

“Massachusetts is famous for having uncontested races, and because of that, people really settle in because they think no one is watching,” Gayle told The Reporter.
The highly regarded portrait and landscape artist Vincent Crotty has shared his talents with the Dorchester community since settling down in the neighborhood in the 1990s, and this summer has been no exception.

A developer plans to build a 4-and-a-half-story, 20-unit condo complex at 2062 Dorchester Ave. The building would replace a currently unoccupied two-family home.

The highly regarded portrait and landscape artist Vincent Crotty has shared his talents with the Dorchester community since settling down in the neighborhood in the 1990s, and this summer has been no exception.

Neighborhood House Charter School educators have reached a preliminary agreement with the administration on their first union contract.

Pippin, a 3-year-old pure-bred boxer, is the most recent, and arguably the cutest, addition to the Codman Academy charter school’s staff roster.

A New Jersey company hopes to build a 145,000 sq. ft. self-storage facility in an industrial park near Fields Corner in Dorchester.

Residents’ reaction to two redevelopment plans in Mattapan diverged sharply between criticism and optimism Tuesday night as developers of the 1576 Blue Hill Avenue project and the former Carney Hospital site presented plans to the Greater Mattapan Neighborhood Council (GMNC) over Zoom to just under 50 attendees.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Feb. 17 at age 84, led a life that was hardly limited to a church’s pulpit and his influence was profound in Boston, according to local clergy.

More than 100 community members gathered last Thursday night (Feb. 27) for a “listening session” with state officials about potential uses for the soon-to-be-vacant Lemuel Shattuck Hospital property next to Franklin Park.

Reflecting on his 10-point primary win over first-time candidate Latoya Gayle on Tuesday, state Sen. Nick Collins says his success with voters in the First Suffolk District was powered by his long-standing work on multiple fronts his strong working relationships with colleagues in government.
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