After heavy rainfall last April, James and Toni Magee were biking along Boston Street in Dorchester when they noticed a large pothole at the bridge joint over I-93. It was so large that they stopped, took pictures of it,...
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A selective and inexplicable blindness to environmental injustice currently afflicts most of Boston. Perhaps the problem is too close to home to be seen clearly by those outraged by injustice abroad.
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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.
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 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.
Instructor Carlos Antunes watched as his students, wielding power drills and socket wrenches, assembled metal racks on the floor, then mounted four large solar panels onto them. “Don’t forget your points where your north ... Read more.
An empty tire garage space on Dorchester Avenue will be transformed into an immersive art and performance space this weekend as a diverse team of Dorchester artists converge for a free, two-day event.
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The Boston Police Department reports arresting a Canton man for a double shooting inside a Washington Street barbershop that left ... Read more.
The 5th annual Deatrich Wise Block Party took place last Saturday (Oct. 5) with Hazelton Street blocked off and the Josh Kraft Mattapan Teen Center (MTC) playing host to what has become a popular fall event in the ... Read more.
With her proposal to address the impending increase stalled in the Senate, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's office said city residents' taxes could increase 28 percent — a large quarterly jump but less than originally estimated ... Read more.
The former St. Ambrose School on Adams Street – most recently occupied by a charter school that closed last summer – will not be sold, according to parish leaders, who are instead weighing new tenants for the Fields ... Read more.
While the problems at Steward Health Care have absorbed the spotlight over the past nine months, many other hospitals across Massachusetts continued to struggle financially in what an industry group called a “deeply ... Read more.
Massachusetts has consistently ranked first in the nation when it comes to education. Whether or not we stay there is on the ballot this November. The way we determine whether or not our students are prepared for college ... Read more.
It has been a whirlwind week for Frederick Richard, the ... Read more.
A new scholarship fund in the name of the late Thelma D. Burns will launch on Oct. 11 with a ‘Boston’s Got Talent’ fundraiser in Jamaica Plain. Burns, a long-time community leader and civil rights activist who served as ... Read more.
The Irish Cultural Centre’s second annual Brian J. Donnelly Award for Leadership in Public Service was presented to Kathleen M. O’Toole on Sept. 19 at Venezia in Dorchester. The award is named for the late congressman who ... Read more.
The New England Free Jacks, back-to-back Major League rugby champions, dropped into the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester last month with their Championship Shield to host a rugby clinic for members of all abilities. ... Read more.
So far this season the Boston College Eagles are undefeated in three games at Alumni Stadium (though it’s a different story on the road), and for fifth-year defensive back Bryquice Brown, playing on home turf brings a ... Read more.
The BASE, a youth sports and enrichment program, has purchased its headquarters building on Shirley Street in the Newmarket section of Boston next to Dorchester’s South Bay with plans to expand its operations on adjacent ... Read more.
A pizza chain’s controversial plan to open a franchise location in the Fields Corner business district was dealt a setback last week when the area’s civic association took a position against the store’s opening in a ... Read more.
