




Polls across Boston will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.
The Church of the Holy Spirit in Mattapan will commemorate its founding 140 years ago on Sun., Sept. 20, with a special service at 10:30 a.m.

Vendors, jump shots, and a safe community gathering unfolded for the 17th year on Sat., Aug. 15, at the Save R Streets – Silence the Violence Summer Classic at Malcolm X Park in Roxbury.

The Church of the Holy Spirit in Mattapan will commemorate its founding 140 years ago on Sun., Sept. 20, with a special service at 10:30 a.m.

Little Ni’ora Knight, who took the world by storm with her viral picture in The Reporter last year during her first Kiddie’s Carnival, returned for a second year. Seth Daniel photo

Plans for a 30-seat eatery, with take-out— called Tori Japan— were discussed last Monday evening (Aug. 24) during a virtual meeting with abutters organized by city officials.

Boston began casting ballots last weekend in the Sept. 1 state primary, with early voting opening on Saturday at locations across the city, including sites in Dorchester and Mattapan.

A police pursuit of a suspect vehicle ended in Lower Mills with one arrest on Thursday afternoon.

With her field office a block away, state Sen. Liz Miranda convened a group of neighbors, elected officials, and city and state workers in Grove Hall last Wednesday to identify and work toward solving a range of quality of life issues, including disruptive loitering and unkempt vacant lots.

Leaders in Codman Square are gathering support this month for a Letter of Interest (LOI) that would start the process of the neighborhood becoming a state-designated cultural district.

The Boston Licensing Board on Thursday approved Hung Nguyen’s plans to open Tach Coffee at 1411 Dorchester Ave. at Greenwich Street in Fields Corner.
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