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Taking on the title of Franklin Park “Defenders,” 20 citizens and the Emerald Necklace Conservancy (ENC) announced Tuesday they plan to move ahead with a lawsuit challenging the re-development of White Stadium in Franklin...
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The state has queued up planning on two separate but connected projects in Dorchester: Morrissey Boulevard and Kosciuszko Circle. Both require imaginative solutions. Let’s talk about K Circle and the nearby... Read more.
In letter, board members say Wu administration ‘disregards’ their oversight role on projects
In a communication addressed to Mayor Wu that is rife with potential consequences for development in Boston, including the... Read more.
Leaders of a new Dorchester-based organization hopes to unite Caribbean-connected communities that have existed on islands – literally and figuratively – with a focus on keeping its constituencies engaged year-round in... Read more.
A Suffolk Superior Court jury on Monday convicted Omara Shears, 46, of first-degree murder for the death of Javare Sommerville-Adams, 17, as the teen was standing at Blue Hill Avenue and Columbia Road enjoying the Carnival... Read more.
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City of Boston and DCR host a site walk from 10 a.m. to noon this Saturday (April 27) at Moakley Park to discuss coastal resiliency plans. Gather at McCormack Bath House, Carson Beach. A virtual workshop ... Read more.
On March 28, a crowd of enthusiastic supporters gathered at the Boston headquarters of Central Boston Elder Services to celebrate this vital institution’s golden anniversary. For 50 years, CBES has been a pillar of the ... Read more.
A Massachusetts delegation led by Gov. Healey, Mayor Wu, and UMass Boston Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco will travel to the Vatican next month to attend an international climate summit assembled by Pope Francis.
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The 1975 Vietnamese Diaspora Commemoration Initiative is hosting an "Intergenerational Cultural Commemoration Event" in Fields Corner on Saturday, April 20.
This event, titled "Chương Trình Tưởng Niệm, Liên Thế ... Read more.
While Boston made history in 2021 by electing the first women and first person of color as mayor of Boston with a thumping majority, an even greater majority of voters supported a binding ballot question that greatly ... Read more.
Recently the Healey administration’s Department of Public Health (DPH) announced it was hosting five invitation-only virtual meetings with hospitals, community health centers, and others in communities where Steward ... Read more.
The Boston School Committee voted unanimously on April 10 to change the name of the merged BCLA/McCormack 7-12 school on Columbia Point to the Ruth Batson Academy in honor of the Roxbury woman who fought for equitable ... Read more.
City officials are pointing to a worrying trend of more and more illegal parties and nightclubs that pose a number of health and safety concerns to patrons and neighborhood residents.
According to the Inspectional ... Read more.
A pizza chain’s plans to open up shop in a vacant Dot Ave storefront is getting a cold reception from others in the Fields Corner business district, including the Main Streets organization that is charged with helping ... Read more.
The Ventura softball field at Lower Mills VFW Post Park will be closed until the end of June for playing field renovations. “DCR is committed to providing access to safe outdoor recreational opportunities for all,” said ... Read more.
The Boston Athletic Association (BAA) has announced the beneficiaries of the Spring 2024 edition of the BAA Gives Back Grant Program. Thirteen nonprofit organizations across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will receive ... Read more.
Can music class help curb absenteeism in city schools? The answer, according to a recent study and anecdotal evidence from one public charter school in Dorchester, is “yes.”
The survey, conducted by EdVestors, an ... Read more.
Tairih King’s neighbors thought something was amiss last Thursday afternoon when a massive but suspicious motorcade pulled up to the family’s Dorchester home, but what was happening before their eyes was simply the ... Read more.
Boston Collegiate Charter School in the Polish Triangle held a Career Fair last month for 10th graders in the school to begin to be exposed to career opportunities from professionals in the area like Congressman Stephen ... Read more.
YouthBuild Boston recently announced the appointment of Danyson Tavares — designer, educator, and community changemaker — as its new executive director.
Tavares, a Dorchester native who grew up on Holden Street, ... Read more.
City Ballet of Boston, under the artistic direction of Tony Williams, is presenting “Ballet Banquet,” a celebration of dance, including stage premieres by choreographers Gianni Di Marco and Morgan Brown Sanborn at the ... Read more.
Three Boston city councillors are backing a new effort to create a local Office of the Inspector General, following an unsuccessful attempt in 2019.
The measure’s lead sponsor, Councillor At-Large Julia Mejia, said ... Read more.
US Rep. Ayanna Pressley already launched her re-election campaign on April 3, but that didn’t prevent her from throwing what she called a “campaign rally and celebration” last Saturday at the headquarters of IBEW Local ... Read more.
By populating his menu with fewer fried food options and more salads and Mediterranean fare, a Codman Square restaurateur has successfully worked with neighbors to refine his concept and present a new plan for the space ... Read more.
The Boston Landmarks Commission has recommended that the Calf Pasture Pumping Station on Columbia Point be designated an official Boston landmark. A virtual public hearing will be held next Tuesday (April 23) to consider ... Read more.
There is competition once again in the race for mayor of Dorchester race this spring, with two residents from the Polish Triangle competing for the title now held by Lily Rose, the dancer, model, and transactivist chosen ... Read more.
After filing a measure with the city council in the first week of the month, Mayor Wu last week continued her campaign to increase taxes for commercial properties, in an effort to protect residential owners from seeing a ... Read more.
The art scene in Dorchester received an infusion of new and interesting talent from the neighborhood put on display Saturday night at the ‘Change’ show hosted in Ashmont’s The Local Hand store.
With an emphasis on ... Read more.
At a virtual White Stadium workshop for Dorchester residents on April 10, city officials and consultants summarized plans in progress for transportation of spectators to professional women’s soccer games—and what these ... Read more.
When he was announced last spring as the new general manager for the much-assailed transit agency, Phillip Eng declared that it was “time for a new way of doing business at the MBTA.”
In a wide-ranging conversation ... Read more.
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