

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.

Dorchester’s Franklin Park Zoo is marking April school vacation week with a slate of family-friendly programs tied to Ape Awareness Month.

The measure — if successful — would extend TPS protections for Haitians through April 2029.

Visitors can take advantage of free admission throughout the week by using the buzzword “SPACE” at the door or as a code when reserving tickets online.

Marshall, a graduate of Boston College, will succeed Commissioner Paul Burke, whom Wu thanked for “strong and steady leadership” over nearly four years.

Mormon semi-truck donation helps stock
Brett Pantry in Dorchester.

A 3-year, $21 million state highway project to repair a key stretch of the I-93 expressway near Columbia-Savin Hill that is scheduled to start soon will be disruptive at times.
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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