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Now that many families are once again celebrating the holidays together in person, there’s an opportunity to swap stories, meet new arrivals, and share happy memories of those we’ve lost over the years.
It might ... Read more.
The former Dorchester Savings Bank building in Uphams Corner will become home to roughly 86,000 square feet of mixed-used, residential, commercial, and retail space under a plan approved by city officials.'
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More than 25 shots rang out at a Talbot Avenue tire shop just after school let out at the nearby Lee K-8 school on Monday afternoon, sending two men to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Dozens of ... Read more.
Calls in some activist circles to “defund the police” haven’t gained much purchase with lawmakers and budget-writers, including in Massachusetts. But calls to “reform the police” still resonate with some.
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In the second phase of a larger plan that will fundamentally change the use of several blocks along the corridor, five candidates are being considered for designations as developers of 12 of the 18 vacant lots put out to ... Read more.
Bob Haas, a passionate advocate for Dorchester who lived in Uphams Corner for much of his life, died last Friday after a long illness. He was 76 years old.
A legendary civic leader and organizer in the Dudley ... Read more.
Enrollment in the city’s public schools and its six in-district charter schools declined again this year, according to state numbers released late last week. Other charter schools saw an increase while parochial schools ... Read more.
Gov.-elect Maura Healey stuck to her campaign rhetoric Tuesday afternoon, alleging that rent control is "up to communities to decide" and observing that persistent substance use problems at Boston's "Mass and Cass" ... Read more.
This time of year, those of us on Medicare get to decide which version we want to have for the next year. The emergence in 1998 of Medicare Advantage plans, which offered privatized capitation alternatives to the ... Read more.
When William Mountbatten-Windsor, better known as “the Prince of Wales,” stepped into the hallway outside the mayor of Boston’s office last Wednesday, he was greeted by black-and-white pictures of his late grandmother, ... Read more.
Shuttle buses will run on the Ashmont and Braintree branches of the Red Line, up to JFK/UMass Station as the MBTA works to repair tracks. Signal and power upgrades are also in the mix, according to the T's website.
... Read more.If you're old enough to drive, you're old enough to vote, the majority of Boston city councillors decided Wednesday, bringing 16-and 17-year-olds one step closer to enfranchisement in the city.
By a 9-4 vote, ... Read more.
Mayor Michelle Wu, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, and several other elected officials and friends dropped by Shirley Shillingford’s Pantry in Mattapan on Sat., Nov. 19. to help with the big turkey distribution that serves ... Read more.
With the everyday challenges most families are facing this year, combating food insecurity was a top priority for the teams at The Sarkis Team at Douglas Elliman Real Estate and NextDine Hospitality, who together provided ... Read more.
YouthConnect, a Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston (BGCB) program, in partnership with the Boston Police Department, held its 11th annual YouthConnect Fall Partnership Breakfast on Thur., Nov. 17, at the Renaissance Boston ... Read more.
While the confluence of homelessness and substance use in Boston’s “Mass. and Cass” area persists, Mayor Wu argued on Monday that conditions on the ground have improved dramatically in the year since she took office. ... Read more.
In a ceremony commemorating the start of Massachusetts’s annual Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month on Nov. 21, US Rep. Ayanna Pressley announced that she had introduced a Congressional resolution to bring the ... Read more.
Eight men and women from Dorchester and Mattapan were honored for their quiet, but effective leadership at the Nov. 18 “Hidden Heroes and Sheroes” event held at a packed Black Box Theatre at Codman Academy. The annual ... Read more.
When she was growing up in Ireland, the first thing Mary Swanton remembered hearing about from American tourists was something called a three-decker. “My Dad was a tour driver and Dad and Mom often had us play our musical ... Read more.
Two men were arraigned this morning in connection to the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy on a Dorchester street last summer.
Curtis Ashford was fatally injured when a gunman— allegedly Zontre Mack, 19, of ... Read more.
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