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Members of a ‘working group’ asked to advise state and city leaders on the impacts of the closure of Carney Hospital – and the next steps to replace it – were announced this morning by city officials. The Dorchester unit ... Read more.

A man on a stolen scooter packing a gun full of ammunition tried to ram one of the cops who had pulled him over on a sidewalk early Thursday, only to have the officer step aside at the last minute, sending the guy and his ... Read more.

On Sept. 18, hundreds of people gathered at the Reggie Lewis Center to celebrate the induction of 13 individuals, including two Dorchester residents, into Central Boston Elder Service’s (CBES) Centenarian Society of ... Read more.

When Richard Pierre started his Haitian-inspired burger pop-up a few years ago, he couldn’t help but reflect on the journey that got him to that point – one that often saw him bounce between relatives with no permanent ... Read more.

Before the New England Patriots flew off to San Francisco last week for a game against the 49ers, their rookie tight end, Jaheim Bell, took time to visit the students at Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy’s Columbia ... Read more.

Members of the state-led Morrissey Boulevard Commission held a public meeting last Wednesday (Sept. 25) in Savin Hill to discuss still-evolving plans to re-engineer the roadway and coastal resiliency measures nearby. ... Read more.

A group of neighbors and volunteers from local schools and Blue Cross/Blue Shield combined efforts to spruce up the Dr. Loesch Family Park in Dorchester last Friday (Sept. 20). The Friends of Loesch Family Park and ... Read more.

Last Thursday (Sept. 26), the recently merged Boston Community Leadership Academy/McCormack 7/12 School on Columbia Point’s Mt. Vernon Street was formally dedicated as Ruth Batson Academy in honor of an incredible leader ... Read more.

Bluebikes is celebrating more than 25 million rides this week since it launched in 2011. The service has improved access to equitable transportation across 500 stations in 13 municipalities. The 4,500 bikes promote ... Read more.

Bluebikes is celebrating more than 25 million rides this week since it launched in 2011. The service has improved access to equitable transportation across 500 stations in 13 municipalities. The 4,500 bikes promote ... Read more.

Walsh Playground in Dorchester will close mid-October for a $3 million renovation project that is expected to take about nine months to complete, according to city officials. In a notification sent out to neighbors last ... Read more.

The MBTA says its 24-day service suspension along the Red Line last month eliminated an additional 37 “slow zones” between JFK-UMass and Braintree stations, and a few more on the Ashmont branch as well. Shuttle buses ... Read more.

In 1993, just a few days before Christmas, 15-year-old Louis D. Brown was killed in a crossfire, while crossing Geneva Avenue near Fields Corner Station. A high school sophomore looking forward to college, he was on his ... Read more.

Lana Andrews didn’t think she could find a better home than her old apartment in Savin Hill. That is until she discovered the new Nine Leyland Community that opened last month near Uphams Corner. Facing the Leyland Street ... Read more.

A working group meant to advise state and city leaders on the impacts of the closure of Carney Hospital— and next steps to replace it— is still in formation this week, seven days after Gov. Maura Healey announced its ... Read more.

Rendering of proposed Granite Avenue condos

A developer has filed plans to build a five-story, 25-unit condo building at 157 Granite Ave. in Dorchester, steps from the Granite Avenue Bridge over the Neponset ... Read more.

Memories of a century of heroism and sacrifice fluttered throughout Meetinghouse Hill today as a large crowd of retired and active duty firefighters and their families gathered to usher in the future with a state-of-the- ... Read more.

Rendering of proposed Boston Street apartment building

A developer has filed plans for a six-story, 59-unit apartment building at 101-109 Boston St., right next door to the Fortress self-storage building with the giant ... Read more.

The U.S. Senate agreed Wednesday to ask federal prosecutors to consider criminal contempt charges against Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre over his refusal to testify about the system's bankruptcy, even after a ... Read more.

A wave of around 50 elderly Boston homeowners swept through Senate offices Wednesday asking lawmakers to advance Mayor Michelle Wu's property tax plan, while a Boston councilor took the floor at City Hall a couple hours ... Read more.

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