

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.

Mattapan pastor Rev. Nicolas Homicil calls it “devestating news.” The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) dealt a decisive blow to Temporary Protected Status for tens of the thousands of Haitians living in Massachusetts. Seth Daniel photo

Fontbonne, The Early College of Boston celebrated the achievements of its Class of 2026 at the school’s 69th Commencement ceremony on May 21.

Overall, the class of 54 students received over $26 million in scholarships.

Lamenting an “inactive” Legislature and speaking to an increase in ballot questions this election cycle, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said Wednesday that “we can’t have our own state Legislature also add to the headwinds” that she said are already being whipped up by the federal government.

With a final GPA of 4.25, Shietamar Fleurimon has challenged herself with a rigorous course load that includes honors, dual enrollment classes, and eight Advanced Placement (AP) classes

Jose Castillo-Lara is part of the third graduating class from Edward Brooke Charter High School on American Legion Highway. He is US-born with roots in the Dominican Republic, and a first generation American student from Dorchester.
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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