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The commander of the Boston Police Area C-11 issued a warning to Dorchester Ave. merchants today following a flurry of commercial break-ins along the avenue in the last ten days. In a letter, Captain Richard Sexton says ... Read more.

The head of the city’s legal department this week sent a letter to the operators of a proposed sober housing business in Lower Mills, warning them that documents they provided to city officials cites one law that does not ... Read more.

UMass Boston officials are warning local residents to expect heavy traffic on the streets surrounding the university during Friday morning and mid-afternoon, as 10,000 students, parents, and university officials will be ... Read more.

A group of concerned residents say efforts to remove a group of vagrants from Edward Everett Square have been successful, but a new group of alleged troublemakers has begun to patronize the area.

About 20 neighbors ... Read more.

Settled by passengers from the Mary and John about June 1, 1630, Dorchester originally was one of the largest towns in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and included South Boston, Hyde Park, Milton, Wrentham, Stoughton, Dedham ... Read more.

If there’s one thing fans and critics of 26 Court Street can agree on, it’s that school department officials are at least qualified to teach a class on press management.

On Wednesday, just hours after the City ... Read more.

After a long record of participation in civic activities, Dorchester resident Ralph Browne Jr. will serve as this year’s Dorchester Day Parade Chief Marshal.

Browne has lived in Dorchester for the last 40 years ... Read more.

More than 100,000 people are expected to turn out for this Sunday’s 108th Dorchester Day Parade, which starts at 1 p.m. from the corner of Richmond Street and Dorchester Avenue in Lower Mills. The parade— packed with ... Read more.

It’s official: Your new ‘Mayor’ of Dorchester is Katie Hurley, a St. Mark’s native who now lives in Cedar Grove, works for Councillor Frank Baker, and has raised thousands of dollars this spring to help pay for Sunday’s ... Read more.

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