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Walsh says state will expand capacity at Reggie Lewis Center vaccine site

Mayor Walsh offered updates on the city’s Covid-19 response on Thursday, urging Bostonians to continue to get tested for the virus while the state-led effort to distribute vaccine shots begins to penetrate deeper into the...

Major demolition is the order of the day at UMass Boston

Substantial demolition efforts are ongoing at UMass Boston’s campus this week as part of a project that will see the university’s old Science Center and pool house make way for green space at the Columbia Point campus. The... Read more.

New housing pitched for Avenue Auto's Savin Hill site

A proposal by a South Boston-based developer to build 24 housing units and ground-floor restaurant space split between two parcels at what is now Avenue Auto Wholesalers Inc. at 1121 Dorchester Ave. was aired last week... Read more.

$3.5m from CPA eyed for Dot, Mattapan

In the latest round of the city’s Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding, Mayor Martin Walsh and the Community Preservation Committee have itemized more than $25.5 million in grants, including nearly $3.5 million set aside... Read more.

Editorial: Health centers key to vaccine success

On Tuesday, two more Covid-19 vaccination sites, open to all eligible Boston residents, came on line in Dorchester and Mattapan. The Russell Auditorium and Morningstar Baptist Church joined a network of other options for... Read more.

New vaccine sites open on Blue Hill, Talbot avenues

‘Amazing” sight, says AG Healey On Tuesday morning, local and state officials and healthcare leaders marked the opening of two Covid-19 vaccination centers in Mattapan and Dorchester, at Morning Star Baptist Church and... Read more.

METCO student from Dot, and a Wayland classmate, now adults, create podcast with focus on racial divides

As a kid growing up in Dorchester in the 1980s, Gloria Harrison’s life changed when her parents enrolled her in the METCO program in first grade. Suddenly, she found herself waking up before dawn to be bused to an elementary...

Civil rights complaint on city contracts elicits upgraded 'goals' from Walsh team

A study that documented the poor record of city-issued contracts for Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises (MWBE) has prompted a civil rights complaint and new pledges for improvement from Mayor Walsh, just days...

Four new candidates join hopeful field in District 4

Four new names have been added to the growing list of candidates who say they plan to seek the District 4 city council seat now held by City Councillor Andrea Campbell, who is running for mayor. The four hopefuls who...

The late Doris Bunte was one of a kind: an adaptive, effective difference-maker

Doris Bunte, who died on Feb. 15 at age 87, was a wonderful woman, a magnificent mentor, and a prodigious politician. The word that describes her best is “Mother.” Doris was that, yes, and also a mother, a grandmother, and a...

Scenes from Dorchester play a role in 'People's Guide to Greater Boston'

“A People’s Guide to Greater Boston,” published last July, is a very readable book that details the history of all the neighborhoods of Boston and some surrounding communities. It begins with a focus on how Native Americans...

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DBCo set to reopen next week	BGCD was at 40 percent capacity for vacation week
Codman Sq. chef shares her soul food cooking skills online	Dot's Daise joins board of City Kids
City Kids donates 10 Chromebooks to students at St. Brendan School	New Dorchester Avenue restaurant would offer shaken spiced seafood
Legislators to hear directly from Baker on vaccine rollout	Markey, Pressley cite 'vaccine redlining'
Janey taps veteran Walsh and Menino aide Osgood as her chief of staff	T's commuter rail plans target peak service schedules
Man convicted for 2014 Dot murder gets new trial	New housing proposed for Uphams Corner lot
Walsh awaits vote by the full Senate	Teamsters Local 25 backs Michelle Wu for Mayor
Rep. Santiago jumps into race for Mayor of Boston	House approves Boston's petition to bypass special election
Janey names senior leadership team as Walsh departure looms	New housing proposed in and behind Fox Hall in Uphams Corner; existing SRO tenants would get their own studio apartments
Two-alarm fire on Fessenden Street in Mattapan displaces seven	COVID committee wants to hear directly from Baker

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Walsh says state will expand capacity at Reggie Lewis Center vaccine site

Major demolition is the order of the day at UMass Boston

New housing pitched for Avenue Auto's Savin Hill site

$3.5m from CPA eyed for Dot, Mattapan

Editorial: Health centers key to vaccine success

New vaccine sites open on Blue Hill, Talbot avenues

METCO student from Dot, and a Wayland classmate, now adults, create podcast with focus on racial divides

Civil rights complaint on city contracts elicits upgraded 'goals' from Walsh team

Four new candidates join hopeful field in District 4

The late Doris Bunte was one of a kind: an adaptive, effective difference-maker

Scenes from Dorchester play a role in 'People's Guide to Greater Boston'

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