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The Massachusetts Department of Transportation will commence milling and paving operations on Morton Street/Route 203 this Sunday night, July 14. Work is expected to last up to four weeks, and will take place during ... Read more.
This week a Dorchester lad who became a multimillionaire and is passionate about giving back to his city will realize his dream of seeing “dancing in the streets,” courtesy of Outside the Box Boston (OTBB). Ted Cutler, ... Read more.
Like many Dot kids of his 1980s era, Chris Hagberg was first exposed to the theater arts as a grade-schooler at St. Gregory’s Grammar School. In addition to having a robust CYO basketball squad, the parish took pains to ... Read more.
A formerly vacant lot at the corner of Topliff and Bowdoin Streets is opening to the public this Saturday as a functional park area. In addition to the recreational area, which includes cafe tables and chairs and raised ... Read more.
In a big city, fresh, nutritious food can be hard to come by. The farmers markets of Dorchester aim to solve that problem, providing locations for local farms to vend fresh produce and creating spaces for the community to ... Read more.
Beacon Hill leaders are warring with Gov. Deval Patrick over the $34 billion budget sitting on his desk, and the Bay State’s chief executive is expected to take his time in reviewing the spending plan.
But local ... Read more.
Are there real benefits to urban youths spending six to nine weeks in a summer job? Conny Doty, director of Mayor Thomas Menino’s Office of Jobs and Community Services, took up that question with the mayor at her side as ... Read more.
Three buildings in the Wayne Apartments complex received $9.9 million tax-exempt bond from the state’s development agency. The bond proceeds will be used to buy and renovate the three buildings, making up 72 units of ... Read more.
Highlighting Uphams Corner’s ethnic blend and artistic history, a concert showcasing jazz and Caribbean music will be performed on Friday, July 26, at 7:30 p.m. at the Strand Theater. Produced by Berklee College of Music ... Read more.
Boston’s community gardens will come alive again this summer with Sounds of the Garden a series of free concerts featuring local artists. The concerts —including one in Dorchester— are lively, family entertainment and ... Read more.
A coalition of Dorchester-based groups is putting together a mayoral forum to be held inside the First Parish Church on Meetinghouse Hill on Thurs. Aug. 22, at 6 p.m. Teens with the Cape Verdean Community (CVC) UNIDO’s ... Read more.
A group of friends, admirers and co-workers surprised Lou Pasquale, the longtime Phillips Family Properties manager, with an impromptu birthday party at the Phillips restaurant on Tuesday. Pasquale, who turned 87 this ... Read more.
With three top Senate Democrats out of the country this week and the House showing no sense of urgency to resolve a disagreement with Gov. Deval Patrick over tolling and taxes, Patrick may have to make decisions about the ... Read more.
Police are investigating two separate shootings between 9 and 9:30 p.m. on Friday.
In the more serious incident, a person was taken away in critical condition after a shooting at 107 Columbia Rd.
A suspect ... Read more.
For motivated middle school students interested in getting a head start on high school preparation, the Mattahunt Wheelock Community Center in Mattapan is offering the Emerging Youth Advocates PUSH Summer Academy. New ... Read more.
City councillors last week unanimously approved Mayor Thomas Menino’s final spending bill, which, for fiscal year 2014, consists of a $2.6 billion operating plan and a five-year $1.8 billion capital plan. The budget for ... Read more.
It took less than 10 minutes: After ten mayoral hopefuls stepped off the stage and left a Dorchester union hall last Thursday night, the Greater Boston Labor Council quickly voted to throw its support to state Rep. Marty ... Read more.
An elderly Ashmont woman was the apparent victim of scam artists who entered her home on Monday morning after luring her into her backyard. According to a Boston Police report, the Lombard Street resident told police ... Read more.
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