Members of the Boston Carmen’s Union Local 589 – which represents thousands of train drivers, bus drivers, and other front line public transit staff – offer full applause for a new law, which makes assault or battery on a public transit worker a felony punishable by imprisonment for at least 90 days or a fine of at least $500.
A reinvigorated Polish Fest took over Boston Street in Dorchester’s Polish Triangle on Sun., May 31, with buraczki (Polish beet salad), kielbasa, pierogis, draft beer, and incredible traditional dance performances.
The number of vacant storefronts in Codman Square has reached a critical mass over the past year and community members, developers, and merchants gathered to address the issue head-on during a June 3 meeting in the Great Hall.
The Reporter’s co-founder and publisher emeritus Ed Forry was honored this year with the Dorchester Day Parade Committee’s Legacy Award.
The Kriolu language is growing in popularity thanks to this year’s World Cup soccer team. But we still have to do the work to preserve the language and culture, writes Djova Tavares.
The 120th installment of the Dorchester Day Parade kicked off around 1:20 p.m. on Sunday with more than 90 entries and an all-encompassing community vibe that brought the neighborhood together from Lower Mills to Columbia Road.
A vote on an the city of Boston’s FY27 budget has been snared in debate over cuts, spending priorities, and controversy about a potential conflict for a key councillor.
The event, hosted in partnership with the US Haitian Chamber of Commerce and the National Haitian American Elected Officials Network, will begin at 6 p.m.
This year’s edition of the Dorchester Day Parade was no dumpster fire, but there was one along the route.
Blessed with beautiful weather and great vibes from start to finish, this year’s festival filled porches, yards, and streets with live performances and enthusiastic crowds.
Elisa M. Speranza will appear at the Adams Street Branch Library in Dorchester on Wed., June 10 at 6 p.m. as part of a book tour for her new novel, “Triage.”
Boston Police are investigating a late-night stabbing incident near Ashmont MBTA station that has a man fighting for his life this week.
Marchers step off from the corner of Richmond Street and Dorchester Avenue at 1 p.m. and follow a 3.2- mile route up Dot Ave to Columbia Road.
The winners of the Dot Day Essay contest have their say.
Gage Vieno, a 21-year-old Dorchester resident and journalism student at the University of Mississippi, was named as the inaugural recipient of the Thomas F. Mulvoy Jr. Scholarship.
