

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.

The home.stead café and bakery in Fields Corner will permanently close on June 20, according to a social media post by the owners.

The contest for First Suffolk Senate got more interesting last week when Mayor Wu back a challenger to Sen. Nick Collins

A “fair” held at the Vine Street Community Center invited residents to test chairs, tables, and other furnishings that are expected to be incorporated into the rebuilt White Stadium.

Members of the Boston Carmen’s Union Local 589 – which represents thousands of train drivers, bus drivers, and other front line public transit staff – offer full applause for a new law, which makes assault or battery on a public transit worker a felony punishable by imprisonment for at least 90 days or a fine of at least $500.

A reinvigorated Polish Fest took over Boston Street in Dorchester’s Polish Triangle on Sun., May 31, with buraczki (Polish beet salad), kielbasa, pierogis, draft beer, and incredible traditional dance performances.

The number of vacant storefronts in Codman Square has reached a critical mass over the past year and community members, developers, and merchants gathered to address the issue head-on during a June 3 meeting in the Great Hall.
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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