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Although the skies weren’t sunny last Saturday (May 18), the 44th annual Ashmont Hill Yard Sale was a bright spot for deals and bargains on good stuff – as well as some neighbor-to-neighbor bartering. The event brings ... Read more.

Fishing devotees will cast their lines in Dorchester Bay and other bodies of water in the Commonwealth starting this week in hopes of catching the largest trout, striped bass, bluefish, and freshwater bass as a part of ... Read more.

It’s a triathlon within a triathlon – swim, bike, and run race – and it’s returning to the beaches and waterfront in South Boston this summer.

The 16th annual Columbia Threadneedle Investments Boston Triathlon, ... Read more.

To the Editor:

The Massachusetts Campaign for Single Payer Health Care (Mass-Care) agrees with the Reporter’s May 9 editorial entitled ... Read more.

Last Monday (May 20) at the end of the school day, 32 students gathered in Cristo Rey Boston’s gymnasium to announce their colleges of choice before the school’s annual Decision Day parade.

Cheers and applause ... Read more.

Massachusetts residents have a rare opportunity to join in and advance a common project of hope: reimagining the flag and state seal of Massachusetts. Our flag and seal matter because the idea that representation matters ... Read more.

I used to derive snide pleasure when I was introduced to a Globie by remarking, “Oh! You work for Dorchester’s largest daily newspaper.” I loved the double take reaction. When The Boston Globe lived on Morrissey Blvd., I ... Read more.

For some, the unofficial start to summer is Memorial Day, but for Dorchester residents, it’s the first Sunday of every June, the day of the Dorchester Day Parade. This year the 118th annual parade will take place on June ... Read more.

Only half of all parents with kids in the Boston Public Schools system are aware of upcoming changes, closures, or renovations to schools, according to the results of a new survey from the MassINC Polling Group.

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Mayor Wu has appointed Anthony Nguyen to serve as the Mid-Dorchester liaison in her office of neighborhood services. At the same time, Mattapan liaison Eric James announced that he was moving on from his position after ... Read more.

The long-awaited renovation of Codman Park is about to go out to bid, with a potential con- struction start in August, ending years of planning and waiting for an upgrade to the underutilized space at the top of Centre ... Read more.

At meetings last week, city planners and Dorchester residents took their first steps toward a new zoning map for the Fields Corner area, weighing a potential gain in Boston’s housing supply against further risks to the ... Read more.

The meeting on May 6 was billed as a chance for Dorchester residents to hear about Mayor Wu’s ad- ministration’s “vision for historic preservation” from the key person charged with executing the mayor’s agenda. Murray ... Read more.

A small fire on Tuesday (May 14) has sparked the temporary closing of Dependable Cleaners and Laundromat at 1141 Dorchester Ave. in Savin Hill.

The fire, which took place above the laundromat but away from the dry- ... Read more.

After more than 20 years at Dorchester’s Richard J. Murphy K-8 School – 10 of those years as the school leader – Courtney Sheppeck announced this week she will be leaving to take a new position as principal of the ... Read more.

Haitian American Heritage Month is in full swing this week with a series of events upcoming, highlighted by Sunday’s annual Unity Parade on Blue Hill Avenue in Mattapan and Dorchester.

The 22nd annual parade kicks ... Read more.

Haitian Americans will gather in the shadows of the Zakim Bridge next to TD Garden next Monday (May 20) from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for a kickoff ceremony for the new cultural center named for Haiti’s revolutionary hero, ... Read more.

Mayor Wu’s Coffee Hour series returned to Walker Playground on Wed., May 1. Though a bit raw weatherwise, neighbors came out to get their potted plants and chat with the mayor and other city officials.

“Our job as ... Read more.

The Mildred Avenue Seniors went all out for mothers on Thurs., May 9, ahead of Mother’s Day with a celebration of the many mothers at the center and their talents. More than 100 showed up for the special day and the ... Read more.

On Sunday mornings, congregants at Total Health Christian Ministry meet for early worship in the fellowship hall of the Parkway United Methodist Church in Mattapan. They enter the hall, filling in the two columns of 120 ... Read more.

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