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Ice Creamsmith salutes Boston Bruins with "Black and Gold" flavor

Leave it to Dorchester's most storied and iconic ice cream shop to come up with the perfect frozen salute to Boston's Stanley Cup-bound icemen. The Ice Creamsmith on Dot Ave in Lower Mills will start dishing out "Black and Gold" this weekend, just in time... Read more

Suspect arrested in Vietnam Veterans Memorial vandalism

A 33 year-old Dorchester man has been taken into custody for allegedly destroying property and vandalizing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Morrissey Boulevard on Thursday. The man— who has not been named— was sent to a Boston hospital for mental health... Read more

Legislators making strong push for rapid transit pilot on Fairmount Line

Several amendments filed to the state Senate budget seek to bring the Fairmount Line closer to a subway standard of service, complementing a set of House and Senate bills that would establish a two-year pilot program for the line. State Sen. Nick Collins... Read more

Two art showcases at the Strand on Saturday celebrate local talent

Two arts showcases will take place this Saturday at the Strand Theatre in Uphams Corner. The first, Inner City Circle’s “An Intergenerational Show of Boston-based Artists,” will feature the work of 16 visual artists from Dorchester, Roxbury, and elsewhere... Read more

Meehan: New search committee to seek permanent UMass Boston chancellor

(This article was updated on Thurs., May 23)— In a letter issued on Tuesday, UMass President Martin Meehan told the UMass Boston community that a new search committee will form to seek a permanent chancellor for the Dorchester campus. The campus is... Read more

McCormack, Leadership Academy would merge under new BPS plan

This story first appeared on WBUR 90.9FM on May 21. As part of an ongoing facilities overhaul, interim superintendent Laura Perille proposed a host of changes to Boston Public Schools last Tuesday. Under the changes, two schools — the McCormack Middle... Read more

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Infrastructure and climate dominate Walsh remarks to Dorchester Board of Trade

Mayor Martin Walsh, fresh off a trip to the nation’s capital with Gov. Charlie Baker, had infrastructure and climate resilience on his mind as he addressed the Dorchester Board of Trade on Friday afternoon. The mayor’s annual speech before the board of... Read more

Kite & Bike Festival draws a crowd to Franklin Park

More than 1,000 kite and bike enthusiasts turned out for the 50th Kite and Bike Festival at Franklin Park last Saturday. Hosted by the Franklin Park Coalition and Hot 96.9 Boston, the popular event drew families from all over the state to the park to... Read more

Mattapan neighbors keep working at making a lasting peace happen

Fifty-seven-year old Brenda Lee Keller died last Thursday at a bend where Fottler and Hiawatha roads meet in Mattapan. Neighbors say she tripped before she was hit by a passing car, but Boston Police say it was not an accident but a vehicular homicide,... Read more

On Deer Island, a remembrance of hunger, sickness, burial

This month will offer a fitting commemoration of a tragic chapter in the annals of the Boston Irish. A blessing and dedication for the Great Hunger Memorial will be held on Deer Island on the 25th “in memory of the Irish souls who, in hope of avoiding... Read more

Editorial: Saluting those who gave for us

Memorial Day 2018 in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Chris Lovett photo Monday’s observation of Memorial Day in Dorchester’s Cedar Grove Cemetery will be, as always, a poignant event, drenched in tradition and history. For many of us, Cedar Grove, already the... Read more

Mayor announces second wave of Bluebike expansion into Dot, Mattapan

Mayor Martin Walsh announced yesterday another expansion of Bluebikes, the city’s bike share system, with new funds that will open an additional 50 stations and add 540 more bikes across Boston and surrounding communities in 2019. According to a press... Read more

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Students of color from Dot school say they were profiled, harassed at MFA	Vietnam memorial on Morrissey Boulevard hit by vandalism, again
Little Miss, Young Miss Dorchester crowned	Aspiring engineer, Dot man cites a superhero as inspiration for his vocation
Section 8-holders to get more choices in more places per BHA plan	Collins bill: No development on Bayside land until sign is down
$1M gift to advance LatinX Studies at UMass Boston	Steward offering free Doula care during pregnancy
Collins’s budget priorities center on UMass, DCR projects	Red Line disrupted by disabled train at Ashmont; subway service has resumed
Reporter history explored at Historical Society event on Sunday	National Guard commander will keynote Dorchester’s Memorial Day observance

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Ice Creamsmith salutes Boston Bruins with "Black and Gold" flavor

Suspect arrested in Vietnam Veterans Memorial vandalism

Legislators making strong push for rapid transit pilot on Fairmount Line

Two art showcases at the Strand on Saturday celebrate local talent

Meehan: New search committee to seek permanent UMass Boston chancellor

McCormack, Leadership Academy would merge under new BPS plan

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Infrastructure and climate dominate Walsh remarks to Dorchester Board of Trade

Kite & Bike Festival draws a crowd to Franklin Park

Mattapan neighbors keep working at making a lasting peace happen

On Deer Island, a remembrance of hunger, sickness, burial

Editorial: Saluting those who gave for us

Mayor announces second wave of Bluebike expansion into Dot, Mattapan

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