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Dorchester hockey standout Finn Kelly might have had a “leapfrog” season last year for the Archbishop Williams High School (AWHS) boys’ team, but this year it has been a quantum leap as the junior forward has already ... Read more.

Rendering of front and rear of proposed Dorset Street condo building

The Zoning Board of Appeal on Tuesday rejected plans to replace a one-family house with a six-unit condo building and to create a rear parking lot for that and an existing three-family home on ... Read more.

Attorney General Andrea Campbell said on Monday that her office intends to “hold folks accountable” for the financial crisis at Steward Health ... Read more.

Dorchester Youth Hockey will host a Girls Hockey Night this Friday night (March 1) from 7 to 8:30 at Devine Rink on Morrissey Boulevard n Neponset. Coaches Katie Nolan, Patrice Geurard, Lily Galvin, and Maisie Whalen ( ... Read more.

Hospital execs ‘no-shows’ at city council hearing

Little more than thirteen years ago, Dr. Ralph de la Torre was a rising star.

In 2010, the cardiac surgeon turned executive was ... Read more.

Dorchester’s Jeremiah Burke High School boys’ basketball team was looking for a three-peat in the City League Championships last Thursday (Feb. 22) at the Madison Park gymnasium, but a tough Charlestown team under Coach ... Read more.

A pair of programs that seek to pivot Section 8 tenants into new homeowners are gaining traction, according to Boston Housing Authority officials who hope more qualified residents will tap into the opportunities this year ... Read more.

As we continue into 2024 – a year that marks the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of public schools in the city through busing – Boston has a unique opportunity to be a leader in embracing an issue that cities and ... Read more.

Susie King Taylor led a remarkable life. Born into slavery in ante-bellum Georgia, she served as a Union Army nurse, caring for wounded and dying soldiers in the Civil War, although she was never properly compensated for ... Read more.

Dorchester Market is expected to re-open within the next three months in a new space at the corner of East Cottage Street and Dorchester Avenue, according to the property owner, Adam Sarbaugh, who briefed members of the ... Read more.

The year 2024 marks fifty years since a federal court order was issued by US Judge W. Arthur Garrity mandating school desegregation in Boston which resulted in busing. While that decision sent shockwaves through Boston ... Read more.

Gov. Healey’s executive order to implement skills-based hiring in Massachusetts is a landmark decision, particularly impactful for organizations like G{Code}, based in Dorchester. As its executive director, I have seen ... Read more.

For many in Boston, the story of “busing” begins in September 1974 with the explosive clash over mandatory desegregation of the city’s public schools. In the barrage of electrifying news reports, with angry white faces ... Read more.

Steward Health Care's landlord said Wednesday that Steward hospitals have drawn significant interest from other potential operators, the latest hint that facilities might soon be transferred away from the financially ... Read more.

The Emerald Necklace Conservancy (ENC) and 15 citizen plaintiffs from Boston and Brookline filed a lawsuit last Tuesday (Feb. 20) in Suffolk Superior Civil Court to stop a proposal to renovate White Stadium in Franklin ... Read more.

Prince Hall was flush in a sea of red sweaters, shirts, and hats, with sides of dancing and healthy helpings of socializing as hundreds of seniors from Dorchester and Mattapan gathered last Friday (Feb. 16) in Grove Hall ... Read more.

Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center (NHC) on Blue Hill Avenue is encouraging residents who have been impacted by recent pharmacy closures to take advantage of their services.

US Sen. Ed Markey, Sen. ... Read more.

Educators at Neighborhood House Charter School (NHCS) in Dorchester have voted to unionize their workforce and align with the Boston Teachers Union. The union will include teachers, social workers, speech language ... Read more.

Following a two-year investigation into gang violence in Boston, more than 40 members and associates of the Heath Street gang were charged last week in federal court with racketeering conspiracy, drug trafficking, ... Read more.

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