

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 Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston hosted their 13th annual Living the Dream Dinner on April 13 at the Seaport Hotel, bringing together supporters for an evening centered on the theme “Love in Action.”

Features of a $1.4 million renovation of Toohig Park, including a new basketball court, new playground equipment, an improved entrance, and new softball dugouts – among other upgrades.

Mayor Michelle Wu’s FY27 budget proposal is under scrutiny from city councillors and advocates who are posing tough questions about priorities and making pleas for more funding.

Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy honored Dorchester native Jim Brett and his wife, Pattie, at its annual spring fundraising event on April 9 at the school’s Columbia Road campus.

In this episode of DotLife, Erin Caldwell speaks with UMass Boston professors Georgia Mavrommati and Katherine Dafforn about what climate change means for the neighborhood today.

A long-stalled development proposal that was the center of controversy in Lower Mills about seven years ago has resurfaced in recent weeks with the project now slated for discussion at the Lower Mills Civic Association’s April 21 meeting.
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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