The Dever and the Batson schools should be a singular educational ecosystem, writes Cheryl Buckman.
A partnership between Boston Public Schools and support organizations that helps families avoid homelessness has seen its funding cut.
The 24th annual Haitian American United (HAU) Unity Parade kicks off this Sunday (May 17) at 1 p.m. from Mattapan Square with a march up the inbound side of Blue Hill Avenue to Harambee Park in Franklin Field.
Project DEEP celebrated three decades of empowering and tutoring Dorchester’s kids and teens during its 30th annual awards ceremony held last Friday (May 8) at Florian Hall.
The Rebuilding Together Boston organization, now 35 years in service, met up with its long-time partner, Grand Circle Travel Corp., on Sat., May 2, to spend a day of hard volunteer service in Dorchester.
A development team has floated a plan to build 12 single-family homes at the former Full Life Gospel Center property at 183-185 Norfolk St. in Dorchester.
The state Senate last Thursday voted 37-3 to pass its version of the PROTECT Act — a bill aimed at limiting federal immigration agents’ deportation activities in Massachusetts communities.
Like any great recipe that becomes better through trial and error, Sweet Teez Bakery in the Dot Block building on Dorchester Avenue has overcome many trials and challenges but is finally ready to open next month.
Thomas Rosa of Chelsea, who was only officially absolved in March of the 1985 murder of Gwendolyn Taylor on Monday sued the state for the 34 years he spent in prison for her murder. In his suit, filed in Suffolk Superior
The fifth annual music festival, organized by Greater Ashmont Main Street, runs from 1 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 6.
Shuttle buses will replace train service on the Red Line between Broadway and Ashmont later this week.
Federal prosecutors unsealed gun and drug trafficking charges last week against individuals they said are members and associates of a Dorchester-based gang that was the target of an undercover operation that resulted in a May 7 raid at a Columbia Point apartment.
The walk began and ended at Town Field in Fields Corner under the theme “30 Years Strong.”
The Boston Police Department reports a man was shot at 28 Woolson St. between Wildwood and Leston streets in Mattapan shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Saturday.
The Chester, a new tavern at 1121 Dorchester Ave. near Savin Hill, will open in the coming days, offering an exciting new dining and gathering option in the neighborhood. Cassidy McNeeley reports