Irish pub that plans live music approved in Adams Village
September 24, 2026
It’s the beginning of a new school year, and I’m thinking back to the summer of 2017. I had walked into a brand new school, grade, and community. Upon entering my classroom, I was handed three texts and told, “These are the books we read, just connect them to the standards. You gotta sink or swim.”
John McColgan says a hotel project on East Cottage Street, “apart from physical harm to the neighborhood, will also yield ruinous loss to Dorchester’s long, complex history.”
Fields Corner native Julio Salada, who regularly visits Ukraine to provide humanitarian relief, shares his thoughts on what the people of that war-torn country are experiencing.
John McColgan says a hotel project on East Cottage Street, “apart from physical harm to the neighborhood, will also yield ruinous loss to Dorchester’s long, complex history.”
This week’s pathetic assault on the First Amendment and press freedoms suggests that this president and his aides know that a reckoning is coming in November.
Fields Corner native Julio Salada, who regularly visits Ukraine to provide humanitarian relief, shares his thoughts on what the people of that war-torn country are experiencing.
John McColgan says a hotel project on East Cottage Street, “apart from physical harm to the neighborhood, will also yield ruinous loss to Dorchester’s long, complex history.”
Blue Hill Avenue needs investment. But improvements must center residents and their quality-of-life during construction, says Mattapan’s Chad Fletcher.
Fifty years ago, as a young student at UMass Boston, I enrolled in Professor Connie Veenendaal’s course on American poetry. I had no talent for poetry but thoroughly enjoyed and remember how she guided us through an exploration of American poetry and encouraged us to pursue our own poetics.
Running a small business means making every dollar count, especially when it comes to marketing. That’s why I am paying close attention to the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act now being considered on Beacon Hill.
There is no question that consumer privacy matters. Businesses have a responsibility to safeguard customer information, and I believe most small business owners support reasonable privacy protections that give consumers transparency and meaningful control over their personal data.
This week’s pathetic assault on the First Amendment and press freedoms suggests that this president and his aides know that a reckoning is coming in November.
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