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Two home rule petitions – extending the term of office for Boston city councillors and limiting candidates to running for a single office at a time – were voted through at the council meeting on Wednesday.

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Construction of a new three-story, mixed use development on the site of the former Lucky Strike bowling lanes will be complete by June with residents moving into the complex’s 22 apartment units by August. That’s the ... Read more.

Proponents of a new Cape Verdean restaurant at 33 Hancock St. contended with the building’s troubled history at an abutters meeting in Uphams Crossing on Tuesday night. The management team of the proposed eatery spoke to ... Read more.

(Updated, Wed., April 6)- There is a new commander on watch in Dorchester's Area C-11 police district.

Capt. Tim Connolly assumed command at the Gibson Street station house effective Monday, April 4. He replaces ... Read more.

While the MBTA's draft five-year capital plan does not include funding for subway-like railcars to run along inner-city commuter tracks, Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack indicated such service could potentially ... Read more.

Authorities released video footage today that shows a man pacing around outside Who's on First ... Read more.

A increase in the cap on charter school enrollment in Massachusetts would be tied to major new investments in all public schools starting two years from now under a proposal released Thursday by Senate leaders that could ... Read more.

A Dorchester man who allegedly robbed the Meetinghouse Bank in Lower Mills in January was indicted for the crime on Monday, according to Attorney General Maura Healey's office. Hendrick Davis, 33, will be arraigned at a ... Read more.

As City Councillors heard testimony on Boston’s proposed adoption of the Community Preservation Act at a council hearing Tuesday, the community members packed into the council chambers sounded off largely in support of ... Read more.

Thursday (31st)– Community meeting on plans for the Ashmont TOD2 development on the current site of Ashmont Tire, 6:30 p.m. at All Saints Church, 209 Ashmont St., Dorchester. Contact: 617-720-8400 ext. ... Read more.

The historically sleepy race for the plum Suffolk County Register of Deeds post has become the place to be for seasoned candidates and newcomers alike, with some Dorchester notables throwing their clipboards into the fray ... Read more.

An eye-catching grain silo cues countdown for brewery's opening

Those entering Dorchester from the western edge of Uphams Corner will be hard pressed to miss the shining three-story grain silo and ... Read more.

About a hundred community members got their first look at the proposed Morrissey Boulevard revamp at a Department of Conservation and Recreation public meeting on Monday night at the Leahy Holloran Community Center where ... Read more.

The distribution of unsolicited loan instruments in Massachusetts would be banned under a bill passed unanimously by the Senate.

Taking the appearance of a check, documents appear in the mail that, if cashed, can ... Read more.

Boston Ballet is hosting two upcoming programs at Dorchester’s Strand Theatre in on April 8 to encourage the community to discover the power of dance and "rethink ballet" including an evening performance with tickets ... Read more.

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