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Industry pressures nationwide have led the Mass Biologics Lab (MBL) in Mattapan to make significant layoffs this year and rethink its strategy regarding its plans for growth on its Walk Hill Street campus.

A year ... Read more.

To the Editor:

Like so many current residents, I am deeply concerned about the growing issue of housing affordability in Dorchester. The struggle to resolve it is already at a crisis level and the situation is only ... Read more.

Dorchester native Lawrence O’Donnell, host of MSNBC’s The Last Word, and Tennessee State Representative Justin J. Pearson of the “Tennessee Three” will engage in a keynote conversation during ABCD’s Community Heroes ... Read more.

On Nov. 7, voters in Dorchester will choose between two finalists— John FitzGerald and Joel Richards — to succeed Frank Baker as District 3’s city councillor.

Last Thursday (Oct. 19), the candidates were invited to ... Read more.

From the curb, Mark Kennedy’s home on Centre Street in Roxbury looks like most others on his block: tidy, well-kept, and inviting. But the house, a single-family residence built in 1850, features a cellar that that he ... Read more.

A controversial proposal to build an affordable housing complex on Centre Street next to Shawmut MBTA station will get a crucial hearing before the board of the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) at a meeting ... Read more.

A series of internal struggles has hit Lena Park Community Development Corporation (CDC) over the past several months. Yet another executive director was fired during the summer and yet another board chair resigned this ... Read more.

In a comparison of Boston’s three at-large city councillors running for re-election, a single vote tells different stories about their senses of political mission and the limits of their power.

Early this month, on ... Read more.

To the Editor:
I am writing in response to the article titled "City’s bid for more liquor permits hits deeply rooted bump up on Beacon Hill" in the Oct. 11th edition of the paper. I was disappointed to learn of the ... Read more.

The Red Line’s Ashmont branch and Mattapan trolley service will be back in business as planned on Monday, according to Philip Eng, the general manager of the MBTA. Eng told the MBTA’s board of directors on Tuesday that ... Read more.

Mayor Wu joined US Sen. Ed Markey to announce $11.4 million in funding from the US Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Grant during a press conference in Franklin Park on Oct. 6. The grant will bolster Boston’s ... Read more.

Henderson Upper School third graders are learning about erosion and beautifying their school grounds this month with the help of the Martin Richard Foundation.

As last year’s second grade class took up the study of ... Read more.

As I have mentioned previously in this space, I am the co-chair of the Ward 15 Democratic Party Committee. We fashion ourselves “progressive, diverse, active, and passionate about politics.” It is from this “insider” ... Read more.

Non-profit developer would be better option on Centre Street

To the Editor:

I want to keep you apprised of the increasingly large number of Shawmut community residents who oppose the ... Read more.

The Fields Corner Civic Association is asking the MBTA to provide more details about the status and integrity of three bridges that carry Red Line trains over neighborhood streets this month.

During the group’s Oct ... Read more.

In October, we celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month, coming together to raise awareness for those with a disability and the importance of being employed. Having a month to provide resources, raise ... Read more.

Dorchester’s Action for Equity will be joined by city and state officials next Monday (Oct. 23) at an event in Four Corners to launch a program aimed at bringing more people of color into the ‘Green Economy” workforce. ... Read more.

Stakeholders in Uphams Corner want the central section of the neighborhood to be recognized as a National Historic District – a designation that must be granted by state and federal authorities. Such a status could bring ... Read more.

The Healey administration wants to give cities and towns like Boston the power to impose a new fee on high-price real estate transactions and steer the revenue into affordable housing development, pitching a local-option ... Read more.

Early voting ahead of the Nov. 7 final municipal election starts on Sat., Oct. 28 and Sun., Oct. 29 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at select locations, including Mildred Ave Community Center in Mattapan and the Richard J. Murphy ... Read more.

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