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Friday (16th) – Clean-up at Edward Everett Square starts at 8 a.m. Bring supplies and prepare to help the community alongside EDENS by sweeping, cleaning, weeding, mulching, and planting. See ... Read more.

A University of Massachusetts Building Authority project hit a bump in the road last week, as two of three permitting requests it sought before a City Hall board were tabled after objections from Columbia Point abutters. ... Read more.

Dorchester residents gathered last Wednesday night (Oct. 7) for a public safety meeting addressing a churn of low level crime and specifically prompted by an attack on night of Sept. 27, in which a woman on Harbor View ... Read more.

When Randace Rauscher took over as executive director of the Fields Corner Main Street last month, she found herself confronted by challenging misconceptions about her new locale.

“Some people just brush it off as ... Read more.

The Boston Children’s Chorus (BCC) is weighing a possible move to Upham’s Corner as it scouts potential locations for a new home. Though the group is still in an exploratory phase and “not anywhere near making a firm ... Read more.

East Boston Savings Bank opened a new branch office at 960 Morrissey Blvd last Monday, Oct. 5. It is the 28th location for the rapidly-growing bank franchise.

In ribbon-cutting ceremonies, bank chairman and CEO ... Read more.

Fields Corner’s Chill on Park has already become a popular destination for coffee and ice creamn lovers since it opened last May. Last Thursday, the Park Street storefront became a classroom too, as a groups of Suffolk ... Read more.

Holiday Inn Express with proposed addition

The Holiday Inn Express off the Southeast Expressway in Dorchester is seeking BRA permission to add 60 rooms for budget-conscious visitors to Boston.

In ... Read more.

“ ‘West Side Story’ is my absolute favorite musical of all time!” exclaims Dorchester actress Marta Rymer. No wonder, then, that she accepted the role of Estella in the Leonard Bernstein blockbuster, the season-opening ... Read more.

Dorchester residents gathered Wednesday night for a public safety meeting addressing a churn of low level crime and specifically prompted by an attack on night of Sept. 27, in which a woman on Harbor View Street was ... Read more.

A grand jury indicted a Dorchester man for manslaughter last week in the death of an 18 year-old cyclist who was struck and killed on Talbot Avenue last May. Gregory McCoy, 27, was allegedly under the influence and fled ... Read more.

Gov. Charlie Baker reignited a debate on Thursday that has vexed and divided Democrat and Republican lawmakers in recent years, proposing an expansion of charter schools that would be targeted toward the lowest performing ... Read more.

The House on Wednesday overrode a veto from Gov. Charlie Baker on a bill that would allow retired Boston police officers to serve on details within the city, after legislators found a solution to the governor's concerns ... Read more.

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