Last week’s brazen double shooting inside a Four Corners barber shop, which left 20-year-old Elijah Ricardo Clunie of Dorchester dead and a second man wounded, has... Read more
Editorials
There has been a fair bit of criticism levied here and in other quarters for the shortcomings of the recently ended state legislative session, and the executive branch’s failure to protect Carney Hospital from closing last weekend. But there have been... Read more
“Hi. You are off all week and will be paid under the WARN Act. If anything changes, you will be notified.”
It took just three sentences in a text message sent on Monday to advise a longtime Carney Hospital health care worker that – as of that... Read more
After weeks of claiming that she could “do nothing” to alter the fate of the imperiled Steward hospitals, Gov. Maura Healey last Friday announced that her administration would seize control of St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton and turn over... Read more
On Tuesday evening, several hundred people packed into Florian Hall for... Read more
A US bankruptcy judge in Houston issued a ruling on Tuesday afternoon that clears the way for Steward Health Care to close Carney Hospital – and... Read more
Above, Padma Singh, an emergency room medical assistant at Carney Hospital, held up signs... Read more
President Biden speaks from the Oval Office on July 14, 2024. White House photo... Read more
There’s still much we don’t know about the mechanics and the motivations of the 20-year-old-shooter who tried to kill Donald Trump on Saturday afternoon in rural Pennsylvania. If this madman’s twisted intent was to strike a blow against Trump or his... Read more
In a 6-3 decision on Monday, the US Supreme Court ruled that certain “official acts” by a president are shielded by “absolute immunity” from criminal prosecution. The majority opinion deals a victory to former president Donald Trump and his legal team... Read more
June is Pride Month and rainbow flags can be seen all over the neighborhood and across the city. But they are particularly visible this year in Ashmont Hill, where neighbors have stepped up their visible support in response to what many suspect was a... Read more
It’s a real challenge to keep track of all the moving pieces involving the slow-motion train wreck otherwise known as Steward Health Care that now looms as an existential threat to Dorchester’s Carney Hospital. As we enter what is normally a quiet... Read more
On Monday, Mayor Wu sent her latest FY25 budget back to the City Council, which had cut roughly $15 million from her $4.6 billion plan the week before in a 10-3 vote. The mayor politely, but prudently, rejects almost all of the council’s cuts,... Read more
A state law that banned the curbside disposal of used mattresses and box-springs kicked in back in November 2022. It’s well-... Read more
Why do we still do Dot Day?
For some, that’s like asking why we put up Christmas lights in December or serve turkey and stuffing on the... Read more
