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City councillors on Wednesday narrowly voted to remove the mayor’s control of the Boston School Committee. The approved home rule petition, which would need support from mayor and State House leaders before it can become ... Read more.
Sheena Collier started out as a Boston Public Schools educator in Dorchester. Now, as CEO and founder of Boston While Black and the Collier Connection, she is focused on removing obstacles that Black Bostonians face when ... Read more.
A homeowner on Park Street and his development team came back to the Fields Corner Civic Association (FCCA) last Tuesday (Feb. 7) with a revamped project on Park Street that is larger and has more units. Bucking the usual ... Read more.
When it comes to City League indoor track and field, TechBoston Academy in Dorchester isn’t among the usual names at the top of the leaderboard. But last Tuesday (Feb. 9), the boys’ team turned heads when they took second ... Read more.
In large parts across America, last Sunday was a day to get ready for the Super Bowl that night, but for the Ashmont community, it was a day to grieve the loss of a long-vital neighborhood institution.
When first ... Read more.
Ethos Cannabis opened on Clapp Street 18 months ago as a medical marijuana dispensary, where clients must have a card obtained from a doctor and where they pay a lower rate. Today Ethos is one of several such dispensaries ... Read more.
Kosciuszko Circle, named for the Polish hero who fought for the US in the American Revolution, is one of the region’s most despised rotaries, a scene of relentless turmoil as vehicles converge there from I-93, Columbia ... Read more.
No matter how you say it, language is the key to keeping traditions and culture alive and vibrant in immigrant communities. That is particularly true for the three dominant immigrant groups in Dorchester and Mattapan who ... Read more.
In 1976, South Boston’s Michael Joseph Donovan won a nine-way Democratic primary for the down-ballot job of Suffolk Superior Court Clerk for Civil Business. He was the youngest person ever elected to the position, and ... Read more.
About 50 high school students from Dorchester’s Henderson Upper School walked out Friday morning, protesting what they said was poor usage of funding, unfair student suspensions and lackluster communication between ... Read more.
Ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft have settled into cities after burning through investor cash to subsidize customer rides at low prices and skirting local laws to establish their dominance. The convenience of ... Read more.
Emersyn sits with her classmates in a circle on the rug. The second graders greet one another—“Hi Emersyn”—and count the days of school with the help of dots on the wall.
What Emersyn loves most about her school, ... Read more.
Boston’s new electric school buses are quiet — so quiet they emit only a soft buzzing noise when in motion.
And for passengers, the ride might not smell like a regular diesel bus: no fumes from a tailpipe, and ... Read more.
As tax season returns, so does Codman Square Health Center’s free tax clinic, which provides free tax preparation, filing and financial guidance to income-eligible Boston residents. The clinic— housed at 450 Washington ... Read more.
Mattapan senior citizens have always been active and on the move, but starting this week they won’t have to look far to find a high-quality program geared towards their age group.
The Mildred Avenue Community ... Read more.
If you are a renter or a homebuyer struggling to stay in Boston where the average rent for a 1-bedroom apartment is over $3,000 and starter homes are out of reach for all but the most affluent, the last thing you need is ... Read more.
To the Editor:
I’m writing in support of the Trinity Financial development proposed for 150 Centre St. I live .2 miles from the site.
I’m writing this letter from the comfort of my home, same as I’m sure ... Read more.
To the Editor:
As is often the case, hindsight is better than foresight. I wish the neighbors proximal to Shawmut Station could have met to develop a shared vision of development. I would predict we would agree on ... Read more.
To the Editor:
I’ve known Mike Prokosch for over 50 years, and have tremendous respect for his contributions to the Dorchester community over many of those years, so I want to take his question seriously: what is ... Read more.
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