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Discussion continued to swirl this week around ride-for-hire companies like Uber and Lyft, after a bill unveiled last Friday proposed regulations for the industry, including two-step background checks, that advocates for ... Read more.
Thursday (10th) – Town Hall meeting on Boston Public School budget co-sponsored by City Councillors Tito Jackson and Annissa Essaibi-George, 6 p.m. at Mattapan BPL, 1350 Blue Hill Ave.
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Targeting everything from zoning, foreclosures, millennials, and the steady creep of gentrification, a state Senate report released last week laid out a strategy for dealing with the housing crisis across the commonwealth ... Read more.
‘Full menu’ of options going forward on order
The MBTA board will hear a request to pump a fresh $3 million into the Mattapan high-speed trolley line next week as state officials await a consultant ... Read more.
The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate hosted a forum focused on Women in Leadership at various levels of government yesterday. The event included panel discussions featuring State Senator Linda ... Read more.
The East Boston Savings Bank at 489 Gallivan Blvd. was robbed by a young man this morning, according to Boston Police, who say the suspect fled in a green Jeep Wrangler in the direction of I-93. No weapon was shown during ... Read more.
Over the objections of chanting protesters, an MBTA Board appointed by Gov. Charlie Baker to take control of the transit authority voted Monday to raise fares by an average of roughly 9.3 percent starting July 1. The fare ... Read more.
Several thousand Boston public school students walked out of their classrooms and onto the city’s streets on Monday morning, protesting budget cuts at schools in Boston and across the country. The action was part of a ... Read more.
It’s a harbinger of spring that has been greeting Bostonians for 40 years.
The Ice Creamsmith, the homemade ice cream parlor in Lower Mills, opened on March 1 after its traditional winter hibernation. The family- ... Read more.
The Boston Fire Department reports a fire in a second-floor apartment at 380 Talbot Ave. early this morning left a woman dead.
The one-alarm fire, reported at 3:50 a.m. in the former Girls Latin Academy building, ... Read more.
Parents, students, and educators gathered at Dorchester’s Kroc Center on Wednesday evening to discuss the proposed Boston Public School budget for the upcoming year, which include across-the-board cuts to the city's high ... Read more.
The Ashmont TOD2 development team has announced they have closed on the financing to construct the six-story mixed use ... Read more.
The MBTA is reviewing a pair of competing proposals that would transform a sleepy parking lot next to the Mattapan Square trolley and bus station into a bustling mix of rental housing, condos, and ground-level retail. The ... Read more.
Greenhills Irish Bakery in Dorchester’s Adams Village is marking a quarter-century in business this year by donating $1,000 per month to local charities. They started with a hometown favorite: The Martin Richard ... Read more.
A debate about labor contracts has become an issue as the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) continues its review of the DOT Block development project. The proponents of the large-scale, mixed-use redevelopment plan say ... Read more.
Thursday (3rd) – Ashmont Adams Neighborhood Association meeting at 7 p.m., Plasterer’s Union Hall, 7 Fredericka St., Dorchester.
• The Choice Is Yours, a performance about sexual health, ... Read more.
A brick-oven Italian restaurant will open in a now-vacant Adams Corner storefront by May, according to its chef-owner. Jeff Cincotta, a chef for over 40 years, will launch Molinari’s, with seating for 28 people and a ... Read more.
Dorchester People for Peace partnered with First Parish Church last Sunday night in hosting a gathering of Dorchester families, advocates, and Syrian refugee survivors for an evening of Middle Eastern food and discussion ... Read more.
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