last week at age 78.... Read more

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‘Black Histories, Black Futures’: How four teen interns at the MFA came to appreciate the value of art

On Monday, Martin Luther King Day, Jr., the Museum of Fine Arts unveiled “Black Histories, Black Futures,” an exhibition curated by four local teens from Dorchester and Mattapan that came about through a new partnership with local youth empowerment... Read more

Fields Corner Food Basket to close; new player on deck

America’s Food Basket supermarket on Geneva Avenue will close this month and will be replaced by a new supermarket operator with deep roots in Dorchester. The Slawsby family, which operates four Save-A-Lot supermarkets in Greater Boston, plans to renovate... Read more

Dorchester's Firehouses: Six biographies covering 150 years

Last week, several fire stations in Dorchester held celebrations marking 150 years of service in the neighborhood. When Dorchester was annexed into the city of Boston in 1870, the six fire companies and two ladder companies in the Dorchester Fire... Read more

UMass seeks private developer for Calf Pasture Pumping Station, adjacent parcels on Columbia Point

The University of Massachusetts Building Authority today issued a Request for Information (RFI) to seek a private developer for the historic Calf Pasture Pumping Station and an adjacent site on Columbia Point. The ten-acres are the latest section of the... Read more

Exhibition at DAP brings ‘Why the Wild Things Are’ to life in a gallery setting

Last Saturday, a week before the opening of their new multimedia exhibit “Into the Wiild,” Cliff Notez and Nick Martin stood in Dorchester Art Project’s blank white gallery space and tried to visualize the ways they would transform it into a jungle. “... Read more

'This guy from Dorchester' homed in on justice in his lifelong ministry

Rev. John Doyle dies at 93 The oldest of the six children of Donald Joseph and Mary Catherine (MacDonald) Doyle, he was born and raised in Dorchester in the midst of a loving family and enjoyed being part of St. Mark’s Parish where he attended its... Read more

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Resident, cat rescued from fire on Seaver Street	BPDA manager gets 40 months for taking a bribe on a zoning matter
Rat influx roils the Polish Triangle	Land Court orders mediation for River St. property dispute
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St. Fleur: Work on MLK memorial to start this summer	Harvest Street homeowner loses zoning bid to add attic dormers
Expansion seen making D Street ‘center of gravity’ at Convention complex	Community Comment: How to tackle the urgent task of reducing carbon pollution
On deck in Savin Hill: The Daily Market	Two Dot artists win ‘Creative City’ grants

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Plan to build two apartment towers on Morrissey Blvd. filed with city

One man dead after Wednesday evening shooting on Juliette Street

‘I don’t have the luxury of being cynical’: Pressley reflects on a year gone by, and the challenges ahead

Planners discuss Town Field playground rehab with neighbors

Committee closes in on UMass Boston Chancellor finalists

Jim Clark, civic leader in Mattapan, dies at 78

Featured Stories

‘Black Histories, Black Futures’: How four teen interns at the MFA came to appreciate the value of art

Fields Corner Food Basket to close; new player on deck

Dorchester's Firehouses: Six biographies covering 150 years

UMass seeks private developer for Calf Pasture Pumping Station, adjacent parcels on Columbia Point

Exhibition at DAP brings ‘Why the Wild Things Are’ to life in a gallery setting

'This guy from Dorchester' homed in on justice in his lifelong ministry

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