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Chris English is one of Mayor Thomas Menino’s “eyes and ears” in the Dorchester community. For the last two years, English has been one of three staff members responsible for covering Dorchester.
Last Thursday, ... Read more.
The state Department of Public Health’s bureau of substance abuse services will be able to shoulder the cost of a voluntary training program for sober home operators, says the bureau’s deputy director.
In a ... Read more.
The City Council appears to be inching toward agreement on redrawing the boundaries of its nine districts.
The council committee charged with laying out a map with the new boundaries – required every ten years ... Read more.
State Rep. Carlos Henriquez, fighting assault and criminal charges leveled by a 23-year-old student, plans to hold a community meeting at the Dorchester House on Aug. 7 as part of a district-wide tour. The meeting at 1353 ... Read more.
Supporters and opponents of a sentencing and habitual offender bill on Gov. Deval Patrick’s desk offered up a cacophony of suggestions to the chief executive, calling on him to sign or amend or veto the legislation.
... Read more.Law enforcement officials who campaigned in 2008 against a ballot question to decriminalize possession of less than an ounce of marijuana have so far offered a more nuanced perspective on Question 3 on this year's ballot ... Read more.
The Senate on Thursday voted 31-7 to approve a bill broadening crime-fighting tools, ensuring that certain repeat violent offenders serve their full sentences, and easing prison overcrowding by adjusting sentencing laws ... Read more.
The state Department of Public Health’s bureau of substance abuse services will be able to shoulder the cost of a voluntary training program for sober home operators, the bureau’s deputy director said Thursday.
... Read more.James W. Hunt III, Mayor Thomas Menino’s chief of environment and energy, is stepping down at the end of July. The Dorchester native, who first took the job in 2005 and is expected to remain a personal adviser to Menino, ... Read more.
About 20 parents showed up to the Mildred Elementary School on Thursday, July 12 for the Boston Public Schools “what we’re hearing” meeting. Jocelyn Wright, the senior director in the Deputy Superintendent’s office, and ... Read more.
Boston Police are investigating a break-in at the Cristo Rey-Boston high school at 100 Savin Hill Ave. last week that included the theft of computers and one of the school’s passenger vans. The incident was discovered ... Read more.
The Boston Urban Forest Council invites members from the general public to participate in its next meeting on July 24. The meeting, which will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Boston Natural Areas Network headquarters at 62 ... Read more.
Operettas, comedies and musicals – oh my!
The Strand Theater on Columbia Road is hosting a myriad of performances during the end of summer and into the beginning of the fall, including two fundraisers. The city- ... Read more.
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