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It’s an out with the old and in with the new situation along a prominent stretch of Dorchester Avenue south of Savin Hill as Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) officials confirmed this week that its laboriously ... Read more.

White Stadium is at the heart of Boston’s legacy – a beacon of community pride and resilience for more than 70 years. From vibrant community events to top-notch high school athletic competitions to memorable musical ... Read more.

Rendering of proposed expanded school for K1 to grade 2 students

The Zoning Board of Appeal on Tuesday approved plans by the Conservatory Lab Charter School to add a cafeteria, gym and new classroom to its K1-to-grade-2 school at 131 ... Read more.

A man now faces at least 21 charges in three different courts for the way he allegedly used Facebook Marketplace to scam people out of deposit money on a room in his apartment in a three decker on ... Read more.

A man was carjacked at Harbor Point late Wednesday afternoon by somebody who had contacted him over SnapChat, allegedly to buy sneakers from him, according to an alert sent out by UMass Boston police.

According to ... Read more.

Before she began reading from her debut collection of poetry, “Dot Girl,” Linda Carney-Goodrich shared an explainer about complex post-traumatic stress disorder.

Standing before about 50 people on hand March 23 for ... Read more.

Finding a place to do business in Boston isn’t easy these days, but five entrepreneurs in Dorchester and Mattapan can breathe a little easier this spring thanks to a city grant program that will help them pay for rent and ... Read more.

Marcelo Suárez-Orozco will be officially installed as the ninth permanent chancellor of UMass Boston this Friday (April 5) in a ceremony that will be held, in part, on a newly built campus Quad. Hailed as the new “ ... Read more.

The president of the Boston Teachers Union has set her sights on the top leadership role of the group’s statewide parent organization, the American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts.

The bid by Jessica Tang ... Read more.

Funeral arrangements for the late former Congressman William Delahunt have been set for this weekend, and Gov. Healey on Monday ordered that state and US flags fly at half-staff until Saturday night in memory of the ... Read more.

A community cleanup event hosted by the Neponset River Watershed Association will be held on Earth Day, Sat., April 20, from 9 a.m. to noon. Volunteers can join teams to clean up at any of nine locations: Tenean Beach, ... Read more.

The MBTA has made significant progress at hiring new employees in recent months, but analysts still see “considerable obstacles” in the path ahead, especially given the added costs of building out the workforce.

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Members of the Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association voted to support the potential change of occupancy certification from two to three units at 20 Pearl Street at Monday’s general membership meeting.

James ... Read more.

To the Editor:

The Franklin Park Coalition’s initial results reporting about its White Stadium survey is falsely optimistic and therefore problematic because it did not fairly reflect community concerns in their ... Read more.

The press, especially at the most local level, continues to play a vital role in our democracy. The stories written by hard-working journalists across our country shape public opinion and, often, can drive incredible ... Read more.

Less than two weeks and 26.2 miles separate 18 runners of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester (BGCD) team from the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday, April 15. While their run will officially start in Hopkinton, ... Read more.

Non-profit organizations in Suffolk County can apply for grants of up to $10,000 through District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s Community Reinvestment Grant (CRG) program.

Last year, Hayden’s Community Reinvestment ... Read more.

Seven small business owners celebrated the completion of a four-month program run by JP Morgan Chase at the bank’s Mattapan Square branch last month. The Coaching for Impact initiative offers participants support for ... Read more.

Bill Raynor, a celebrated basketball player and coach, poet and educator, marked the release of his memoir, “Why Black Men Nod at Each Other,” last week at Cristo Rey Boston High School in Savin Hill in front of friends, ... Read more.

Members of the city’s Public Improvement Commission (PIC) convened a rare hearing at Dorchester’s Brooke Charter school on Monday night in hopes of breaking a stalemate involving ownership rights of residential streets ... Read more.

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