Irish pub that plans live music approved in Adams Village
September 24, 2026
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.
Darrin Howell, a long-time labor leader, is journeying through the pardon process for a conviction he had 23 years ago that continues to affect his life.
The meeting, scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m., will include a presentation by the development team followed by questions and comments from the public.
Members of the West of Washington (WOW) neighborhood association gathered with city officials last Saturday (Sept. 19) to break ground on a new public park, marking the culmination of a community-led effort that began a decade ago.
Joan Elaine Tighe died peacefully on Sunday, August 9th, 2026 at Hebrew Rehabilitation Center in Roslindale, MA. Joan was born in New York City to the late Charles Tighe and Natalie (Newbery) Tighe. Joan attended Convent of the Sacred Heart, a private all-girls school in Manhattan, attained a bachelor’s degree at Wheaton College in Norton, MA, and two masters degrees, one in Theology and Social Change at Goddard Cambridge Graduate School and the other at Boston University School of Social Work. She was a member and leader at Church of the Covenant in Boston since 1973. After college, Joan lived in Boston’s South End before moving to her home in Dorchester.
The Zoning Board of Appeal on Tuesday approved a three-story, ten-unit rear addition to an existing Second Empire-style building at 24 Mt. Everett St. in Dorchester with 16 parking spaces that neighbors railed against when it was first proposed as a four-story, 16-unit addition with no parking a couple years ago.
Dorchester native Arlene Baldwin hosted an event last Saturday (Sept. 19) at City Hall where Black women talked about their experiences with alopecia, hair loss, and wigs.
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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