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Topliff Street fire displaces 11

The Boston Fire Department reports firefighters responded to 60 Topliff St., near Homes Avenue, around 1:45 a.m. on Friday for what turned into a two-alarm fire that caused an estimated $400,000 in damage. The department says the cause of the fire, which... Read more

A closer look at Bayside, Dot Block developments on BNN-TV

Jennifer Smith, news editor of the Dorchester Reporter, joined Chris Lovett of BNN-TV's Neighborhood Network News on Thursday, Feb. 14 for a discussion about the news making headlines this week, including Thursday's announcement by UMass officials about... Read more

UMass officials: Bayside deal means ‘whole new day’ for Dot campus

The infusion of more than $200 million in funds generated by the lease of Bayside to a private development team will be a game-changer for the Dorchester campus that has struggled with creeping debt and a crumbling foundation, according to UMass Boston’s... Read more

UMass taps developer for Bayside site in deal worth up to $235m

A development team led by veteran Boston real estate executives and financiers Richard Galvin and Kirk Sykes has been selected by the University of Massachusetts to lead the redevelopment of the former Bayside Expo land on Dorchester’s Columbia Point in a... Read more

Latest Dot Block plan draws a mix of community feedback

More than 150 people packed into a public meeting for the Dot Block development on Monday evening, with heavy representation from local civic groups, building unions, and the pro-affordable housing and anti-displacement group Dorchester Not For Sale.... Read more

Criminal record holders are being encouraged to seek sealing orders, expungement

Last year’s reform law expanded process Massachusetts residents with a history of criminal activity or court appearances are increasingly seeking to seal or, even better, expunge their records to improve their odds of gaining access to employment, housing... Read more

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Bowdoin Street’s Laptiste nominated for city’s Health board

Phillomin Laptiste was nominated by Mayor Walsh last week to serve on the Board of Health, the governing body of the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). Laptiste, the executive director of the Bowdoin Street Health Center in Dorchester, must be... Read more

New grant will expand Dot Historical's Veterans Project

A new state grant awarded to the Dorchester Historical Society (DHS) will put $15,000 towards researching the lives of Dorchester veterans. The Veterans’ Heritage Grant, allocated by the Massachusetts State Historical Records Advisory Board, will allow... Read more

Dot’s Squirt B team win Cape Cod Classic title

The 14-player Dorchester Youth Hockey Chiefs Squirt B, led by coaches Vincent Conte, Neil Janulewicz, Matt McQuaid and Kevin Donahue, won the Championship at the Cape Cod Classics held last month. The team won every game in the tournament – 3 face-off... Read more

Data illustrate a growing, changing city

While Boston’s population continued to grow and become more diverse in the first seven years of the 2010s decade, the city grew more expensive to live in, according to Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) demographic trend reports. One overview... Read more

Boston Collegiate juniors get taste of workforce life

Last month, members of the junior class at Boston Collegiate Charter School completed a two-week long internship in a professional setting as part of the school’s Collegiate Skills Program. Through the program, students choose an internship at a site... Read more

In remembrance of the Massachuset, scattered now in the mists of remorse

By Ed Quill Following is the last in a series of excerpts taken from the recently published book by Mr. Quill – “When Last the Glorious Light; Lay of the Massachuset’ – a story centered on the fate of the Native American tribe called the Massachuset, from... Read more

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Councillors eye longer terms, at-large vacancy rule change	City planning a $1.13b BPS budget
True Detective — Dot edition: C-11's Sgt. Dunford leans on policing career in debut novel	UMass to reveal choice for Bayside developer
Neighborhood House Charter School plans expansion	Report: Costs of traffic congestion highest in Boston

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Topliff Street fire displaces 11

A closer look at Bayside, Dot Block developments on BNN-TV

UMass officials: Bayside deal means ‘whole new day’ for Dot campus

UMass taps developer for Bayside site in deal worth up to $235m

Latest Dot Block plan draws a mix of community feedback

Criminal record holders are being encouraged to seek sealing orders, expungement

Featured Stories

Bowdoin Street’s Laptiste nominated for city’s Health board

New grant will expand Dot Historical's Veterans Project

Dot’s Squirt B team win Cape Cod Classic title

Data illustrate a growing, changing city

Boston Collegiate juniors get taste of workforce life

In remembrance of the Massachuset, scattered now in the mists of remorse

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