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A increase in the cap on charter school enrollment in Massachusetts would be tied to major new investments in all public schools starting two years from now under a proposal released Thursday by Senate leaders that could ... Read more.

A Dorchester man who allegedly robbed the Meetinghouse Bank in Lower Mills in January was indicted for the crime on Monday, according to Attorney General Maura Healey's office. Hendrick Davis, 33, will be arraigned at a ... Read more.

As City Councillors heard testimony on Boston’s proposed adoption of the Community Preservation Act at a council hearing Tuesday, the community members packed into the council chambers sounded off largely in support of ... Read more.

Thursday (31st)– Community meeting on plans for the Ashmont TOD2 development on the current site of Ashmont Tire, 6:30 p.m. at All Saints Church, 209 Ashmont St., Dorchester. Contact: 617-720-8400 ext. ... Read more.

The historically sleepy race for the plum Suffolk County Register of Deeds post has become the place to be for seasoned candidates and newcomers alike, with some Dorchester notables throwing their clipboards into the fray ... Read more.

An eye-catching grain silo cues countdown for brewery's opening

Those entering Dorchester from the western edge of Uphams Corner will be hard pressed to miss the shining three-story grain silo and ... Read more.

About a hundred community members got their first look at the proposed Morrissey Boulevard revamp at a Department of Conservation and Recreation public meeting on Monday night at the Leahy Holloran Community Center where ... Read more.

The distribution of unsolicited loan instruments in Massachusetts would be banned under a bill passed unanimously by the Senate.

Taking the appearance of a check, documents appear in the mail that, if cashed, can ... Read more.

Boston Ballet is hosting two upcoming programs at Dorchester’s Strand Theatre in on April 8 to encourage the community to discover the power of dance and "rethink ballet" including an evening performance with tickets ... Read more.

IBEW Local 103 will host a Boston Building Trades’ Veterans & Military Families Benefits Expo on Sat., April 16 from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. The event is open to the public, but will be specifically geared towards the ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department reports one man was fatally shot and another was stabbed in an incident around 2:10 a.m. on Sunday at 227 River St. in Mattapan.

Both victims were in their 20s, police say, adding the ... Read more.

Two major transit projects in Dorchester and Mattapan were included in the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s capital investment plan presentation before the joint board meeting on March 16: the completion of ... Read more.

Lindsa McIntyre, a Dorchester native and headmaster of Jeremiah E. Burke High School, has been named as a finalist for Mayor Walsh’s EXTRAordinary Women of Boston Project. The project was established in June 2014 through ... Read more.

The former head of elder services for the Boston Housing Authority was indicted last week for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from the program. A Suffolk County grand jury indicted Alfred G. Davis, 70, of Lynn, on ... Read more.

UMass Boston has been holding an annual community breakfast since 1987 to show appreciation for those who have dedicated their lives to serving Boston’s neighborhoods. Next week’s breakfast— set for Thurs., March 31 at 8: ... Read more.

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