News https://www.dotnews.com/news/article-2080599/Popes-New-Year-speech-Pontiff-attack-moral-vacuum.htm...www.dotnews.com/news/article-2080599/chang-diaz.html en State seeks to seize Mattapan landmark Simco's over nonpayment of taxes https://www.dotnews.com/2024/state-seeks-seize-simcos-over-nonpayment-taxes <div class="field field-name-field-photo-large field-type-image field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><figure class="clearfix field-item even"><img class="image-style-none" src="https://www.dotnews.com/files/photos/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-15%20at%208.05.17%20PM.png" width="766" height="582" alt="" /></figure></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-byline field-type-text field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Reporter Staff</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The state Department of Revenue formally moved Thursday to seize Simco's, <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/aNDLvDLDxr5DAZkT8">1509 Blue Hill Ave.</a> in Mattapan, for non-payment of $736,000 in taxes and interest.</p> <p>In a request filed in Suffolk Superior Court, the state says Simco's has tax debts dating back to 2019 in unpaid meals, withholding and family-leave taxes, and that repeated efforts to get owner Nicholas Fotopoulos of Milton since August to even agree to a repayment schedule have so far resulted in only $20,000 being paid from banks with which he has accounts.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Villages:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/mattapan">Mattapan</a></li></ul></section><div class="rrssb"><ul class="rrssb-buttons"><li class="rrssb-email"><a href="mailto:?subject=State%20seeks%20to%20seize%20Mattapan%20landmark%20Simco%26%23039%3Bs%20over%20nonpayment%20of%20taxes&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dotnews.com%2F2024%2Fstate-seeks-seize-simcos-over-nonpayment-taxes" ><span class="rrssb-icon"></span><span class="rrssb-text">email</span></a></li><li class="rrssb-facebook"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dotnews.com%2F2024%2Fstate-seeks-seize-simcos-over-nonpayment-taxes" class="popup"><span class="rrssb-icon"></span><span class="rrssb-text">facebook</span></a></li><li class="rrssb-twitter"><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=State%20seeks%20to%20seize%20Mattapan%20landmark%20Simco%26%23039%3Bs%20over%20nonpayment%20of%20taxes&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dotnews.com%2F2024%2Fstate-seeks-seize-simcos-over-nonpayment-taxes" class="popup"><span class="rrssb-icon"></span><span class="rrssb-text">twitter</span></a></li><li class="rrssb-print"><a href="javascript:window.print()" ><span class="rrssb-icon"></span><span class="rrssb-text">print</span></a></li></ul></div> Fri, 15 Mar 2024 17:20:46 +0000 dotadmin 196239 at https://www.dotnews.com Markey invites Steward CEO to April 3 Congressional hearing https://www.dotnews.com/2024/markey-invites-steward-ceo-april-3-congressional-hearing <div class="field field-name-field-caption field-type-text field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-caption-thumbnail field-type-text field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-byline field-type-text field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Colin A. Young, State House News Service</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>A U.S. Senate subcommittee chaired by Sen. Ed Markey will hold a field hearing next month in Boston to drill down on how for-profit health care companies affect access to care, and Markey has invited Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre to testify.</p></div></div></div><div class="rrssb"><ul class="rrssb-buttons"><li class="rrssb-email"><a href="mailto:?subject=Markey%20invites%20Steward%20CEO%20to%20April%203%20Congressional%20hearing%20&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dotnews.com%2F2024%2Fmarkey-invites-steward-ceo-april-3-congressional-hearing" ><span class="rrssb-icon"></span><span class="rrssb-text">email</span></a></li><li class="rrssb-facebook"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dotnews.com%2F2024%2Fmarkey-invites-steward-ceo-april-3-congressional-hearing" class="popup"><span class="rrssb-icon"></span><span class="rrssb-text">facebook</span></a></li><li class="rrssb-twitter"><a 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/></figure></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-byline field-type-text field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Boston Municipal Research Bureau </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Boston is at a crucial turning point as Covid-era federal relief funds used to address a broad range of ongoing challenge, will be depleted over the next three years. </p> <p>With $559 million in American Rescue Plan Act (Covid relief) funding, Boston used just 17 percent of the funds to supplement operating revenues, dedicating the rest to challenges in housing, economic opportunity and inclusion, and climate. </p></div></div></div><div class="rrssb"><ul class="rrssb-buttons"><li class="rrssb-email"><a 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With special guest Mayor Michelle Wu and performances from the Au Co preschool students and other, the event was a great addition to the Fields Corner Lunar New Year lineup.