Carney developers focused on building anchor health care facility
February 6, 2026
Mayor Michelle Wu has signed an executive order intended to offer clear guidance on how city government intends to respond to any future Minnesota-style surge of federal immigration agents into Boston.
City officials Monday night unveiled a plan to create a half-acre farm in Mattapan to serve people experiencing food insecurity, writes Sana Muneer.
In a remarkable decision, US District Court Judge Anna Reyes blasted away at the Trump regime’s moral corruption and the white supremacist impulses that animate his attempt to purge the country of Black and brown people, including those who are living here lawfully.
Opinions were split among Dorchester residents who participated in a virtual public meeting last Tuesday (Jan. 27) set up for a review of a proposed development on East Cottage Street that would demolish the Little House.
On Jan. 1, Francisco DePina— who has worked his way up from entry-level jobs in the Boston Uncornered organization – became its first-ever president.
Serious concerns from residents about blasting and overall construction management on a Blue Hill Avenue residential housing project in Mattapan were left unaddressed when an online community meeting set for last Wednesday night (Jan. 28) was cut short due to technical difficulties.
After almost two decades of periodic campaigns for recovery and improvement, the MBTA in 2026 is still vulnerable to weather, and increasingly buffeted by stiffening headwinds in global trade.
With an eye toward operational expansions, the MBTA spent $9.8 million last month to buy a former industrial site next to the Red Line tracks on the South Boston-Dorchester line.
Whether in Dorchester, Mattapan – and, of course, other cramped neighborhoods like South Boston, Charlestown, Roxbury, and Mission Hill – the wintertime “space savers” are like sacred stones on city streets.
BC High’s brand-new indoor swimming pool will be the scene for a gathering of young athletes who will participate in the school’s initial February School Vacation Swim Clinic later this month.
Following are excerpts from the opinion of US District Judge Fred Biery of West Texas ordering the release by the Trump administration of five-year-old Liam Arias and his father on Jan. 31.
The long‑time Black homeowners on Culbert Street are entitled to full protection of their rights, argues David Venter.
A state highway project long in the works for I-93 abutting Columbia/ Savin Hill surprised many by moving quickly to the construction phase this spring. Seth Daniel photo
Boston Public School employees are bracing for bad news this week in the form of layoffs that could impact as many as 400 people.