News

Route 18 buses to resume use of bridge September 25

The bridge that carries Dorchester Avenue over the southeast expressway into South Boston — closed for two years to allow for a full replacement ... Read more.

A public works project to improve and expand an MBTA facility next to Ashmont station is receiving a fresh round of criticism from abutters, who claim the construction is disrupting their lives and potentially damaging ... Read more.

US Sen. Elizabeth Warren stood by her vote last spring against a border security and immigration reform deal, a topic likely to play out further during her campaign against Republican John Deaton for a third term in the ... Read more.

Today – Sept. 12 –marks the 50th anniversary of the day that buses, in the face of violent protests, began to shuttle school children across Boston as part of a court-ordered desegregation plan for the Boston school ... Read more.

A federal bankruptcy court judge dismissed the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case brought by the developer of a Port Norfolk waterfront property on Tuesday afternoon, ruling that the owners had run out of time to restructure ... Read more.

The Community Care Pharmacy that operated from the lobby of the shuttered Carney Hospital has relocated its business to Bowdoin Street and the site where Hamilton Pharmacy operated up to last year.

Community Care, ... Read more.

If the Boston City Council can be a steppingstone to the mayor’s office or a seat in Congress, it can also be an exit ramp to elected office in county government, offering the prize of job security and a lower profile ... Read more.

The Dorchester Market in Savin Hill, a staple on the corner of Dorchester Avenue and East Cottage Street for close to 70 years, marked its re-opening after a four-year absence last Saturday (Sept. 7) in a new space at the ... Read more.

The start of a new school year features many new things like a backpack or a pair of sneakers, but for Boston Public School students this fall it also means a new lunch menu that is meant to mirror the diversity in the ... Read more.

The city’s Planning Department has released more feedback on its proposed zoning reform, in line with Mayor Wu’s goal of making development process more proactive and inclusive.

Drawn from community workshops in ... Read more.

The city is offering residents and community groups up to $250 to host Halloween-themed block parties this season. The mayor’s office says it is also making it easier to secure permits for street closings to allow for ... Read more.

A busier-than-expected week for the stopgap ambulance company stationed outside the shuttered Carney Hospital Emergency Department since last Saturday has prompted state officials to extend the ambulance’s contract for ... Read more.

Federal lawmakers are threatening to hold Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre in contempt of Congress over his refusal to appear at a Senate committee hearing next week, as the health care crisis caused by the ... Read more.

The Old Dorchester Post, a landmark in Adams Village for more than a century, has been sold to a development team that intends to replace it with a new mixed-use building geared towards older residents.

The ... Read more.

The Healey administration has committed $417 million to help new operators keep five of six Steward Health Care hospitals open as they take over ownership, including $44 million from the state's General Fund, the News ... Read more.

People walked up to the shuttered Carney Hospital on Sept. 3. Alison Kuznitz photo/ SHNS

An ambulance siren on Tuesday morning pierced the quiet scene near Carney Hospital in Dorchester, but the vehicle didn't stop at the shuttered facility that's now devoid of emergency signs or even signs bearing its name ... Read more.

After years of debate, lawmakers finally came to an agreement on a heady expansion of available alcohol licenses in Boston.

There are 225 new licenses authorized in a compromise bill filed by House and Senate ... Read more.

To the Editor:

In an article published on Aug. 24, the Dorchester Reporter profiles the efforts of two anti-bus lane crusaders in the Uphams Corner area: ... Read more.

Dorchester Park’s “bowl” along Adams Street was filled with food vendors, fun activities, music, and hundreds of school-age children last Wednesday for the annual Corey C. Griffin Foundation’s (CCGF) Back to School ... Read more.

Two city-owned parcels along Cummins Highway in Mattapan are generating significant interest from potential developers who will detail their ideas at a pair of community meetings in September. This summer, city officials ... Read more.

Subscribe to News