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The Boston Natural Areas Network and the state's Department of Conservation and Recreation are asking for Dorchester and Mattapan to help them win an online contest that ... Read more.

A previously empty lot in Dorchester is where a seed has been planted to spur the growth of urban gardens across the city. The fenced land on Tucker Street is where site preparation has begun this week to double the size ... Read more.

Dorchester’s time-honored salute to the neighborhood’s fallen soldiers begins Monday morning with a parade from the McKeon Post to Cedar Grove Cemetery, where hundreds are expected to gather for solemn observances ... Read more.

A top aide to City Councillor At-Large Ayanna Pressley is joining a national public affairs and communications firm. James Chisholm, Pressley’s chief of staff, will be heading to Resolute Consulting’s new Boston office as ... Read more.

A former Dorchester resident pleaded guilty Wednesday in the May 2011 shooting death of 19-year-old Derek Matulina at the Savin Hill Red Line station. Nhu Nguyen, 20, was sentenced to two and a half years in jail in a ... Read more.

Nhu Nguyen, 20, pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing Derek Matulina during a fight at the Savin Hill Red Line stop on May 11, 2011.

Under an agreement between his attorney and the Suffolk County District ... Read more.

A Dorchester teen just weeks away from graduation was ordered held without bail today on charges he murdered a Forest Hills man who had arranged to sell him a pound of pot.

Charles Reddicks, 18, of ... Read more.

The city of Boston issued an advisory today that the annual Avon Walk for Breast Cancer and other events being held this weekend may delay traffic and will result in additional pedestrian traffic on local streets.

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Dorchester native Donna Gaines, who became famous as "Queen of Disco" Donna Summer, died on Thursday morning. The five-time Grammy winner was 63.

The news was first reported by TMZ.com. The celebrity ... Read more.

Securing a place for homeless teens as a part of the St. Ambrose Family Shelter on Leonard Street, the Teen Bright Space will open its doors on May 22. The space, a program of Bright Horizons Foundation for Children, will ... Read more.

As school district officials weigh an overhaul of the city’s student assignment and transportation policy, City Councillor At-Large John Connolly will be holding three hearings next week on consecutive days where the ... Read more.

Fifty residents and local activists came together Tuesday at the Mattapan public library branch to brainstorm and advance ideas they hope will lead to a consensus about how to make their neighborhood a better place.

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The red-doored, steeply-pitched structures of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church are on their way to becoming a historical place. Last Tuesday, the Boston Landmarks Commission lent its approval for the church to join the ... Read more.

The redevelopment of the former St. Kevin’s property in Uphams Corner has hit another roadblock by failing in its second attempt to receive crucial state funds. The setback comes as some community members are expressing ... Read more.

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