A public works project that started last week on a grid of side streets in a section of Dorchester off Blue Hill Avenue offers a window into what city Streets Team officials say is a new, clustered approach to rolling out improvements to sidewalks and other safety measures citywide.
Charlestown High School will close in 2028, while Dorchester’s Boston International Newcomers Academy will move from its current home on Maxwell Street to the former Grover Cleveland building in Fields Corner.
Fields Corner-based VietAID held its 32nd annual fundraiser gala at Venezia on Friday night, Oct. 30, with a sold-out crowd hearing the organization’s focus on enhanced programming, a pre-school, and an ambitious affordable housing development arm.
“This is a huge day for Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center, our neighbors, the patients, and our staff – all of whom deserve this new facility,” said health center CEO Charley Murphy.
Super heavyweight boxer Gilbert ‘Tonka’ Kabamba won three straight matches in Mexico last week to propel him to the gold medal at the Pan American Championships.
The 8th annual Deatrich Wise Block Party hosted by the Mattapan Teen Center (MTC) drew a crowd to Hazelton Street last Saturday afternoon (Oct. 24).
There are 71,502 street lights across the city of Boston. Keeping them in good working order— or replacing them when they burn out— is one of those basic services that keep workers busy year-round.
Kathleen Joyce, who has led the city’s Licensing Board for last eight years, will step aside. Ava Callender Concepcion (shown) will take charge as board chairperson in November.
Autumn’s foliage brush is painting a spectacular show this week in the neighborhood, particularly in the grounds of Cedar Grove Cemetery and the nearby Neponset Greenway, which are awash in brilliant shades of red, orange, and gold.
The Dorchester-based organization Tree Boston (formerly Speak for the Trees) held its second gala at Southline on Morrissey Boulevard on Wed., Oct. 7, to raise awareness of its goals and funds for its youth programs.
The Cedar Grove Civic Association awarded 29 local students $250 scholarships each at its annual student scholarship event during its monthly meeting last Wednesday (Oct. 14) in Father Lane Hall at St. Brendan’s Church.
A virtual meeting to discuss the proposed $850 million redevelopment of the former Carney Hospital campus drew about 120 participants on Monday evening as the developers revealed new renderings and more specifics about their plans, which are currently being reviewed by city of Boston planners.
A dispute between the owners and developers of the high-density 35-75 Morrissey Blvd. redevelopment project has led to a lawsuit in which one of the parties is alleging “fraudulent and deceptive” behavior by the other.
The new building would on what is a 27,000 sq. ft. lot would replace an existing single-family home situated on it now.
Adams Village merchants came together on Saturday afternoon to host the 2nd annual Fall Fest – a bigger and better version of last year’s inaugural effort.
