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Editorials
These are momentous days for Columbia Point and the Columbia-Savin Hill neighborhood that’s right next door.
• The Boston Globe has a new, but still murky, agreement in place to sell its Morrissey Boulevard property to a New York-based firm.... Read more
The chairperson of the state’s Republican Party made a step in the right direction on Tuesday when she upbraided one of the party’s candidates for his venomous, anti-gay rhetoric inspired by the new leader of the national GOP, Donald Trump. The... Read more
The indictment of a second city of Boston official this week on alleged extortion charges is a troubling development for the Walsh administration... Read more
Word emerged this week that UMass officials are talking with the Kraft family — owners of the Patriots and the New England Revolution soccer franchise — about... Read more
Running a Catholic parish in Dorchester is no easy task, even for an experienced manager and priest. Now try running three city parishes at the same time.
That’s what Fr. Jack Ahern, 63, has done masterfully since he took charge at Dorchester’s... Read more
Sunday’s Dorchester Day Parade will be our community’s 53rd scheduled parade since 1963, when a committee of veterans and civic leaders revived the traditional march, which had been allowed lapsed in the aftermath of the Second World War.
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It may seem like just another mixed-use development in a city skyline cluttered with cranes. But this week’s news that the MBTA has finally awarded rights to lease and build on several parcels it owns next to the Mattapan Square T station is a big deal... Read more
One of Dorchester’s most important institutions is marking its 20th year this week. Project D.E.E.P., the Dorchester Educational Enrichment Program based at the Leahy-Holloran Community Center, will celebrate this milestone at its annual Volunteer and... Read more
An article in the April 22 Boston Globe brought light to a bubbling... Read more
Mayor Walsh’s proposed FY ’17 budget includes a five-year capital plan that outlines some much-needed infrastructure improvements in Dorchester and Mattapan. The plan lays out intentions, not hard and fast promises to deliver funding. But it... Read more
The Reporter Newspapers is relocating to new space within the same office building on Columbia Point this weekend. Our address will remain the same: 150 Mt. Vernon St., Dorchester MA, 02125. However, our suite address will change from 120 to 560. Due... Read more
