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An amendment to the state budget introduced by Dorchester State Rep. Dan Hunt could give local residents and their civic associations a greater say in the process to erect billboards in Dorchester and around the state. ... Read more.

Thursday (7th) – Local artist Leslie MacWeeney shows children and families how to make a classic kite that incorporates recycled materials at the Fields Corner branch of the BPL, 1520 Dorchester Ave, 4 p. ... Read more.

On Saturday April 25th, Mayor Martin J. Walsh and John McDonough, Boston Public Schools Interim Superintendent, officially opened the new BPS Headquarters at the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building in Dudley Square, ... Read more.

UMass Boston officials hosted a community meeting last week to update the public on plans for its campus and Master Plan, including the still-pending fate of the former Bayside Expo Center on Mt. Vernon Street.

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A group of former leaders of UMass Boston returned to the campus on Dorchester Bay on Tuesday morning and joined with current Chancellor Keith Motley at a roundtable dialogue described as “Celebrating 50 Years of ... Read more.

A Suffolk Superior Court has overturned the 1995 murder-one conviction of Sean K. Ellis, age 40, for the 1993 murder of Boston Detective John J. Mulligan, paving the way for a new trial. In a 70-page ruling, Justice Carol ... Read more.

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company will stage Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet at Dorchester's Strand Theatre this month. Community performances are Friday, May 29, 7:30 p. m.; and Saturday, May 30 at p. m. (ASL ... Read more.

Neighbors and city officials will team up this weekend and fan out across the neighborhood in the second of three Boston Shines weekends aimed at tidying the city after a particularly dingy winter.

“It’s more than ... Read more.

The Polish American Citizens Club is gaining new members and energy in recent months as a new generation of members undertake an overhaul of the club’s facilities and image. The club played a key role in Sunday’s big ... Read more.

Three popular delis from Boston’s Polish Triangle neighborhood will face-off this Sunday, May 3, for the title of the city’s best kielbasa during a daylong celebration at the Polish American Citizens Club on Boston Street ... Read more.

Thursday (30th) – 7th Annual Taste of Dorchester
 is held from
6-8:30 p.m. at the IBEW
Local 103 Hall, 256 Freeport St.
Over20 restaurants and hundreds of well-fed guests. Each year, guests are treated ... Read more.

DotHouse Health celebrated the official dedication of its new name and logo with a ribbon cutting event on Tuesday that featured former Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy as the keynote speaker.

Formerly known as the ... Read more.

The lower level of the Riverway shopping center at 90 River Street in Mattapan, will get a much-needed facelift to its aging storefront and parking area. The property owner, Trinity Financial, Inc. and tenants Rite Aid ... Read more.

The one-time administrator of Dorchester’s Holy Family parish died suddenly after suffering a heart attack at his church in Canton. Fr. Mike McLellan, who was 64, had a long-standing connection to Dorchester from his ... Read more.

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