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Blue Hill Ave. overhaul gets fresh design pitch ahead of community meetings

September 4, 2026

Defeated at polls, Latoya Gayle says goal to make Collins ‘work’ was achieved

September 3, 2026

Collins says voters wanted an independent senator willing to ‘finish the marathon’

September 3, 2026

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Blue Hill Ave. overhaul gets fresh design pitch ahead of community meetings

September 4, 2026

New plan keeps center-running buses, shifts bike lanes to west side of road, creates new parking and mainly keeps two lanes of traffic each direction.

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Neighbors review proposal for a 20-unit condo complex on Dot Ave. near Ashmont

September 3, 2026

A developer plans to build a 4-and-a-half-story, 20-unit condo complex at 2062 Dorchester Ave. The building would replace a currently unoccupied two-family home.

Collins says voters wanted an independent senator willing to ‘finish the marathon’

September 3, 2026

Reflecting on his 10-point primary win over first-time candidate Latoya Gayle on Tuesday, state Sen. Nick Collins says his success with voters in the First Suffolk District was powered by his long-standing work on multiple fronts his strong working relationships with colleagues in government.

Neighbors review proposal for a 20-unit condo complex on Dot Ave. near Ashmont

September 3, 2026

A developer plans to build a 4-and-a-half-story, 20-unit condo complex at 2062 Dorchester Ave. The building would replace a currently unoccupied two-family home.

‘The worst’ or ‘a teddy bear’ providing ‘neighborhood glue’; Two views on future of Mattapan trolley line

January 8, 2026

To try to get a sense of what trolley riders actually think, The Reporter rode the rails and spoke with passengers, whose views ranged from sharp criticism of the World War II-era vehicles to deep affection for them as symbols of two iconic sections of Boston — Dorchester and Mattapan— and Milton, the suburb next door.

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BPS sees more enrollment loss, ‘budget challenges’ ahead

January 8, 2026

Boston’s schools superintendent, bracing for a continued decline in enrollment in the new year, warned the School Committee last month that the further loss in student numbers will impact the district’s budget as well.

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Boston’s DC reps speak in sync on Venezuela

January 8, 2026

What do the four elected leaders who represent Boston’s neighborhoods in Washington have to say about what went down in Venezuela — and in New York City— over the last several days?

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Sources say Barros in line for top convention center post

January 7, 2026

The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority plans to tap businessman and former public official John Barros to lead the agency after significant turmoil and turnover of its leadership in recent years, according to sources familiar with the choice.

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Blue Hill Avenue chicken place seeks longer hours, but nearby residents complain about noise, triple parking and trash

January 7, 2026

The Boston Licensing Board could decide Thursday whether to let Equis Pica Pollo, Blue Hill Avenue at Columbia Road in Dorchester, stay open until 1 a.m. or whether to defer any action until after the New York-based chain meets with a local community group, Project RIGHT.

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School Committee welcomes two new members, selects leaders

January 7, 2026

The Boston School Committee met via Zoom on Monday evening (Jan. 5) for its annual organizational meeting where it set a calendar and chose officers for the coming year.

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Defeated at polls, Latoya Gayle says goal to make Collins ‘work’ was achieved

“Massachusetts is famous for having uncontested races, and because of that, people really settle in because they think no one is watching,” Gayle told The Reporter.

September 3, 2026

Worrell wants Boston to examine tech solution to noise complaints

Lounge owner faces opposition in bid to move licenses to former Kay’s Oasis

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Vincent Crotty and his community team key their work on two local art projects

State’s Caribbean population put at 11 percent in new study

Worrell wants Boston to examine tech solution to noise complaints

Lounge owner faces opposition in bid to move licenses to former Kay’s Oasis

Tompkins Steps Aside

Sheriff Tompkins found not guilty in federal corruption case

Pear Square study shows promise for a Dorchester History Garden

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