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More than 300,000 square feet of city-owned property, including Mattapan’s Cote Ford site, will be converted into commercial ... Read more.

State Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry, a Dorchester Democrat who also represents South Boston, Hyde Park, and Mattapan, could have a challenger after all in this fall’s election. Robert E. Powers Jr., a Pierce Avenue resident, ... Read more.

The physical footprint of UMass Boston is growing and the university is expanding its off-campus programs as well. One example is the UMass Boston’s China Program Center (CPC), which was awarded two federal grants in 2012 ... Read more.

A center of the African-American community in Boston, Dudley Square will include between 3,500 and 4,000 square feet of “incubator space” under a plan Mayor Marty Walsh is set to announce Tuesday.

“We want to be ... Read more.

Pastor Bruce Wall last week defended an advisory group’s efforts to obtain money from Keolis North America, a company which won a contract to run the state’s commuter rail system. Wall’s defense came during an event that ... Read more.

Former parishioners and graduates of St. Kevin church and school in Uphams Corner hope to establish a permanent memorial to one of the parish’s most respected leaders on the grounds of a new development now being built on ... Read more.

The city of Boston’s coordinated spring clean-up will stretch out over three weekends this year— with Dorchester and Mattapan’s “Boston Shines” weekend set for May 2-3. The citywide effort, now in its 12th year, engages ... Read more.

Editor’s Note: On Saturday, May 10 at 1 p.m., the state’s DCR and the Dorchester Historical Society will team up to present a special “Sweet History Stroll” to explore the former Baker Chocolate Factory site and ... Read more.

A Suffolk Superior Court jury on Wednesday convicted Reginald Holley and Oasis Pritchett of first-degree murder for the Oct. 17, 2012 death of ... Read more.

The Governor's Council on Wednesday unanimously approved Dorchester Municipal Court Judge Rosalind Miller to a spot on the Superior Court bench vacated by former Chief Justice Robert Mulligan.

Miller ... Read more.

The city of Boston’s coordinated spring clean-up will stretch out over three weekends this year— with Dorchester and Mattapan’s “Boston Shines” weekend set for May 2-3. The citywide effort, now in its 12th year, engages ... Read more.

Applications must be submitted this week for girls hoping to participate in the annual Little Miss & Young Miss Dorchester Contests. The contests will be held on Sat., May 10 at the First Parish Church 10 Parish St. ... Read more.

Residents of the Woodhaven Street area remain in deep disagreement with state lawmakers and transportation officials over the siting of a commuter rail station between Blue Hill Avenue and Cummins Highway.

A ... Read more.

Editor's Note: Today is the last day on the job for Reporter News Editor Gintautas Dumcius, who has worked for the Reporter in various capacities for the last ten years. Gin's byline will continue to appear in the ... Read more.

Paradox, parishes, and parodies. The Dot theatrical scene certainly runs the gamut. Local Catholic school kids take on the sentimental Jewish Broadway hit “Fiddler on the Roof,” while the Dot-based Gold Dust Orphans ... Read more.

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