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On Sept. 9, Fontbonne Academy brought together current students and alumni, including members of the first graduating class, as it celebrated its 70th anniversary with a time capsule ceremony.
Speakers included ... Read more.
A working group to advise state and city leaders on the impacts of the closure of Carney Hospital is in formation, according to a statement released by Gov. Healey’s office on Wednesday. The Dorchester group, and a second ... Read more.
Over the past few weeks three boxers, each at a different point in his professional career, have made some noise in the ring. While they vary in age and weight class, their deep Dorchester roots have tied them together ... Read more.
A “deployable” barrier is shown in use at the MBTA’s Aquarium subway ... Read more.
UMass Boston and Bunker Hill Community College will launch a “new pathway” for students to transition to four-year college through a partnership agreement that will ease transfers and encourage collaboration between the ... Read more.
Kathy Kottaridis, a preservation professional with more than three decades of experience, will helm the city’s preservation initiatives as director of Boston’s Preservation Office, Mayor Wu announced this week. Her ... Read more.
Mayor Wu told civic activists in Mattapan this month that she agrees with their idea of forming a task force to address mounting concerns about public safety and aesthetics in the Mattapan Square business district. In her ... Read more.
The nomination period for the city’s third annual Legacy Business Awards is now open and will be through Friday, Nov. 1. Residents are encouraged to nominate long-standing businesses that have been located within Boston ... Read more.
The Fields Corner branch of the Boston Public Library will close on Fri., Oct. 25, when work will begin to demolish the existing building at the corner of Dorchester Avenue and Park Street and replace it with a $30.9 ... Read more.
Does it seem like your T ride is improving? It actually might be. More than two years after a federal investigation into the MBTA outlined a pattern of “systemic failures,” leadership unfamiliar with basic safety ... Read more.
A Vietnamese American restaurateur who has specialized in coffee is brewing up a new café concept that he says will be the anchor of a cultural events hub located on the site of the former Dorchester Tire business at 1160 ... Read more.
At the age of 16, Ryan Woods, working his first day for the Boston Parks Department, picked up a baseball and began teaching kids in Dorchester how to throw and catch it. Next month, he will leave the agency, having over ... Read more.
Sportsmen’s Tennis & Enrichment Center (STEC), the Dorchester facility that has served up tennis and life lessons to thousands of kids and adults over the last six decades, is halfway through its $12 million expansion ... Read more.
The long-time owner of a commercial building and static billboard in Mattapan Square has again filed for permission to convert the platform to a digital electronic billboard, with neighbors and some city leaders voicing ... Read more.
It wouldn’t be unusual to spot Anibal ‘Hannibal’ Chavez at 6 a.m. most days with a broom and dustpan cleaning the perimeter at one of the auto shops he owns at Victory Road and Adams Street; it’s a morning ritual ... Read more.
Derrick Ciesla, the head of school at Codman Academy Charter School since July 1, is a veteran Boston Public School leader who most recently led the Russell Elementary School. The 47-year-old educator has enlisted a team ... Read more.
This fall, with the hiring of Dr. Lori Wiggins, the Henderson Inclusion School joined the list of many Boston Public Schools welcoming a new school leader for the 2024-2025 academic year.
A native of Mystic, ... Read more.
After a summer hiatus, the Fields Corner Civic Association convened via Zoom on Sept.10 to tackle a busy agenda, but the main item was a leftover slice of business that dominated the meeting: the proposed opening of a ... Read more.
“The Department has made a finding that the Hospital is in fact an essential service necessary for preserving access and health status within the Hospital’s service area.” So said the Mass Department of Public Health ( ... Read more.
To the Editor:
I am saddened by the anger that is being directed toward a proposed new Papa John’s franchise business that wants to open in what has been a vacant storefront space in Fields Corner.
But, at ... Read more.
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