Last Friday (Oct. 25), Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to launch its Healthy Food Program that will provide patients with type II diabetes increased access to healthy food, expert...
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As a lifelong progressive, career educator, and someone who believes we need to keep the MCAS as a high school graduation requirement, I am worried that the viewpoints of people like me might be getting lost or muted in ... Read more.
With her existing proposal hung up, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said Wednesday that she's hoping to send a new ... Read more.
Boston is slated to gain a new shuttle van network and hundreds of Bluebikes thanks to a federal grant secured by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council.
The $21.6 million award, part of the Federal Highway ... Read more.
The sounds of shovels hitting the ground on Oct. 16 was music to the ears of the Conservatory Lab Charter School community as officials broke ground on a new building project that will expand its lower school campus on ... Read more.
Oct. 18 was Ryan Woods Day in the city of Boston. It was a fitting way to salute a fine public servant who spent 24 years working in city government.
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The husband-and-wife team of Stephanie Marson-Sealey and Skyler Sealey will open their first brick-and-mortar retail space for their clothing and fashion jewelry business this Saturday (Oct. 26) in Roxbury’s Washington ... Read more.
A Pumpkin Parade is set for this Thursday (Oct. 24) at 5:30 p.m. at Pope John Paul II Park, Hallet Street, Dorchester. This family-friendly event is free and open to all, with no registration required. ... Read more.
A trio of Mattapan organizations will host a day-long seminar for homeowners focused on “preserving legacy wealth” this Saturday at the Mattahunt Community Center from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Mattapan Thrives event is ... Read more.
Battle lines continue to form around a ballot question to change a key component of the education reform law that some say made Massachusetts the best educated state in the country, separating politicians who are used to ... Read more.
A plan to raze a veterans’ post on Romsey Street in Savin Hill and replace it with a 4-story, 35-unit residential building that was the subject of a city-sponsored public meeting last Thursday (Oct. 17) drew mostly ... Read more.
With only two months left before Boston’s next tax bills go out in the mail, Mayor Wu and the city councillors are scrambling for ways to ease a possible crunch for homeowners and businesses triggered by a national ... Read more.
The Old Dorchester North Burial Ground – one of the oldest cemeteries in the city – has been shrouded in mystery for many residents, but an afternoon tour on Sunday (Oct. 20) sought to correct that as the gates opened and ... Read more.
Several years ago, Mattahunt Elementary Principal Walter Henderson led a school that wasn’t on the top of anyone’s list. In fact, by 2017, it was closed for repeated poor academic performance reviews.
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The working group tasked with responding to the loss of Carney Hospital in Dorchester is scheduled to hold its first meeting on Halloween, coming just over a month after Gov. Maura Healey's office announced the body, ... Read more.
The Boston Licensing Board on Thursday approved plans by the McDonald's at 500 Geneva Ave. in Dorchester's Fields Corner to extend its current midnight closing time to 3 a.m. - but only for pick ups by third-party ... Read more.
Sister Elizabeth Calcagni, a beloved educator, founder of the Notre Dame Montessori School, and dedicated member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, passed away peacefully on October 7, 2024. She was a remarkable ... Read more.
With her proposal to address the impending increase stalled in the Senate, Mayor Wu’s office said city residents’ taxes could increase 28 percent – a large quarterly jump but less than originally estimated – unless ... Read more.
In 1974, the lack of community-based services, accessible dwellings, and other critical accommodations resulted in institutionalization for many people with disabilities. This year, the Boston Center for Independent ... Read more.
Dorchester resident Sylvia Broude will assume the role of executive director of Political Research Associates (PRA), a 43-year-old organization that supports social justice organizations, civic leaders, journalists, and ... Read more.
The MCAS does not measure workforce or higher education readiness. The MCAS does not measure a student’s ability to think critically or problem solve. The MCAS does not improve a student’s individual economic opportunity ... Read more.
There aren’t many publicly funded schools in America that can celebrate 385 years of educating children. In fact, there are none except for Dorchester’s Mather K-6 School on Meetinghouse Hill, which kicked off its ... Read more.
Former at-large City Council candidate Said Abdikarim says that after staying on the sidelines in 2023 he will be running for the District 7 Council seat in 2025, piggybacking on what he called “the connections” he built ... Read more.
What would Question do if passed? – State law would allow and require the state auditor’s office to conduct regular performance audits of a broad range of Beacon Hill lawmaker activities. Specifically, ... Read more.
The Dorchester Reporter has been awarded a $100,000 grant from Press Forward, a national movement to strengthen ... Read more.
The Boston Municipal Research Bureau will honor nine city employees and two individuals from the private sector as “everyday heroes of public service” who use their “integrity, initiative, leadership and commitment to the ... Read more.
