

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.

Scott Urban was named District 6 Athletic Director of the Year by the Massachusetts Secondary Schools Athletic Directors Association.

The foundation recently announced $35 million in grants to 150 Massachusetts nonprofits through its annual grant program.

The event was held in the Second Church in Dorchester in early June and featured DJ Jose Andrade, vendors, food and socializing to celebrate the showcasing of the Cape Verdean culture via soccer.

The Greater Four Corners Action Coalition (GFCAC) opened its annual Four Corners weekend last Friday (July 10) with a theme of “New Beginnings.”

A 20-year-old Jamaica Plain man was arrested Wednesday night after police say he opened fire on Boston police officers during a foot pursuit in Dorchester.
The haze of smoke drifting over Massachusetts from Canadian wildfires has obscured the summer sun and caused state officials on Wednesday to issue a statewide air quality alert.
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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