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Victim service programming in Massachusetts is a lifeline resource to survivors of crime in the aftermath of trauma. Service providers are a crucial support to victims and survivors by providing crisis intervention, ... Read more.

By Franklin Ortiz
Special to the Reporter
Massachusetts prides itself on being a leader in education, and our public colleges and universities should be no exception. Yet, after years of disinvestment, many ... Read more.

Dorchester’s George ‘gbfree’ Freeman was shopping in the Seaport a year ago and stopped in his tracks when he noticed a store promoting the neighborhoods and destinations of Boston. “Whatever I do, I tell a story of where ... Read more.

Boston’s annual celebration of St. Patrick’s Day —along with commemorative events to recall the liberation of the city from imperial British troops in 1776 — is well underway and will culminate Sunday with the traditional ... Read more.

The task force charged with making recommendations to city leaders regarding possible reparations for Black Bostonians will not complete its work by the end of this year as originally planned, its chair said last week. ... Read more.

Community members and the newly picked SIDE Presents arts organization have begun a ‘community brainstorming’ session for the layout and design of a unique flex space that will occupy the ground-floor of the new building ... Read more.

Construction is moving steadily along at the new eatery, according to partners Levi Samedi and Jarvis ‘Lobzter King’ Adams. The new operators have been working since late last year on the former home of Ashmont Grill to ... Read more.

The St. Brendan’s Church and School community held a well-attended $10K raffle fundraiser in Florian Hall last Friday night (March 8) – with entertainment and plenty of socializing to accompany the big raffle.

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Transitioning from the solitude of writing to the teamwork of TV production, Dennis Lehane took on a different role on March 3 at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square: as a storyteller in a room full of people. ... Read more.

Dorchester resident Carla B. Monteiro nearly lost her backyard.

And were it not for dogged research, an expensive, years-long legal fight, and an against-all-odds win in court by the use of a unique law in her ... Read more.

The Zoning Board of Appeal on Tuesday approved a developer's plans to rehab the former St. Matthew convent at 43-45 Stanton St. in Dorchester and add a four-story ... Read more.

The Boston Licensing Board voted Thursday to suspend the license of the Dublin Pub, 7 Stoughton St. in Dorchester, for one day over the way a patron was sliced with ... Read more.

Judge’s ruling expected by end of March

Justice Sarah Ellis put a short hold on the White Stadium pro soccer and public school renovation plans on Wednesday during an preliminary hearing in the ... Read more.

More BCYF pools expected to re-open by summer

The long-awaited and delayed $12.7 million renovation of the Mattahunt Community Center is about to come to an end, according to city officials, who ... Read more.

The city of Boston has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a key piece of land on Cummins Highway in Mattapan, just as the corridor is set for a $32 million infrastructure transformation, the first of its kind ... Read more.

What’s not to like about Dorchester’s signature housing, the three-decker?

On your floor, you get two porches, a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, a bathroom, two or three bedrooms, and a back yard. Many came ... Read more.

Brayden Gero has had a pretty-exciting last few years. He met President Barack Obama at the White House in 2014, rode a Duck Boat with Tom Brady in the 2015 Super Bowl Parade, and was honored by the Boston Police ... Read more.

The Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement has awarded a $50,000 grant to Roxbury’s Neighborhood Birth Center (NBC) to support the advancement of Boston’s first community birth center, the city announced last month.

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More than 115 members of the Massachusetts clergy signed onto an open letter to House and Senate leadership on Sunday, saying that “it is clear that the issue of housing has all but consumed the hearts and minds of our ... Read more.

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