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Dorchester’s Youth Hockey’s Pee Wee A team won the 30th annual Mayor’s Cup ice hockey tournament, which was held over two weeks in December. More than 1,000 players from 7 Boston neighborhoods took the ice in 136 games, ... Read more.

A bid to allow Boston residents who are not US citizens to vote in municipal elections may make its way up to Beacon Hill — where at least one supporter expects it would “essentially die with other home rule petitions.” ... Read more.

The BPDA will host a virtual public meeting on Thurs., Jan. 11, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. to discuss the proposed White Stadium project featuring a presentation by Boston Unity Soccer Partners, LLC and the new Women’s Soccer ... Read more.

A series of Boston Planning and Development Agency meetings about the proposed renovation of White Stadium for a proposed National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) team will continue online next Thursday at 6 p.m. – with ... Read more.

Boston City Councillors began their new term on Monday morning, Jan. 1, with a punctual bow to tradition, salutes to revolutionary change, and an offer to partake of “jou mou,” a favorite Haitian soup made with squash and ... Read more.

Service on the Mattapan Hi-Speed trolley line was restored Tuesday afternoon following a series of vehicle malfunctions that brought the railway to a halt on the morning of New Year’s Day. The trouble began on Monday just ... Read more.

At-Large City Councillor Ruthzee Louijeune was elected president of the Boston City Council Monday, succeeding Councillor Ed Flynn in that post and pledging to make equity a guiding principle while aspiring to "bring ... Read more.

Boston Police report a man was found shot to death outside 34 High St. at 5:28 a.m.

The man, pronounced dead at the scene, is Boston's first murder victim ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department reports a man was shot at 417 Geneva Ave. around 12:50 a.m. on Saturday.

Curtis Effee, 41, was shot in the chest and was declared ... Read more.

With six adult-use, recreational cannabis stores now open in Dorchester and Mattapan, and several more expected to come online in 2024, local retailers are getting a better feel for the day-to-day challenges of the ... Read more.

Boston’s Office of Neighborhood Services (ONS) has a new deputy director in Chris Breen, who is tasked with strengthening the city’s relationships with local businesses, organizations, and residents.

A Boston ... Read more.

The proponents of an adult-use cannabis dispensary at 770 Gallivan Blvd. held a second community meeting on Dec. 18 as they continue to seek city approval to open their business.

City officials explained at the ... Read more.

The Mildred Avenue Senior Citizens group had a lively Christmas breakfast and lunch party at the community center on Dec. 19 – with more than a little dancing and singing mixed in as well.

The seniors started their ... Read more.

The Christmas Eve edition of the Boston Sunday Globe showcased the essence of a local newspaper’s mission – the production of stories that reckon fully and deeply with issues of community interest and importance.

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A Cincinnati staffing agency that provides temp nurses to hospitals has sued Steward Health Care Systems, which operates Carney Hospital in Dorchester and St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton, for the money it says ... Read more.

The following analysis was published last week by the Boston Municipal Research Bureau, an independent, non-partisan organization established in 1932 to provide objective and impartial research and police analysis about ... Read more.

Students from Mattapan’s Mildred Avenue K-8 School were among the middle schoolers who participated in a 10-week mentorship program with law offices, law schools, and state offices this fall.

The program culminated ... Read more.

On Oct. 26, some 1,800 guests from throughout the New England region gathered at the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport for The New England Council’s 2023 Annual Celebration.  The highlight of the evening was the ... Read more.

Students in Sean Fitzgerald’s fourth grade class at the Murphy School – with help from some eighth graders – raised $1,133 for The Women’s Lunch Place shelter in the Back Bay this month by selling homemade Christmas ... Read more.

Dorchester dancers Isabella Robbins, Matilda Curd, Rosalind Hornbach, and Mairead and Siobhan Manning are all performing in Boston Ballet’s production of Mikko Nissinen’s ‘The Nutcracker’ this holiday season.  Robbins is ... Read more.

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