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Community Comment
To the Editor:
My daughter, Monaisha Berry, was a student at the Marshall Elementary School in Dorchester in 2012. Her experience at the school was a bad one. Monaisha is a special needs student with serious academic and behavioral struggles... Read more
The three-decker is like a snowflake; there are no two that are exactly the same. To the untrained eye, all three-deckers may look similar, but we in Dorchester know that each one is different in its own special way. The view down a three-decker lined... Read more
Forty years ago, shortly before forced busing went into effect, I was a new judge appointed to Dorchester District Court. Since much of the anger and violence associated with that ill-conceived “solution” to segregated Boston schools spilled into the... Read more
I loved working with my dad, but I hated a summer job he gave me.
He owned a small butcher shop. At his store the last person hired— “the new guy”— got the worst jobs and the boss’s son was not exempt.
The operation had changed from when... Read more
Our second “Ole Cottage” encampment took place in July. The same family with more gear than the average fire department and enough food and drink for three weddings. As usual “Cool Nana” – a name given to her by her grandchildren because she texts them... Read more
You’ve heard of “rescue dogs”—mistreated canines who are given new homes by caring humans. Here in Boston, because of a stupid decision made by the leadership of the Boston Public Library, we may need to coin a new term: “rescue books.” That may be the... Read more
To the Editor:
Candidate for State Representative Corey Allen showed either a lack of respect for unions or a limited knowledge of labor history when he attempted to dismiss strong labor support for State Representative Dan Cullinane by stating “... Read more
It was 50 years ago today that I started my second life, courtesy of Dr. William J .Egan and his team’s surgical skills in an operating room at the Carney Hospital on Dorchester Avenue. I had been diagnosed with a duodenal ulcer – an open sore in the... Read more
On Thursday, July 24, Boston’s disability community met on City Hall Plaza to commemorate the Americans With Disabilities Act, signed on July 26, 1990. The gathering included people using wheelchairs, people using American Sign Language, and people... Read more
One of the best-kept secrets in Boston these days is the quality of health care you can receive on Blue Hill Avenue. At the Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center, we provide a wide range of medical and related social services to the residents of... Read more
Imagine this: You’re pulling into the driveway of your home after a long drive on top of a rough day. “Home at last,” you think to yourself as you turn the key and open the front door only to hear your wife call out, “Honey, we’re eating out tonight... Read more
When a floor of a three-decker in the middle of Dorchester in St. Mark’s sells for over $300,000 and small two bedroom condos in a four-family on Jones Hill in Dorchester go for $500,000, we have a big, big problem.
Dare I say the words “rent... Read more
“I have just returned from Boston. It is the only thing to do if you find yourself up there.”
The year was 1953, and Fred Allen, a native of Savin Hill who had gained national acclaim with a popular weekly radio show that offered up precious... Read more
