The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, ruling that the constitution does not confer the right to an abortion and leaving decisions about regulating abortion up to the states.
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In a ruling praised by gun rights advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down New York's concealed-carry gun licensing law with a decision that Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said flouts ... Read more.
Dorchester earlier this month played host to several Eastern Europeans taking part in a US State Department program that offers organizers and interns an up-close look at American democracy.
The initiative involves ... Read more.
When a man who had been held without bail for 90 days this spring following what police described as a “one-man crime wave” in ... Read more.
Mel King, Sarah-Ann Shaw, and Clementina Chery received Torch-Bearer Awards on Sun., June 12 for their contributions to their community and the nation. Each of the three revered elders of Boston’s Black community were ... Read more.
Willie Bodrick, II, the Senior Pastor of the Historic Twelfth Baptist Church (TBC) in Roxbury, has taken on a new position as president and CEO of The American City Coalition (TACC), a Roxbury-based non-profit focused on ... Read more.
The state Senate passed a sweeping cannabis reform bill in April that would invest millions of dollars into communities harmed by the War on Drugs, thanks to the persistent leadership of Senate Cannabis Policy Chair Sonia ... Read more.
Across the city of Boston’s agencies and departments, countless services are provided to children and families. From early childhood education through universal pre-K (UPK) and the Boston Public Schools to housing through ... Read more.
Kenny and Cecilia Dang opened a new traditional Vietnamese restaurant, Phuong Nam, on the corner of Adams and Park Streets in a lively, traditional opening ceremony Saturday morning, June 18.
A strong crowd of ... Read more.
Boston’s Ward 15 Democratic Party Committee endorsed Kevin Hayden for Suffolk County District Attorney on Saturday, following candidate interviews in which Hayden and City Councillor Ricardo Arroyo laid out their cases ... Read more.
Massachusetts House and Senate leaders said on Tuesday that there will be a Transportation Committee hearing in the “coming weeks” after the Federal Transportation Administration stepped in to voice concerns about safety ... Read more.
The Zoning Board of Appeal on Tuesday approved entrepreneurs' plans to turn a dilapidated Blue Hill Avenue building into a home-delivery marijuana service that will use three unmarked vans to ferry orders to customers. ... Read more.
The Zoning Board of Appeal on Tuesday approved plans to create a five-story, 20-unit condo building at Dorchester Avenue and Bay Street in Glover's Corner by expanding ... Read more.
In a dramatic move, the MBTA plans to slash train trip frequency across most of its main subway system for the summer, downscaling service in response to a staffing shortage that federal overseers this week said poses a ... Read more.
This week, for the first time in probably 25 years, I put a bumper sticker on the back of my vehicle. That’s something I’ve shied away from for a long time, even though I’ve been tempted by some funny ones and requests ... Read more.
A North End developer has filed updated plans to replace an equipment-rental place and a vacant house at 1161-1169 Adams St. in Dorchester Lower Mills with a five-story ... Read more.
Ironically, the biggest issue that came up in the proposal to develop the Hamlet Street municipal parking lot in Uphams Corner was, yes, parking.
The development team of Dorchester Bay Economic Development ... Read more.
From a lawn chair on the sidelines or from the middle of the batter’s box, there’s a certain energy of acceptance and competition at an ADSL Softball game, no matter a player’s age or skill level, that league organizers ... Read more.
The Adams Street Branch of the Boston Public Library will host a reading and conversation with former Dorchester resident Elisa M. Speranza, author of the new novel “The Italian Prisoner,” on Wed., June 29, from 6:30 – 7: ... Read more.
The City Council on Wednesday approved a resolution to "acknowledge, condemn and apologize for the role played by the city of Boston in the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the ongoing detrimental impacts experienced by the ... Read more.
Former acting Mayor Kim Janey and Mel King, a giant in Boston politics, are throwing their support behind state Rep. Nika Elugardo’s run for state Senate.
Janey, who served as acting mayor after Marty Walsh’s ... Read more.
In a few weeks’ time, probably late this month or in early July, a Suffolk County clerk working under the auspices of the Registry of Deeds will duly record a transaction between two consenting parties that will ... Read more.
It takes no small amount of mettle as a family to survive the rigors of a child going through cancer treatments, but it’s a whole other kind of resolve to also have a parent diagnosed and treated for cancer at the same ... Read more.
Three city councilors say they city should use some of the money the city's getting from the feds to help out the owners of taxi medallions, whom they say have been decimated by unfair competition from Uber and Lyft. ... Read more.
The process for approving new housing development in communities across Massachusetts is "skewed toward an older, white population with the greatest interest in obstructing new development," ... Read more.
During this week, the eyes of the golfing world have been focused on The Country Club (TCC), a very private playground for golf and other outdoor pursuits in Brookline that is hosting the United States Open, a top-tier ... Read more.
