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With massive patches of slow zones now mostly repaired, MBTA officials have set their sights on pushing some subway speeds to even higher levels as one of the next major goals.
T officials hinted Thursday that ... Read more.
84-unit apartment complex to be ‘fully affordable’
The owners of the Dot Block housing development on Dorchester Avenue will get an infusion of $5 million from the city of Boston to help them build ... Read more.
Editor's note: This story was updated with new reporting at 3:50 p.m. on Jan. 23, 2025.
A car crash in Ashmont Hill has caused major disruptions to a longtime early childhood education center for kids 2-5 ... Read more.
The annual Tet in Boston celebration commemorating Lunar New Year and ushering in the Year of the Snake will take place over two days this coming Saturday and Sunday at the Flynn Cruiseport in South Boston.
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It is inevitable at this time of the year that many of us think about family. Growing up in Dorchester, I just assumed that everybody lived under the same roof as their grandparents.
In my case, my father’s mother ... Read more.
His voice carried past more than 100 men sitting on benches. It carried through the haze of the smoke-filled room. It carried through the stifling July heat. It carried past young and old men waiting for a bed, a ride to ... Read more.
In the wake of the death at age 101 of former Massachusetts attorney general and lieutenant governor Francis X. Bellotti (above) last month, Judy Meredith, a longtime presence on Beacon Hill as a lobbyist, sat down ... Read more.
And so it begins. Dorchester has long been a destination for waves of immigrants— and it’s what makes our community a wonderfully diverse and special place. It’s painful to see our neighbors and friends have to bear this ... Read more.
Cristo Rey Boston High School received a generous grant this season from Dedham Savings to repair its boiler system, which began to fail in the fall. It has been repaired and is keeping the school comfortable this week as ... Read more.
Question of the day: How best to bring his legacy closer to homeThe Josh Kraft Mattapan Teen Center hosted a teen-led intergenerational luncheon to celebrate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday ... Read more.
Secretary of State William Galvin’s office is still in the process of investigating Boston’s election division and he has not yet decided whether to appoint a receiver to seize control of the city’s elections, after an ... Read more.
The operator of a chicken restaurant near Franklin Park appeared before Fields Corner Civic Association (FCCA) at its Jan. 7 meeting to pitch his intention to open another business in a long-vacant storefront at 1476 ... Read more.
Did you know that children enrolled in grades K-5 in a Boston Public School can bank hundreds of dollars into a savings account over the course of their education to help pay for college or career training?
The ... Read more.
When Tan Nhat Bich emigrated to the United States from Vietnam in 1992, he was a well-known martial arts kickboxer and grandmaster in his native country. Once he and his family were settled in Dorchester‚ he moved to ... Read more.
A group of tenants in the Harbor Point Apartment community and their landlord— the Corcoran Jennison Companies— have filed an appeal to the state’s Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) challenging that agency’ ... Read more.
A man was shot at least twice shortly after 7:20 p.m. on Tuesday at 73 Ridgewood St., off Draper Street in Dorchester.
The Boston Police Department reports he was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
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A task force led by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office is cracking down on dozens of offenders who, prosecutors say, have repeatedly targeted stores in the South Bay Mall.
According to Suffolk District ... Read more.
After a nearly two-year permitting process and build-out, the new Papa John’s Pizza shop opened in Fields Corner last week.
“So far, so good,” said Joe Johnson, who co-owns the store with his wife Rolanda and ... Read more.
Former state Rep. Charlotte Golar Richie, who represented the Fifth Suffolk district in the 1990s and later served as the city of Boston’s chief of Housing under Mayor Tom Menino, was honored by her neighbors and fellow ... Read more.
Josh Kraft, a scion of the family that owns the New England Patriots football organization, intends to announce his candidacy for mayor of Boston next month, according to sources close to his emerging campaign.
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