

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.

Amputation of a leg from childhood cancer at age 6 didn’t stop Edgar Santana Castro from playing tackle and guard on his high school football team.

“Thanks Barney. We will miss you in so many ways.”- Lew Finfer

Whether it’s Pippin patrolling the halls at Codman Academy, Luna licking up a pup cup at Espresso East, or Bailey among the books at the Adams Street Branch of the Boston Public Library, dogs seem to be just about everywhere these days in Dorchester.

City officials are urging local shops, restaurants and bars to sign up for a guide meant to steer soccer fans into Boston’s neighborhoods.

The work included testing and commissioning for the Red Line’s new digital signal system, track and tamping improvements between Savin Hill and Fields Corner.

Researchers say immigrants have become increasingly crucial to Massachusetts’ economy as the state faces one of the nation’s lowest native-born birth rates and continued domestic outmigration
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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