Editor's note: This story was updated with new reporting at 3:50 p.m. on Jan. 23, 2025.
A car crash in Ashmont Hill has caused major disruptions to a longtime early childhood education center for kids 2-5...
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It is inevitable at this time of the year that many of us think about family. Growing up in Dorchester, I just assumed that everybody lived under the same roof as their grandparents.
In my case, my father’s mother ... Read more.
His voice carried past more than 100 men sitting on benches. It carried through the haze of the smoke-filled room. It carried through the stifling July heat. It carried past young and old men waiting for a bed, a ride to ... Read more.
In the wake of the death at age 101 of former Massachusetts attorney general and lieutenant governor Francis X. Bellotti (above) last month, Judy Meredith, a longtime presence on Beacon Hill as a lobbyist, sat down ... Read more.
And so it begins. Dorchester has long been a destination for waves of immigrants— and it’s what makes our community a wonderfully diverse and special place. It’s painful to see our neighbors and friends have to bear this ... Read more.
Secretary of State William Galvin’s office is still in the process of investigating Boston’s election division and he has not yet decided whether to appoint a receiver to seize control of the city’s elections, after an ... Read more.
The operator of a chicken restaurant near Franklin Park appeared before Fields Corner Civic Association (FCCA) at its Jan. 7 meeting to pitch his intention to open another business in a long-vacant storefront at 1476 ... Read more.
A task force led by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office is cracking down on dozens of offenders who, prosecutors say, have repeatedly targeted stores in the South Bay Mall.
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After a nearly two-year permitting process and build-out, the new Papa John’s Pizza shop opened in Fields Corner last week.
“So far, so good,” said Joe Johnson, who co-owns the store with his wife Rolanda and ... Read more.
Former state Rep. Charlotte Golar Richie, who represented the Fifth Suffolk district in the 1990s and later served as the city of Boston’s chief of Housing under Mayor Tom Menino, was honored by her neighbors and fellow ... Read more.
Josh Kraft, a scion of the family that owns the New England Patriots football organization, intends to announce his candidacy for mayor of Boston next month, according to sources close to his emerging campaign.
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The city of Boston is preparing for a winter storm tonight that is expected to bring up to six-eight inches of snow and frigid temperatures over the next several days.
Mayor Wu issued a cold weather advisory ... Read more.
Republicans thought Gov. Maura Healey's annual address "presented a rosy picture" that "fell short of reality;" while top Democrats in the Legislature said they were glad she highlighted past successes, but didn't jump on ... Read more.
Demolition work at White Stadium will start next week, according to correspondence sent to neighbors on Jan. 16. The demolition is the first phase in a renovation project that is expected to continue through winter 2026. ... Read more.
One by one, parents from the Paul Dever Elementary School on Columbia Point recounted this week how their lives were upended last week by an unexpected e-mail from Boston Public Schools (BPS) announcing ... Read more.
Haitian Americans United, Inc. (HAU) celebrated Haitian Independence Day with a successful gala event on Sat., Jan. 4 at the IBEW Local 103 union hall in Dorchester. The 25th annual gala brought together over 300 ... Read more.
More than 52 organizations, led by the Fields Corner-based Asian American Resource Workshop (AARW), are continuing to call on President Biden and Gov. Healey to protect immigrant and refugee communities ahead of the Jan. ... Read more.
A federal bankruptcy court judge last week dismissed a second bankruptcy case brought by owners of Port Norfolk’s Neponset Wharf development but declined to rule on a request by the property owner to approve a private ... Read more.
Fueled by the highest immigration levels in decades, Massachusetts saw its largest population increase in 60 years between 2023 and 2024 as the rate of domestic outmigration significantly slowed, according to US Census ... Read more.
On next Monday, Jan. 20, our country will honor the work and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It’s a federal holiday meant to remind every American that unity, equality, kindness, opportunity, and justice are all ... Read more.
With Boston’s revaluation process complete and tax bills for the second half of fiscal year 2025 in payers’ hands, property owners now have a clear picture of the taxes they owe, with tax rates rising for both residential ... Read more.
Monday brought a new first in Boston’s political annals when Michelle Wu delivered a healthy baby girl, Mira Wu Pewarski, the third child for ... Read more.
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) will celebrate Dorchester bookstore co-owner Porsha Olayiwola and her work as the City of Boston’s Poet Laureate with her final reading in the role next Thursday (Jan. 23) at 7 p.m ... Read more.
James Vaughan, a 37-year member of Plumbers & Gasfitters Local 12, was sworn in last week as the new business manager of New England’s largest plumbing union, taking over from his predecessor, Tim Fandel, who retired ... Read more.
The Adams Street Library in Dorchester is one of three finalists for the Boston Society of Architecture’s (BSA) annual Harleston Parker People’s Choice Award, named as a memorial for a well-known architect. The award, ... Read more.
The Campaign for Catholic Schools, an advocate for rebuilding Greater Boston’s urban Catholic schools, including those in Dorchester, has elected Gerald V. “Jerry” Sheehan, as the organization’s first-ever Lifetime ... Read more.
