A man charged with murder in a fatal stabbing in Mattapan last weekend is one of more than 200 defendants who saw their criminal cases dismissed in October due to a lack of legal representation.
A proposal that will go before the Boston School Committee for discussion on Wednesday (Nov. 19) would result in the closure or reorganization of six city schools in 2027. Four Dorchester schools are impacted: the Lee Academy Pilot School (PreK-3) and the Community Academy of Health and Sciences High School (CASH 9-12) in Fields Corner would close under the plan, outlined to reporters on Monday afternoon by Mayor Wu and BPS Superintendent Mary Skipper.
A drop in the number of students enrolled in Boston Public Schools (BPS) this year is linked to a large decrease in the number of migrant and “newcomer” students, according to Supt. Mary Skipper, who briefed the Boston School Committee on the matter late last month.
As the massive eye of Hurricane Melissa churned toward Jamaica on Oct. 28, Robert Wint and Raymean Robinson could only sit and watch helplessly from Dorchester as the storm roared onto their home town of St. Elizabeth, a parish in the western part of the island.
Longtime Codman Square NDC leader Gail Latimore celebrated her retirement at a gala on Nov. 6 in Dona Habana Restaurant in the South End, where she was joined by scores of development professionals, elected officials, family, friends, and co-workers who sought to send her off in style.
A two-alarm fire on Train Street damaged a two-family house on Tuesday morning, Nov. 11, 2025.
The CVS on Dudley Street in Uphams Corner will close on Dec. 18, company officials confirmed today after an inquiry from The Reporter.
The operator of a convenience store at 533 Columbia Rd. in the heart of Uphams Corner rebutted stiff resistance from abutters last Wednesday night over his bid to add a package store liquor license to his grocery market.
A huge mug shot of Whitey Bulger is no longer the first thing customers see when they walk through the front door of Savin Bar + Kitchen.
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley made a visit to Bowdoin Street on Monday afternoon to highlight businesses impacted by the SNAP food benefit funding pause caused by the federal government shutdown.
A cross-section of Dorchester leaders and Boston Police officers of Cape Verdean descent will host a gala fundraiser at Venezia restaurant in Port Norfolk next weekend to raise funds for a non-profit that plans to build a multi-purpose sports court in Cabo Verde.
Bathed in the reds, yellows, and oranges of fall, the tree-lined paths of the newly restored Mattahunt Woods showcased a complete revival last Friday (Oct. 24) from forgotten dumping ground to a place of beauty and serenity.
The annual Neponset River Pumpkin Parade saw one of the largest crowds in years on Thurs., Oct. 23 in Pope John Paul II Park on the banks of the river. Candy was overflowing and hot apple cider plentiful as young
Neighbors on Woodhaven and Culbert streets in Mattapan are pressing for relief from city officials this week as a pair of construction projects are disrupting daily life on the side streets between Blue Hill Avenue and Cummins Highway.
A popular Jamaican restaurant in Dorchester’s Four Corners section has told abutters about its proposal to expand into a newly built space on Bowdoin Street with room for a full dining room and a nine-seat bar backed by a full liquor license.
