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A key industrial building near Fields Corner serving the Feeney Brothers Co. operations was sold last month for $8.5 million to a Wakefield developer that focuses on transitioning industrial property into e-commerce ... Read more.

The owners of Via Cannuccia restaurant told the St. Mark’s Area Civic Association (SMACA) last Tuesday (May 28) that they are planning to add outdoor dining in the next few weeks and are planning to build a back patio ... Read more.

The Morrissey Boulevard Commission voted unanimously to recommend an extension of the project deadline to Dec. 31 of this year at a virtual meeting held last Friday morning (May 31). The previous statutory deadline was ... Read more.

We hear it time again and time again: Massachusetts must build tens of thousands – if not hundreds of thousands – of homes to meet demand. Failure to do so means residents moving out of state, which harms not only our ... Read more.

Mike Gorman’s basketball journey began on the court at Toohig Park, where he’d practice his roundball skills most days after class at St. Brendan School. Like a lot of Dot kids who dreamed of a pro career, the scrappy ... Read more.

Growing up playing hockey, I dreamt of becoming the first girl in the NHL. Today, little girls everywhere have an even better dream: playing in the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL).

Last Wednesday, ... Read more.

Perhaps ignorance is bliss when it comes to my obsession with the pharmacy coupon racket. I was never much for visiting the pharmacy and rarely shopped at Walgreens, CVS, or the bankrupt Rite-Aid chain. But a few years ... Read more.

A unified group of elected officials of color, union advocates, and civil rights attorneys rallied beside Councillor Julia Mejia on Wednesday morning in calling for an audit of the city’s hiring, firing, discipline, and ... Read more.

State officials joined beachgoers in South Boston on a sunny 80-degree afternoon on Fri., May 24, to talk about water safety and services on the waterfront before the start of the Memorial Day weekend.

Brian Arrigo ... Read more.

The 3rd annual DorchFest music festival attracted a big turnout last Saturday (June 1) as an estimated thousand plus observers fanned out across side streets along Carruth Street to enjoy live performances and ... Read more.

The Dorchester Day Parade travelled up Dorchester Avenue under sunny, blue skies on Sunday afternoon with folks lining the route all the way.

After the dreary weather during last year’s parade weekend, Dorchester ... Read more.

Two Catholic parishes in Dorchester that have been paired together for the last decade will end their collaborative model this month. St. Mark’s and St. Ambrose, both of which serve strong congregations of distinctive ... Read more.

Four years into economic recovery from the pandemic, city officials are still trying to figure out how to flatten the curve on future property taxes while working to convey enough urgency to get legislative help from the ... Read more.

Rendering of proposed 2 Hillsboro St.

The Zoning Board of Appeal on Tuesday approved plans for a four-story, 21-unit live/work condo building at 2 Hillsboro St. in Dorchester - with 18 of the units ... Read more.

The Morrissey Boulevard Commission voted unanimously to recommend an extension of the project deadline to Dec. 31 of this year at a virtual meeting held last Friday morning (May 31). The previous statutory deadline was ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department reports a woman was shot at 36 Edson ... Read more.

Despite a decrease in student enrollment by 15.2 percent since 2014-15, officials have unveiled a long-term facilities vision for the Boston Public Schools (BPS) without identifying a single building that would close ... Read more.

Fresh off meeting Pope Francis and participating in the Vatican Climate Change conference, Mayor Wu followed visited Savin Hill’s McConnell Park on May 23 for the first in a series of planned coffee hours in Dorchester. ... Read more.

Dorchester resident Joyce Linehan received the Champion of Courage Award last Thursday (May 23) at the annual Children’s Celebration luncheon at Venezia in Neponset that was sponsored by the Boston nonprofit MAXCourage ... Read more.

To the Editor:

What an outrage!  I attended the May 21 Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) zoom hearing on a development at 243D Savin Hill Ave. Against the opposition of all the abutters directly affected, a thumb’s- ... Read more.

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