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The Mildred Avenue Seniors went all out for mothers on Thurs., May 9, ahead of Mother’s Day with a celebration of the many mothers at the center and their talents. More than 100 showed up for the special day and the ... Read more.
Haitian American Heritage Month is in full swing this week with a series of events upcoming, highlighted by Sunday’s annual Unity Parade on Blue Hill Avenue in Mattapan and Dorchester.
The 22nd annual parade kicks ... Read more.
On Sunday mornings, congregants at Total Health Christian Ministry meet for early worship in the fellowship hall of the Parkway United Methodist Church in Mattapan. They enter the hall, filling in the two columns of 120 ... Read more.
For those of us with ties to Haiti, the month of May is a time of celebration and solemn reflection. Here in Dorchester and Mattapan, that includes a parade on Blue Hill Avenue and the after-parties and barbeques that ... Read more.
Mayor Wu’s Coffee Hour series returned to Walker Playground on Wed., May 1. Though a bit raw weatherwise, neighbors came out to get their potted plants and chat with the mayor and other city officials.
“Our job as ... Read more.
The Open Streets Dorchester festival took over Dorchester Avenue last Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. – blocking off traffic and allowing for a safe walking and biking environment to a thoroughfare usually dominated by ... Read more.
The UP Academy network of Dorchester schools held its first-ever fundraising gala, Shine Dorchester, on Thurs., May 2, at the Southline Boston building on Morrissey Boulevard.
UP Academy is an in-district Boston ... Read more.
As retail drug store chains in and around Dorchester close, Uphams Community Care has become the latest community health center to step up and bridge the growing gap of prescriptions services. Last Tuesday (May 7 , the ... Read more.
There’s a lot to like in the Healey/Driscoll administration’s Mass Leads Act, but I write today to draw attention to one piece in particular – the providing of $150 million for the Massachusetts Public Library ... Read more.
Massachusetts is ranked tenth in the nation for total installed solar capacity, boasting enough solar to power more than 900,000 homes. Yet, beneath this statistic lies a disconcerting truth: Solar energy may be ... Read more.
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.
To the Editor:
A recent editorial page in the Reporter featured Bill Forry’s “A chance to plug into coastal ... 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.
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