




Allan and Joycelyn Edwards spoke to the celebrants at the event on Sept. 20.
Police say the armed suspect drove at officers and struck a cruiser while trying to flee a traffic stop last evening.

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.
Police say the armed suspect drove at officers and struck a cruiser while trying to flee a traffic stop last evening.

First Parish Dorchester held a vigil last Thursday (Feb. 19) in a show of solidarity with the people of Minneapolis/St. Paul.

Senator Ed Markey today announced a flurry of endorsements, including 12 of the 13 members of the Boston City Council, several state lawmakers from Boston, and the Boston Teachers Union in what his campaign characterized as “a sweeping and unified show of support from across Boston’s elected leadership.”

As another major winter storm bears down on the region, the city of Boston will institute a snow emergency and parking ban on Sunday (Feb. 22) starting at 2 p.m., according to Mayor Wu’s office.

The Dorchester author John Joseph Fahey offers a rich historical analysis of St. Peter’s Church in a second printing of his book, “St. Peter’s – a Church to be Treasured.”

Gov. Maura Healey is proposing a delay in accepting the Trump administration’s tax cuts until next year while a coalition of progressive activist groups and unions is calling on the Legislature to opt out of the cuts entirely.

Feb. 19, 2026 edition of the Dorchester Reporter.

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.
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