</p></div></div></div><div class="rrssb"><ul class="rrssb-buttons"><li class="rrssb-email"><a href="mailto:?subject=VietAID%20celebrates%20Lunar%20New%20Year%20on%20Charles%20Street&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dotnews.com%2F2024%2Fvietaid-celebrates-lunar-new-year-charles-street" ><span class="rrssb-icon"></span><span class="rrssb-text">email</span></a></li><li class="rrssb-facebook"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dotnews.com%2F2024%2Fvietaid-celebrates-lunar-new-year-charles-street" class="popup"><span class="rrssb-icon"></span><span class="rrssb-text">facebook</span></a></li><li class="rrssb-twitter"><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=VietAID%20celebrates%20Lunar%20New%20Year%20on%20Charles%20Street&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dotnews.com%2F2024%2Fvietaid-celebrates-lunar-new-year-charles-street" class="popup"><span class="rrssb-icon"></span><span class="rrssb-text">twitter</span></a></li><li class="rrssb-print"><a href="javascript:window.print()" ><span class="rrssb-icon"></span><span class="rrssb-text">print</span></a></li></ul></div> Thu, 14 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0000 Maureen Forry 196227 at https://www.dotnews.com SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest off and running with 12 teams https://www.dotnews.com/2024/sci-youth-grant-pitch-contest-and-running-12-teams <div class="field field-name-field-photo-large field-type-image field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><figure class="clearfix field-item even"><img class="image-style-none" src="https://www.dotnews.com/files/photos/PeopleSCIBostonGreaterLove030624.png" width="1660" height="1411" alt="" /></figure></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-caption field-type-text field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-caption-thumbnail field-type-text field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-byline field-type-text field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Reporter Staff</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The SCI Social Capital Inc. 2024 Youth Grant Pitch Contest (YGPC) is officially underway, featuring a record number of 12 youth teams from both the city of Boston and the Greater Boston area, including two from Dorchester: the Greater Love Tabernacle Youth Ministry from the Greater Love Tabernacle and the Mental Health Ambassadors &amp; Pioneers from the Boston Project Ministries.</p></div></div></div><div class="rrssb"><ul class="rrssb-buttons"><li class="rrssb-email"><a href="mailto:?subject=SCI%20Youth%20Grant%20Pitch%20Contest%20off%20and%20running%20with%2012%20teams&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dotnews.com%2F2024%2Fsci-youth-grant-pitch-contest-and-running-12-teams" ><span class="rrssb-icon"></span><span class="rrssb-text">email</span></a></li><li class="rrssb-facebook"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dotnews.com%2F2024%2Fsci-youth-grant-pitch-contest-and-running-12-teams" class="popup"><span class="rrssb-icon"></span><span class="rrssb-text">facebook</span></a></li><li class="rrssb-twitter"><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=SCI%20Youth%20Grant%20Pitch%20Contest%20off%20and%20running%20with%2012%20teams&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dotnews.com%2F2024%2Fsci-youth-grant-pitch-contest-and-running-12-teams" class="popup"><span class="rrssb-icon"></span><span class="rrssb-text">twitter</span></a></li><li class="rrssb-print"><a href="javascript:window.print()" ><span class="rrssb-icon"></span><span class="rrssb-text">print</span></a></li></ul></div> Thu, 14 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0000 Maureen Forry 196226 at https://www.dotnews.com Pressley re-appointed to House Oversight panel https://www.dotnews.com/2024/pressley-re-appointed-house-oversight-panel <div class="field field-name-field-caption field-type-text field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-caption-thumbnail field-type-text field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-byline field-type-text field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Reporter Staff</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>US Rep. Ayanna Pressley has been reappointed to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability for the 118th Congress, where she will serve on the Subcommittees on Health Care and Financial Services and Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation.</p> <p>“The House Oversight Committee has historically been a venue for making sure government works for the people, and we made history in the 116th and 117th Congresses taking on critical issues like childhood trauma, abortion access, voting rights, Medicare for All, and more,” said Pressley. </p></div></div></div><div class="rrssb"><ul class="rrssb-buttons"><li class="rrssb-email"><a href="mailto:?subject=Pressley%20re-appointed%20to%20House%20Oversight%20panel%20&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dotnews.com%2F2024%2Fpressley-re-appointed-house-oversight-panel" ><span class="rrssb-icon"></span><span class="rrssb-text">email</span></a></li><li class="rrssb-facebook"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dotnews.com%2F2024%2Fpressley-re-appointed-house-oversight-panel" class="popup"><span class="rrssb-icon"></span><span class="rrssb-text">facebook</span></a></li><li class="rrssb-twitter"><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Pressley%20re-appointed%20to%20House%20Oversight%20panel%20&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dotnews.com%2F2024%2Fpressley-re-appointed-house-oversight-panel" class="popup"><span