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More than 1,900 new people were confirmed to have COVID-19 over the three-day weekend as single-day positivity rates remained above 3 percent, continuing a trend that began in late September. The Department of Public Health reported 587 new cases of the... Read more |
 For some, the coronavirus was supposed to fade before winter came around again. Or was it?
The reality is that no one knew what to expect, so Dorchester restaurant and bar owners made accommodations for the virus as best they could with the little... Read more |
 Mayor Martin J. Walsh got a flu shot at City Hall last week as his administration urged all Bostonians to get vaccinated “as soon as possible” before the flu season begins in earnest. “By getting vaccinated, you will help us slow the spread of the flu and... Read more |
Friday brought another 734 new cases of COVID-19 and word from the Department of Public Health of 12 recent COVID-19 deaths, raising the state's total caseload to 135,011 people and the virus' death toll here to 9,577 individuals.
DPH said Friday that 4.... Read more |
 A city pilot project aimed at making Cummins Highway safer by reducing the number of lanes from four to two and adding dedicated bicycle paths will be extended from Wood Avenue in Mattapan to American Legion Highway in Roslindale by the end of the month.... Read more |
Editor's Note: This article was published by WBUR 90.9FM on Oct. 8. The Reporter and WBUR share content through a media partnership.
Boston Public Schools’ three prestigious exam schools will not use an exam to select their next incoming classes under a... Read more |
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By Michael P. Norton
State House News Service
A Boston-based collaborative has snagged a $5 million award from JPMorgan Chase to create affordable housing in Dorchester, Roxbury and Mattapan and train and connect at least 500 Black and Latinx residents... Read more |
The state's eviction moratorium expires in 10 days, and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said Wednesday that his city is facing a "potential crisis" of housing instability.
"As a city, we must use the power of what we have to provide whatever we can do to help... Read more |
 Oftentimes in music, as in other artforms, less is more. Fields Corner-bred rapper and producer Latrell James knows the upside to leaving fans craving more: His last project, “Still,” published in February of last year, offered listeners five tightly... Read more |
The Legislature’s Joint Committee on Housing voted along party lines last week to recommend a bill that would halt evictions and freeze rents until a year after Gov. Charlie Baker lifts the COVID-19 state of emergency, seeking to keep people hurt... Read more |
 The long-awaited transformation of commuting on the Red Line or the Orange Line will require an even longer wait. MBTA officials announced Monday that the all-new full fleets set to replace decades-old trains on both lines will arrive at least a year... Read more |
Incumbency is powerful. Once established, political incumbents are almost impossible to unseat. Over the past ten congressional elections, incumbents have won 94 percent of the time.
With incumbency comes an ability to raise large sums of money for... Read more |
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With the threat of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), swine flu (H1N1) and sudden, acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), protect yourself by wearing the Biospheric Utility Body Buffer Living Envelope (BUBBLE). It protects against all environmental hazards.... Read more |
The question of whether or not cannabis products should be banned from the legal marketplace in Massachusetts was decided in 2016 when we— the voters— approved Question 4 by a clear margin, 53-46 percent. In Boston, the margin was even greater: city... Read more |
 Dorchester’s Dianne Lescinskas has been awarded 2020 Carmella Gregorie Disability Advocate of the Year by Triangle Inc., which empowers people with disabilities and their families.
Dianne’s daughter, Alexa, has served as her biggest inspiration and led... Read more |
 Three Dorchester artists are leaving their mark on city infrastructure in downtown Boston as part of “Tasteful Boston,” a new outdoor public art installation sponsored by the Downtown Boston Business Improvement District (BID) in which local artists... Read more |
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Developers Patrick Mahoney, Michael Moore, Seamus Moore, and Patrick Costello last week proposed a four-story apartment building with 25 units and a separate four-story building with 11 condos on Dorchester Avenue on both sides of King Street. The... Read more |
The Martin Richard Foundation’s third annual MR8K will take place virtually on Sat., Nov. 14 in partnership with the Boston Bruins Foundation, New Balance, and DMSE Sports. The virtual version will include a live race experience for runners to compete on... Read more |
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Currently there are marches taking place highlighting Breonna Taylor‘s murder in Louisville, Kentucky. No police officer has been arrested for the reckless shooting on that fateful night. My heart goes out to the Taylor family.
The game-changer in... Read more |
At a press conference this morning, Mayor Martin Walsh announced that Boston Public Schools will be pausing the school reopening plan in response to recent upticks in COVID positive rates across the city, pushing back the earliest possible start date from... Read more |
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