Residents from Dorchester and beyond gathered in Town Field on a gorgeous Friday (June 19) to celebrate the sixth annual Juneteenth federal holiday.
Dianne Wilkerson, a former state senator, points to an envisioned Orange Line extension going from Ruggles to Mattapan Square they would like to see instead of the proposed center-running bus lane along Blue Hill Avenue.
Seth Daniel photo
Host Charlie Titus, of the Titus Foundation, with Olympic champion hurdler Edwin Moses.
By George Lehman, Camille Bugayong and Ellen Dong
City public health officials announced a major milestone in the decrease of drug overdose deaths in 2025, as well as a decrease in new illicit drug users and the number of people congregating and openly using drugs on the Mass and Cass corridor.
Sarah Greenwood Middle School volleyball team leaders Jossie Diaz, Kaylen Velasquez, and Isa Flete are ‘furious’ with the constant delays in their volleyball season and the sudden postponement of their City Championship tourney last Saturday. Seth Daniel photo
World Cup soccer and Father’s Day fun will come together at a day-long free event at the former Dorchester Tire property on Dot Ave. in Savin Hill on Sun., June 21 from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m.
The home.stead café and bakery in Fields Corner will permanently close on June 20, according to a social media post by the owners.
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 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.
This year’s edition of the Dorchester Day Parade was no dumpster fire, but there was one along the route.
Dorchester native Mike Barbuto was recently inducted into the Yawkey League Hall of Fame as a player and an umpire.
