Oct. 16 book event explores Black family history, genealogy
September 28, 2026
American Ancestors will host a Boston book launch for genealogist André Kearns’s new book, Finding Cornerstone Stories: Uncovering Inspiration in Your Family’s History, on Friday, Oct. 16, from 5 to 6 p.m. at 97 Newbury St. in Boston.
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.
Police say the armed suspect drove at officers and struck a cruiser while trying to flee a traffic stop last evening.
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.
A proposal for a nail salon at former Cedar Grove Gardens site was roundly rejected during an abutters meeting last night.
About 200 people attended an event at the William Reed Auditorium on Talbot Avenue last Thursday to discuss plans for a large public works project for Blue Hill Avenue.
Leslie MacWeeney Dobbs, an artist, educator, and activist who led the group DotArt, died on March 24 at age 90.
Candelaria Norma Silva-Collins, a former Dorchester resident, author, and civic “connector,” died in North Carolina on March 24 of complications from cancer.. She was 71.
Boston’s Parks Department has reiterated its straightforward approach to combating excessive heat islands in the city: Plant more trees.
The MBTA says construction will start in early April on a new, sloped walkway at Milton Station along Adams Street, with work expected to continue through August.
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.
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