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Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin diagnosed the issues he sees repelling some voters from the two major political parties and gave his outlook on the health of American democracy in a televised interview ... Read more.

The MBTA and the City of Boston hosted the latest in a series of public meetings to seek feedback to their $44 million public works project along Blue Hill Avenue last Thursday (June 27) at the Franklin Park Clubhouse in ... Read more.

The MBTA and the City of Boston hosted the latest in a series of public meetings to seek feedback to their $44 million public works project along Blue Hill Avenue last Thursday (June 27) at the Franklin Park Clubhouse in ... Read more.

The Zoning Board of Appeal last week approved a landowner’s plans to replace a Richdale convenience store and a parking lot at 1420 Dorchester Ave near Adams Street, with a 5-story, 46-unit apartment building.

The ... Read more.

“This is the last coffee hour of our two-month-plus season of going to every single neighborhood. The best for last,” said Mayor Wu last Wednesday morning (June 26) at the newly renovated Mother’s Rest Park near Four ... Read more.

Beer, barbeque, and distinctive art brought together close to a hundred people at the Dorchester Brewing Company on Monday night, June 24, to celebrate 30 years of the Museum of Bad Art (MOBA), a unique institution that ... Read more.

A host of family, friends, and long-time Boston Fire Department jakes gathered with Mayor Wu on June 28 at the corner of Hallet Davis and Milton streets adjacent to Florian Hall to dedicate a memorial square to BFD Lt. ... Read more.

The US Navy dropped anchor in Boston on Monday, bringing Navy Week – and 50 to 75 sailors from across the country – to the city through next Sunday, when it will be anchors aweigh. The sailors have volunteered to talk ... Read more.

Funding restored for Dot’s Peace Institute in 'partial' override

It was after almost seven hours of budget grind, and a barrage of mostly failed amendments, when Liz Breadon dropped the f-bomb, ... Read more.

A Suffolk Superior Court jury on Wednesday convicted Nickoyan Wallace, 49, of first-degree murder for gunning down Ivanildo Barros ... Read more.

Mayor Michelle Wu visited a newly-renovated Mother’s Rest Park near Four Corners in Dorchester on Wednesday morning, the last stop in a tour of city parks and playgrounds as part of a “coffee hour” series across the ... Read more.

After five years of planning, the local development team of Caribbean Integration Community Development (CICD) and the Archdiocese of Boston’s Planning Office for Urban Affairs (POUA) broke ground on their third Mattapan ... Read more.

With the weather warming up, many of us have one thing on our minds – enjoying the great outdoors! As we gear up for another summer, the Animal Rescue League of Boston (ARL) kicks off its annual safety campaign, Too Hot ... Read more.

Boston Day and Evening Academy
Tyra Perry
Dorchester
Tyra has had a special interest in working with children throughout her life. As part of her Capstone project, she researched the ... Read more.

Some 45 volunteer summer interns from John Hancock blanketed the historic Blake House on Columbia Road last Friday (June 14) to mark a day of service.

Columbia-Savin Hill resident Des Rohan, a Hancock employee, ... Read more.

Reflecting on my high school experience, resilience seems to be the defining factor in how I and my fellow members of the class of 2024 navigated the dark and uncertain years of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

I grew up ... Read more.

In the mid-1960s, Lyda Peters taught first graders at The Quincy Dickerman Elementary School in Dorchester, then a low-income, predominantly Black neighborhood. Peters was one of the few Black teachers at the school. ... Read more.

Last Friday (June 21) marked the 50th anniversary of Federal Judge W. Arthur Garrity’s decision in Morgan vs. Hennigan, the Boston school desegregation case that led to busing. The plaintiffs comprised 14 adults and 43 ... Read more.

BC High cruised to Division 1 State baseball championship on June 15 with a 5-1 win over St. John’s of Shrewsbury and celebrated afterwards at at Polar Park in Worcester.

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Cynthia “Cindy” Dye’s story is not over, but the chapter about her life as the Fields Corner children’s librarian is nearing its final pages. Originally from Colorado, Dye, came to Boston in 1985 to pursue her master’s ... Read more.

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