

The Boston Licensing Board on Thursday approved plans by Frank Delaney and Teresa Murphy to replace the short-lived Scobie’s, 782 Adams St. in Dorchester, with the Session House, which will feature Irish pub grub accompanied by Irish seisiún music – much of it by local musicians.
Funding is tight in Boston’s public schools (BPS), with budget cuts forcing layoffs for more than 500 teachers as rising costs, flat revenues, and the loss of federal funding has put a hole in the city’s budget.

Boston residents who use the curbside food waste pickup program learned this week that the program will move from a weekly to a bi-weekly schedule starting on Oct. 5., meaning that those who participate in the “green bin” program will have to hold their food waste for two weeks between collections.

Funding is tight in Boston’s public schools (BPS), with budget cuts forcing layoffs for more than 500 teachers as rising costs, flat revenues, and the loss of federal funding has put a hole in the city’s budget.

Boston Police say a man was fatally stabbed early Monday morning near Franklin Field in Dorchester.

Dorchester and Mattapan finally got to face off against one another last Saturday during the 13th annual Crew Love basketball tournament at Harambee Park in Franklin Field.

Boston Police officials and organizers of this Sunday’s Dominican Festival in Franklin Park briefed the media on Thursday about precautions they are taking before the large-scale event.

A security guard’s request that a large group of people outside Little Haiti International Cuisine on Hyde Park Avenue leave because it was too late for them to get in ended in a mass shooting that left five people shot, one fatally.

Session House will put a strong emphasis on live music, including traditional Irish music as well as contemporary performers.

A developer wants to build a 16-unit condo project on a 22,670-square-foot site next to Garvey Playground in Neponset, according to documents filed with the city’s Planning Department last week.
Police say the armed suspect drove at officers and struck a cruiser while trying to flee a traffic stop last evening.
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