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The summer's prolonged drought continues to deplete the state's water resources.
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, all of Massachusetts was "abnormally dry" as of last week, and 75 percent of the state was ... Read more.
Officials from Cedar Grove Cemetery are seeking a zoning designation change for two parcels of land abutting Granite Avenue. The change from burial ground to a one-family lot and parking availability would pave the way ... Read more.
Contractors have begun work on a $500,000 public works project in Mattapan Square. The 800-foot median strip along Blue Hill Avenue between River and Babson streets will be rebuilt and lined with plantings supported by a ... Read more.
Massachusetts voters will weigh ballot measures on gambling, charter schools, treatment of farm animals, and legalizing marijuana when they go to the voting booths on Nov. 8. For those looking for additional insight into ... Read more.
The Boston Police Department reports a man was shot to death around 1:40 a.m on Saturday at 58 Westville St.
Anybody with information can contact homicide detectives at 617-343-4470 or the anonymous tip line by ... Read more.
As boats float by and local residents fish for stripers it may not be obvious what’s happening on the Neponset River. Yet officials’ warnings are unequivocal: A drought is here and it is a serious problem.
Boston ... Read more.
For the first time ever, registered voters in Boston — and across the state — will have the opportunity to cast their ballots ahead of the Nov. 8 elections during an early voting period.
Boston City Hall will open ... Read more.
Long-time tenants of mismanaged properties on Waldeck Street in Dorchester and Orlando Street in Mattapan are calling for responsible ownership after a negligent landlord filed for bankruptcy in July.
After Uwa ... Read more.
The Dorchester Day parade comes at the beginning of the summer. The Caribbean Carnival Parade (CCP) comes at the end of the summer. Both the season-starter and the season-closer are largely Dot-produced celebrations, ... Read more.
Olga Gomes, 43, a Cape Verdean immigrant who lived in Dorchester after her arrival in the US and now resides in Roxbury, is the new owner of Lambert’s Fitness Center for Women on Morrissey Boulevard.
After ... Read more.
After months of discussion and logistical planning, the Boston Police Department’s body camera pilot program is tentatively scheduled to begin early next month, according to BPD officials who had been hoping for an ... Read more.
City Councillor Andrea Campbell last week pitched Mattapan community members on a November ballot question that would institute a city tax surcharge that would provide funds for historic preservation, parks, and housing ... Read more.
Boston Police report a man and a woman were shot around 12:05 a.m., Saturday, at 6 Dudley Terrace, off Dudley Street.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene; the woman was taken to a local hospital with life- ... Read more.
State Rep. Evandro Carvalho, running for re-election in the Fifth Suffolk District after winning the seat in a special election in 2014, is facing challenges from perennial candidate Althea Garrison, who held the position ... Read more.
Boston firefighter and organized labor leader Ed Kelly was elected to a leadership position in the International Association of Fire Fighters, a union that says it represents "more than 300,000 full-time professional fire ... Read more.
The five-story Hub 25 apartment development adjacent to the JFK-UMass MBTA station on Morrissey Boulevard is expected to be completed next month, said community manager Valerie Molchanova on Aug. 8 as she laid out the ... Read more.
Hunched around a meeting table late one evening in early May, stomachs full of pizza, members of the Franklin Park Coalition committee searching for a new executive director turned their eyes toward one of their own. ... Read more.
After six years at the helm of the Mattahunt Community Center in Mattapan, Wheelock College has turned operational and financial control back to the city of Boston, where it will once again be run under the aegis of ... Read more.
As the fall semester nears, a pair of UMass Boston construction projects principally aimed at relocating utility infrastructure on Columbia Point remain in progress this month. Part of the work— along the perimeter road ... Read more.
Dorchester Park, our own nationally recognized landmark in Lower Mills, will celebrate the 125th year with a festive gala on Friday, Sept. 9 beginning at 7 p.m.
Set in the park under a festive tent, the event ... Read more.
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