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The St. Brendan’s Church and School community held a well-attended $10K raffle fundraiser in Florian Hall last Friday night (March 8) – with entertainment and plenty of socializing to accompany the big raffle. Beyond just having a good time, the event was... Read more
The Zoning Board of Appeal on Tuesday approved a developer's plans to rehab the former St. Matthew convent at 43-45 Stanton St. in Dorchester and add a four-story addition in its rear to create 14 condos. Two of the units in the new structure, proposed by... Read more
Rendering of front and rear of proposed Dorset Street condo building
The Zoning Board of Appeal on Tuesday rejected plans to replace a one-family house with a six-unit condo building and to create a rear parking lot for that and an existing three-family home on Dorset Street in large part because the proposed eight-space... Read more
Attorney General Andrea Campbell said on Monday that her office intends to “hold folks accountable” for the financial crisis at Steward Health Care that threatens the stability of the state’s public health system. The Mattapan Democrat, who lives just... Read more
A proposal by St. Mary’s Center for Women and Children to expand their footprint on Jones Hill and offer new housing for low-income families won approval from the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) on Thursday. The project will include... Read more
About 30 people attended meeting held at UMass Boston Members of the state-run Morrissey Boulevard Commission discussed climate resiliency options for the boulevard’s re-design during its second public meeting on Tuesday evening at UMass Boston. The... Read more
Rendering of proposed 164 Savin Hill Ave.
The Zoning Board of Appeal on Tuesday approved plans by Pauline and Tony King of 164 Savin Hill Ave. in Dorchester to enlarge their single-family home into a three-condo building. Pauline King and her son's plans call for adding a three-story addition to... Read more
The housing market pendulum that swung low in Boston’s poorest neighborhoods during the Great Recession has swung back and held steady, with a new wave of investors chasing profits and capitalizing on a tight regional supply, according to a new report by... Read more
New street sign on Woodrow Ave. honors his legacy Of all places, a military posting on the outskirts of London during the late 1950s was where the late Bishop Hurshel Langham found his calling to preach the gospel and live out a life in the ministry. That... Read more
Amidst an atmosphere pulsating with festive enthusiasm and camaraderie, Dorchester’s Pope John Paul Park II came alive last Saturday as hundreds of runners converged at the edge of the Neponset River for the Dorchester Running Club’s annual Halfway to Dot... Read more

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