

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 Reporter’s co-founder and publisher emeritus Ed Forry was honored this year with the Dorchester Day Parade Committee’s Legacy Award.

The 120th installment of the Dorchester Day Parade kicked off around 1:20 p.m. on Sunday with more than 90 entries and an all-encompassing community vibe that brought the neighborhood together from Lower Mills to Columbia Road.

A vote on an the city of Boston’s FY27 budget has been snared in debate over cuts, spending priorities, and controversy about a potential conflict for a key councillor.

The event, hosted in partnership with the US Haitian Chamber of Commerce and the National Haitian American Elected Officials Network, will begin at 6 p.m.

This year’s edition of the Dorchester Day Parade was no dumpster fire, but there was one along the route.

Blessed with beautiful weather and great vibes from start to finish, this year’s festival filled porches, yards, and streets with live performances and enthusiastic crowds.
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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