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The Fairmount Line traverses neighborhoods where over 60 percent of Black Bostonians reside. Despite this, the line has suffered from chronic underinvestment, leaving communities along its route in dire need of faster, ... Read more.

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A recent editorial page in the Reporter featured Bill Forry’s “A chance to plug into coastal resiliency plans” and Chistopher Binns’s letter to the editor, “Traffic signals and turn options could ... Read more.

Marian Manor, the nursing and rehabilitation facility in South Boston run by the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm for the last 70 years, will close this summer. The group notified the state’s Department of Public ... Read more.

The 44th annual Ashmont Hill Yard Sale takes place on Sat., May 18, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Shoppers will find everything from furniture to potted plants, toys to household items, books to collectables, and ... Read more.

Dorchester’s porch fest-style celebration, Dorchfest, returns for a third year on Sat., June 1, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Ashmont-Adams section of the neighborhood. Over 30 bands will perform at 20 locations— mainly ... Read more.

From kielbasa to polka to centuries-old traditional dance, the Boston Polish Festival is preparing to feature the best of the Polish culture in Dorchester’s Polish Triangle next Sunday (May 19).

The annual street ... Read more.

The corner space in Savin Hill where Venice Pizza long operated has been vacant since it closed abruptly last year, and owners of the building say it has been hard to land a new tenant.

Joe Wagner, a broker with ... Read more.

The first of a planned lineup of events to celebrate International Water Safety Day was held at the BCYF Curley Community Center in South Boston on Tuesday (May 14), hosted by the City of Boston’s Swim Safe initiative. ... Read more.

Marian Manor, the nursing and rehabilitation facility in South Boston run by the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm since 1954, will close this summer.

In a statement to the Reporter today, the Sisters say ... Read more.

On March 26, 2022, Peter Monsini, 51, was operating a piece of heavy machinery for JDC Demolition Company, Inc. at the Government Center parking garage in Boston, when the floor underneath his machine buckled and he fell ... Read more.

The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation hosted its 43rd Memorial event in Emmitsburg, Maryland, last weekend. This year’s tribute honored 89 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2023, and 137 firefighters who ... Read more.

In Adams Village, residents can enjoy Italian pasta and deli sandwiches, Irish baked goods and sausage rolls, Chinese dinner plates and classic American bar food.

Now, thanks to the opening of Chubbs Taco & ... Read more.

If there’s one thing that has defined Emmerson “Emme” Finnigan’s softball career at Fontbonne Academy or one of her many neighborhood teams, it’s a consistently dirty, grass-stained uniform, a testament to her gritty ... Read more.

Last Saturday morning at a function hall on Blue Hill Avenue, Shiaka McIntosh dove into a pile of blue balloons that stretched from the floor to the ceiling and retrieved a cluster to be placed around the hall.

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Anthony walks into my 8th grade ELA class each day like he owns the place, as if he is the mayor of the class. When he enters the room, everyone lights up in laughter. In contrast, Liam comes in more like a storm. ... Read more.

Students, families, and neighborhood notables gathered at Neighborhood House Charter School’s (NHCS) lower school on Sat., April 27, for their annual Fancy Hat Brunch – and to honor long-time executive director Kate Scott ... Read more.

City officials and architects involved in the planned renovation of White Stadium last week proposed several significant changes that incorporate suggestions from the public as they work to gather more support for the ... Read more.

A poll commissioned by the Boston Public Institute (BPI) shows that most Bostonians are generally satisfied and optimistic about the city’s future but are most worried about public education and the high costs of living ... Read more.

The late Joseph M. Tierney, who served as Boston City Council president in the 1980s, grew up in the sprawling Old Colony public housing development in South Boston. He died in 2009, but his legacy lives on at the ... Read more.

A stalled re-development project along Dorchester’s Port Norfolk peninsula that would bring new housing and a modern marina to the neighborhood took a new turn this week when one of the development partners filed for ... Read more.

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