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Seven small business owners celebrated the completion of a four-month program run by JP Morgan Chase at the bank’s Mattapan Square branch last month. The Coaching for Impact initiative offers participants support for ... Read more.

Non-profit organizations in Suffolk County can apply for grants of up to $10,000 through District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s Community Reinvestment Grant (CRG) program.

Last year, Hayden’s Community Reinvestment ... Read more.

Bill Raynor, a celebrated basketball player and coach, poet and educator, marked the release of his memoir, “Why Black Men Nod at Each Other,” last week at Cristo Rey Boston High School in Savin Hill in front of friends, ... Read more.

Members of the city’s Public Improvement Commission (PIC) convened a rare hearing at Dorchester’s Brooke Charter school on Monday night in hopes of breaking a stalemate involving ownership rights of residential streets ... Read more.

Allison S. Cartwright, an attorney and public defender, announced her candidacy for Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court in Suffolk County on Monday. She will seek to replace Maura Doyle, who announced in February that she ... Read more.

Tens of thousands of MBTA riders are about to gain access to half-priced fares. Years after public transit advocates launched a campaign to roll out a widespread low-income fare at the T, the agency’s board of directors ... Read more.

Bostonians who need help to pay their heating bills have more time to apply for assistance, according to the anti-poverty agency that administers a federally funded grant program. Eligible households can get up to $1,950 ... Read more.

Faced with a sharp downturn in office property values in Boston, Mayor Wu is trying to cushion the blow of rising tax bills expected for owners of residential property.

Last week, she announced plans to file a home ... Read more.

The March 22 decision by Suffolk Superior Judge Sarah Weyland Ellis to reject a motion by opponents who sought to halt work on a project to renovate White Stadium handed a victory to the Wu administration and the Boston ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department reports arresting a 15-year-old on charges he robbed three convenience stores on Blue Hill Avenue and Harvard Street - just after he entered a fourth store on Friday.

The teen, too ... Read more.

The Dorchester Day Parade Committee held a new fundraising event last Saturday (March 23) at the Murphy School cafeteria with ice cream sundaes and a visit from the Easter Bunny.

Committee co-chairs Kelly Walsh and ... Read more.

As a Black woman from Fields Corner, Elizabeth Hinds-Ferrick may not be the typical champion of the Republican Party, but if her instincts are correct, the new state committeewoman will soon draw more and more of her ... Read more.

A bowling ball full of discontent rolled through the William Monroe Trotter School auditorium on Monday night at a chaotic meeting that – for at least one night - deflated the optimism of those hoping to bring a women’s ... Read more.

To the Editor:

I must take exception to a statement made by Bill Forry in his editorial titled “Flynn’s right: Southie’s parade needs a re-set.” He states: “Perhaps it’s time to consider splitting up the dual ... Read more.

Three entrepreneurs hoping to replace the old Ashmont Grill at 555 Talbot Ave. at Dorchester Avenue with a seafood restaurant say they could begin "soft opening" ... Read more.

A roster of 50 distinguished women of Cape Verdean descent compiled by the Cape Verdean Association of Boston (CVA) was unveiled and hailed at a special event held at Estella Restaurant in Boston on Wed., March 27.

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I’m convinced that driving Blue Hill Avenue is not a burden if you’re moving in style. In fact, I have always found Blue Hill an enjoyable drive and it’s a source of great memories for me and so many others living in the ... Read more.

Several Dorchester-based Vietnamese American organizations are tapping into the rich, though often obscure, history of Vietnam to keep their culture alive and to inspire the nation’s women of today.

On March 17, ... Read more.

Gov. Healey filed three nominations for Boston Municipal Court judgeships last week, including one assistant clerk magistrate and a pair of attorneys. They are Rebeca Figueroa, Steven Kim, and Vanessa Vélez, who, if ... Read more.

Dorchester’s Local 103 IBEW union has officially endorsed the Biden-Harris ticket for re-election in 2024. “President Biden and Vice President Harris are the leaders working people need now. Together, they have driven ... Read more.

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