

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.

On May 27, more than 400 people gathered at The Copley Fairmont Hotel for the annual Catholic Charities Spring Celebration.

Among Washington’s Continental Army soldiers were two Dorchester brothers — Isaac and James Davenport.

Savin Hill Beach made a remarkable comeback in 2025 on the annual Water Quality Report Card, rebounding from a low of 68 percent in 2024 to a perfect 100 percent water quality rating in 2025.

US Rep. Stephen F. Lynch addressed the Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association on Monday evening at the McLaughlin Teen Center on Dorchester Avenue. Gage Vieno photo

The Zoning Board of Appeal on Tuesday approved plans to build a three-decker on a vacant lot at 102 Nightingale St. near Talbot Avenue.

Dorchester watch party features Cabo Verde vs. Spain in the heart of the Fields Corner community.
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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