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US Rep. Ayanna Pressley and 5th Suffolk District state Rep. Chris Worrell hosted a “Coffee with the Congresswoman” event at First Parish Dorchester on Tuesday (April 23) where Pressley shared some of the projects she had ... Read more.
Traditional Vietnamese music filled a dimly lit room at Dorchester’s VietAID Community Center last Saturday as hundreds of people entered the space. Blue waves were cast onto the ceiling while candles flickered at every ... Read more.
Fearing hospital closures and service reductions, a coalition is planning standouts over the next week at Steward Health Care hospitals in Massachusetts and is calling on elected officials to help secure new hospital ... Read more.
To the Editor:
The state has queued up planning on two separate but connected projects in Dorchester: Morrissey Boulevard and Kosciuszko Circle. Both require imaginative solutions. Let’s talk about K Circle and the ... Read more.
The recent Alabama Supreme Court decision that ruled frozen embryos to be children is shocking. The decision has shut down or jeopardized in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments for Alabama women and brought back vivid ... Read more.
A quiet transformation is happening on some of Boston’s many vacant lots with the help of hardworking neighbors and the Boston Food Forest Coalition, a nonprofit community land trust that is working to turn empty patches ... Read more.
City of Boston and DCR host a site walk from 10 a.m. to noon this Saturday (April 27) at Moakley Park to discuss coastal resiliency plans. Gather at McCormack Bath House, Carson Beach. A virtual workshop ... Read more.
Taking on the title of Franklin Park “Defenders,” 20 citizens and the Emerald Necklace Conservancy (ENC) announced Tuesday they plan to move ahead with a lawsuit challenging the re-development of White Stadium in Franklin ... Read more.
A Suffolk Superior Court jury on Monday convicted Omara Shears, 46, of first-degree murder for the death of Javare Sommerville-Adams, 17, as the teen was standing at Blue Hill Avenue and Columbia Road enjoying the ... Read more.
In letter, board members say Wu administration ‘disregards’ their oversight role on projects
In a communication addressed to Mayor Wu that is rife with potential consequences for development in ... Read more.
On March 28, a crowd of enthusiastic supporters gathered at the Boston headquarters of Central Boston Elder Services to celebrate this vital institution’s golden anniversary. For 50 years, CBES has been a pillar of the ... Read more.
A Massachusetts delegation led by Gov. Healey, Mayor Wu, and UMass Boston Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco will travel to the Vatican next month to attend an international climate summit assembled by Pope Francis.
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Leaders of a new Dorchester-based organization hopes to unite Caribbean-connected communities that have existed on islands – literally and figuratively – with a focus on keeping its constituencies engaged year-round in ... Read more.
The 1975 Vietnamese Diaspora Commemoration Initiative is hosting an "Intergenerational Cultural Commemoration Event" in Fields Corner on Saturday, April 20.
This event, titled "Chương Trình Tưởng Niệm, Liên Thế ... Read more.
While Boston made history in 2021 by electing the first women and first person of color as mayor of Boston with a thumping majority, an even greater majority of voters supported a binding ballot question that greatly ... Read more.
Recently the Healey administration’s Department of Public Health (DPH) announced it was hosting five invitation-only virtual meetings with hospitals, community health centers, and others in communities where Steward ... Read more.
The Boston School Committee voted unanimously on April 10 to change the name of the merged BCLA/McCormack 7-12 school on Columbia Point to the Ruth Batson Academy in honor of the Roxbury woman who fought for equitable ... Read more.
City officials are pointing to a worrying trend of more and more illegal parties and nightclubs that pose a number of health and safety concerns to patrons and neighborhood residents.
According to the Inspectional ... Read more.
A pizza chain’s plans to open up shop in a vacant Dot Ave storefront is getting a cold reception from others in the Fields Corner business district, including the Main Streets organization that is charged with helping ... Read more.
The Ventura softball field at Lower Mills VFW Post Park will be closed until the end of June for playing field renovations. “DCR is committed to providing access to safe outdoor recreational opportunities for all,” said ... Read more.
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