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It’s moving at a slower pace than some would like, but preparations for retrofitting the MBTA’s “Hi-Speed” trolley line that links Mattapan and Ashmont via Milton continue to advance this month with engineers seeking ... Read more.

Haiti’s deepening crises have so far been resistant to the Biden Administration’s proposed solutions, but that is because the United States resolutely blocks the easiest solution of all – ceasing the interference that ... Read more.

A key bridge on Dorchester Avenue that carries motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians over the Southeast Expressway and MBTA tracks will be demolished beginning this weekend, according to T officials. The span, which links ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department reports arresting a Dorchester man on charges he shot an officer on Esmond Street Monday night.

The officer's ballistic vest worked as intended and prevented serious injuries, police ... Read more.

The state Department of Revenue formally moved Thursday to seize Simco's, 1509 Blue Hill Ave. in Mattapan, for non-payment of $736,000 in taxes and interest.

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A U.S. Senate subcommittee chaired by Sen. Ed Markey will hold a field hearing next month in Boston to drill down on how for-profit health care companies affect access to care, and Markey has invited Steward Health Care ... Read more.

Boston is at a crucial turning point as Covid-era federal relief funds used to address a broad range of ongoing challenge, will be depleted over the next three years.

With $559 million in American Rescue Plan Act ... Read more.

The VietAID organization held a lively, multi-generational Lunar (Tet) New Year celebration at its Charles Street headquarters last month. With special guest Mayor Michelle Wu and performances from the Au Co preschool ... Read more.

The SCI Social Capital Inc. 2024 Youth Grant Pitch Contest (YGPC) is officially underway, featuring a record number of 12 youth teams from both the city of Boston and the Greater Boston area, including two from Dorchester ... Read more.

US Rep. Ayanna Pressley has been reappointed to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability for the 118th Congress, where she will serve on the Subcommittees on Health Care and Financial Services and Cybersecurity ... Read more.

Southcoast Health announced last Friday that it is considering buying a Fall River hospital owned by financially floundering Steward Health Care, with the goal of preserving care for patients and preventing the facility ... Read more.

On Monday of this week, a hearing held by City Councillor Henry Santana’s Committee on Education to take up the issue of how the city’s student-athletes can reclaim priority time slots for practices at the Reggie Lewis ... Read more.

The National Park Service (NPS) designated the Uphams Corner neighborhood a historic district last week and listed it in the National Register of Historic Places. The decision came after a series of meetings last year. ... Read more.

About 200 people became US citizens during a naturalization ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum last Wednesday presided over by US District Court Judge Myong Joun.

The featured speaker ... Read more.

Victim service programming in Massachusetts is a lifeline resource to survivors of crime in the aftermath of trauma. Service providers are a crucial support to victims and survivors by providing crisis intervention, ... Read more.

By Franklin Ortiz
Special to the Reporter
Massachusetts prides itself on being a leader in education, and our public colleges and universities should be no exception. Yet, after years of disinvestment, many ... Read more.

Dorchester’s George ‘gbfree’ Freeman was shopping in the Seaport a year ago and stopped in his tracks when he noticed a store promoting the neighborhoods and destinations of Boston. “Whatever I do, I tell a story of where ... Read more.

Boston’s annual celebration of St. Patrick’s Day —along with commemorative events to recall the liberation of the city from imperial British troops in 1776 — is well underway and will culminate Sunday with the traditional ... Read more.

The task force charged with making recommendations to city leaders regarding possible reparations for Black Bostonians will not complete its work by the end of this year as originally planned, its chair said last week. ... Read more.

Community members and the newly picked SIDE Presents arts organization have begun a ‘community brainstorming’ session for the layout and design of a unique flex space that will occupy the ground-floor of the new building ... Read more.

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