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On March 26, 2022, Peter Monsini, 51, was operating a piece of heavy machinery for JDC Demolition Company, Inc. at the Government Center parking garage in Boston, when the floor underneath his machine buckled and he fell ... Read more.

The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation hosted its 43rd Memorial event in Emmitsburg, Maryland, last weekend. This year’s tribute honored 89 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2023, and 137 firefighters who ... Read more.

In Adams Village, residents can enjoy Italian pasta and deli sandwiches, Irish baked goods and sausage rolls, Chinese dinner plates and classic American bar food.

Now, thanks to the opening of Chubbs Taco & ... Read more.

Anthony walks into my 8th grade ELA class each day like he owns the place, as if he is the mayor of the class. When he enters the room, everyone lights up in laughter. In contrast, Liam comes in more like a storm. ... Read more.

Students, families, and neighborhood notables gathered at Neighborhood House Charter School’s (NHCS) lower school on Sat., April 27, for their annual Fancy Hat Brunch – and to honor long-time executive director Kate Scott ... Read more.

Last Saturday morning at a function hall on Blue Hill Avenue, Shiaka McIntosh dove into a pile of blue balloons that stretched from the floor to the ceiling and retrieved a cluster to be placed around the hall.

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If there’s one thing that has defined Emmerson “Emme” Finnigan’s softball career at Fontbonne Academy or one of her many neighborhood teams, it’s a consistently dirty, grass-stained uniform, a testament to her gritty ... Read more.

City officials and architects working on the proposed renovation of White Stadium’s West Grandstand and Grove area are set to unveil several changes to the design tonight in an online public meeting that incorporates key ... Read more.

A poll commissioned by the Boston Public Institute (BPI) shows that most Bostonians are generally satisfied and optimistic about the city’s future but are most worried about public education and the high costs of living ... Read more.

The late Joseph M. Tierney, who served as Boston City Council president in the 1980s, grew up in the sprawling Old Colony public housing development in South Boston. He died in 2009, but his legacy lives on at the ... Read more.

A stalled re-development project along Dorchester’s Port Norfolk peninsula that would bring new housing and a modern marina to the neighborhood took a new turn this week when one of the development partners filed for ... Read more.

The 118th Dorchester Day Parade is set for Sun., June 2, at 1 p.m. (rain or shine) along Dorchester Avenue between Richmond Street and Columbia Road. See dotdayparade.org ... Read more.

Former state Rep. Evandro Carvalho will serve as the executive director of Boston’s Office of Police Accountability and Transparency (OPAT), which oversees the BPD’s internal affairs review process and investigates ... Read more.

The operator of the third largest hospital system in Massachusetts, and one of the state’s largest employers, declared bankruptcy early Monday morning. Steward Health Care, which operates eight Bay State hospitals ... Read more.

Nearly four months after Steward Health Care’s financial problems erupted publicly, casting a cloud over its Massachusetts operations, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections in Texas on Monday.

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To an outside observer, the event held at Florian Hall on Monday night (May 6) might seem a bit peculiar. Why were so many current and former politicians and prominent Democrats in Dorchester mingling with a delegation ... Read more.

Rendering of 16 High St. expansion

The Zoning Board of Appeal on Tuesday approved plans to expand a 3-family house at 16 High St. in Dorchester to nine units, following a hearing that turned into a ... Read more.

Congressman Stephen F. Lynch held a press conference on Monday at the Mary Ellen McCormack Housing Development to announce $850,000 in federal funding that he had secured to establish the William “Billy” McGonagle ... Read more.

Congressman Stephen F. Lynch said Monday he is closely monitoring the latest news about Steward Health Care, owner of Dorchester’s Carney Hospital, after the corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections in ... Read more.

In the hours since Steward Health Care filed for bankruptcy, the state has launched a website with resources about the situation and will open a hotline later Monday afternoon for health care providers and concerned ... Read more.

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