

Ties cost of living numbers to property taxes on annual basis.
Local activists and city officials gathered in Nubian Square on June 18 to celebrate the topping off of 75 Dudley Street, a new building that will provide 15 affordable condominiums.

The festival will begin on Sat., July 11, with the Meet Boston Parade of Sail, expected to draw millions of spectators along the waterfront.

Local activists and city officials gathered in Nubian Square on June 18 to celebrate the topping off of 75 Dudley Street, a new building that will provide 15 affordable condominiums.

The Ashmont-Adams neighborhood will kick off the season in a big way on Saturday, Nov. 29, with a pair of longtime traditions: the 10th Annual Ashmont Holiday Market and the 30th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony.

The New Balance Foundation has pledged $2 million to Dorchester’s Sportsmen’s Tennis & Enrichment Center (STEC), the nation’s first nonprofit indoor tennis club built by and for the African American community.

State officials estimate that Massachusetts will lose as much as $4.1 billion going forward due to losses of federal funding and changes to federal tax laws. If past budget crises are any indication, that cut of more than 5 percent of the $60 billion state budget will likely lead to trims to human services, education and other areas that Massachusetts residents depend on.

It’s Thanksgiving week in the neighborhood. OFDers are streaming back for a taste of home cooking, maybe a pre-meal walk with the cousins, and a pint at the old (or new) pub. For these ex-pats, there’ll surely be a shock to the system as they round the corner to encounter a new block of condos or a shut-down pharmacy.

Activate Games, a Canadian company, marked the grand opening of its first New England location – it has 38 locations in the United States and more than 20 worldwide – three weeks ago with free admission for its first weekend in operation. Madyline Swearing reports.

Urban Farming Institute deploys 650 turkey baskets for the holiday

Longtime Boston Police Officer Eddy Chrispin retired on Tuesday and was hailed as a courageous leader and mentor to other officers.
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