class="rrssb-icon"></span><span class="rrssb-text">twitter</span></a></li><li class="rrssb-print"><a href="javascript:window.print()" ><span class="rrssb-icon"></span><span class="rrssb-text">print</span></a></li></ul></div> Wed, 13 Mar 2024 13:46:37 +0000 Maureen Forry 196235 at https://www.dotnews.com Warren and Markey keep pressure on Steward as possible suitor emerges https://www.dotnews.com/2024/warren-and-markey-keep-pressure-steward-possible-suitor-emerges <div class="field field-name-field-caption field-type-text field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-caption-thumbnail field-type-text field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-byline field-type-text field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Alison Kunitz, State House News Service</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Southcoast Health announced last Friday that it is considering buying a Fall River hospital owned by financially floundering Steward Health Care, with the goal of preserving care for patients and preventing the facility from potentially closing. Steward also owns Dorchester’s Carney Hospital.</p> <p>Southcoast Health CEO David McCready said his organization has a “strong interest” in acquiring St. Anne’s Hospital.</p></div></div></div><div class="rrssb"><ul class="rrssb-buttons"><li class="rrssb-email"><a href="mailto:?subject=Warren%20and%20Markey%20keep%20pressure%20on%20Steward%20as%20possible%20suitor%20emerges&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dotnews.com%2F2024%2Fwarren-and-markey-keep-pressure-steward-possible-suitor-emerges" ><span class="rrssb-icon"></span><span class="rrssb-text">email</span></a></li><li class="rrssb-facebook"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dotnews.com%2F2024%2Fwarren-and-markey-keep-pressure-steward-possible-suitor-emerges" class="popup"><span class="rrssb-icon"></span><span class="rrssb-text">facebook</span></a></li><li class="rrssb-twitter"><a 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field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>On Monday of this week, a hearing held by City Councillor Henry Santana’s Committee on Education to take up the issue of how the city’s student-athletes can reclaim priority time slots for practices at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Roxbury attracted its sponsoring councillors, city officials, representatives of the Lewis Center, and Jackie Jenkins-Scott, interim president of Roxbury Community College, which operates the facility.</p> <p>Missing in action: a representative from the Boston Public Schools (BPS) administration.</p></div></div></div><div class="rrssb"><ul class="rrssb-buttons"><li class="rrssb-email"><a href="mailto:?subject=Councillors%20take%20up%20issue%20of%20city%20student%20practice%20schedule%20at%20Lewis%20Track%20Center&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dotnews.com%2F2024%2Fcouncillors-take-issue-city-student-practice-schedule-lewis-track" 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Register of Historic Places https://www.dotnews.com/2024/uphams-corner-listed-register-historic-places <div class="field field-name-field-photo-large field-type-image field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><figure class="clearfix field-item even"><img class="image-style-none" src="https://www.dotnews.com/files/photos/Uphams%20Corner%20Historic%20District%20031424.png" width="1088" height="684" alt="" /></figure></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-caption field-type-text field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-caption-thumbnail field-type-text field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-byline field-type-text field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Reporter Staff</div></div></div><div class="field 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Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum last Wednesday presided over by US District Court Judge Myong Joun. </p> <p>The featured speaker was Yvonne Garcia, chief of staff to State Street Chairman and CEO Ron O’Hanley.</p></div></div></div><div class="rrssb"><ul class="rrssb-buttons"><li class="rrssb-email"><a href="mailto:?subject=Some%20200%20new%20citizens%20celebrate%20%E2%80%98very%20happy%20day%E2%80%99%20at%20JFK%20library%20&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dotnews.com%2F2024%2Fsome-200-new-citizens-celebrate-very-happy-day-jfk-library" ><span class="rrssb-icon"></span><span class="rrssb-text">email</span></a></li><li class="rrssb-facebook"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dotnews.com%2F2024%2Fsome-200-new-citizens-celebrate-very-happy-day-jfk-library" class="popup"><span class="rrssb-icon"></span><span class="rrssb-text">facebook</span></a></li><li class="rrssb-twitter"><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Some%20200%20new%20citizens%20celebrate%20%E2%80%98very%20happy%20day%E2%80%99%20at%20JFK%20library%20&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dotnews.com%2F2024%2Fsome-200-new-citizens-celebrate-very-happy-day-jfk-library" class="popup"><span class="rrssb-icon"></span><span class="rrssb-text">twitter</span></a></li><li class="rrssb-print"><a href="javascript:window.print()" ><span class="rrssb-icon"></span><span class="rrssb-text">print</span></a></li></ul></div> Wed, 13 Mar 2024 13:37:51 +0000 Maureen Forry 196231 at https://www.dotnews.com