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One of the oldest traditions on the Dorchester Day calendar took place on May 9 at First Parish Church: the Little Miss Dorchester (ages 7 to 9) and Young Miss Dorchester (ages 10-12) competitions. Little Miss ... Read more.

Cameron Charbonnier is this year’s Mayor of Dorchester, having beaten out Pat O’Brien for the ceremonial title. Charbonnier, 21, and O’Brien, 23, are both Neponset natives, and the funds they raised will go to the ... Read more.

A revamped street hockey rink at Garvey Park in Neponset will be unveiled next Wed., June 10 in a celebration set for 4:30-6:0 p.m. The Boston Parks and Recreation Department has recently completed renovations to the ... Read more.

As our Dorchester Day Parade Marshal assembles the official cars “across the bridge,” they will be in Milton, which was part of the Town of Dorchester, until it became a separate town in 1662.

Proceeding to the ... Read more.

Substance-abuse experts and recovering addicts say a proposal by City Councillors Frank Baker and Bill Linehan  to fund new treatment programs through a 2 percent tax on Boston alcohol sales could provide new beds - and ... Read more.

In multiple ways, Father Dan Finn embodies the parish priest who renders his spirit to the entire community, not merely to his own flock. This month, the County Cork native will embrace the next step of his pastoral and ... Read more.

The Rev. James K. Allen was not a native of Dorchester, but became one of our community’s most well-loved and respected members during his long tenure as pastor of the First Parish Church on Meetinghouse Hill. Rev. ... Read more.

In numerous ways, Father Dan Finn is the embodiment of the parish priest who renders his spirit to the community at large, not merely to his own flock. Last Sunday, the County Cork native embraced the next step of his ... Read more.

This article originally appeared in the Reporter in 2015. This year's parade is Sunday, June 5- starting at 1 p.m. in Lower Mills.- Editors

Can you feel it? The sense of anticipation, joy, and wonder, ... Read more.

The Daily Table, a nonprofit grocery store founded by former Trader Joe’s President Doug Rauch, plans to open Thursday after a brief setback from licensing issues with the city.

Beginning Thursday, the store will ... Read more.

While claiming no direct knowledge of the plans of Boston Olympics supporters, Gov. Charlie Baker believes the next iteration of their proposal will trade walkability for athletic competitions spread out across the state ... Read more.

In an emergency meeting convened to address the latest flare-up of violence in Bowdoin Geneva, the biggest thing attendees could agree on was that this was a long-time coming.

“We're here to have a conversation we ... Read more.

The news that a seven-year-old boy was hit by a bullet in the buttocks and knocked off his bike on Bowdoin Street on Sunday has ratcheted up greatly what has been a simmering tension in the Bowdoin Geneva neighborhood in ... Read more.

Friday (29th) – Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) stages Romeo & Juliet at The Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia Rd., Dorchester at 7:30 p. m. All tickets are $5. For more information, visit ... Read more.

For Preston Horton, the MBTA Transit Police’s newly appointed deputy chief, serving the needs of over a million Boston-area commuters each day goes hand in hand with looking after the diverse Dorchester neighborhood he ... Read more.

Tomorrow evening (May 29) from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Discover Roxbury will welcome visitors to the grand opening of the ArtROX! Hub, a brand-new 5,000-square-foot programmatic art/work space in Dudley Square, which the ... Read more.

State Police report a Dorchester man suffered serious injuries yesterday when a woman from Quincy hit and drove over him as they were both traveling around Neponset Circle around 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

The victim, 46 ... Read more.

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