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Dennis P. Doherty, a 46-year-old nurse at Boston Children’s Hospital who died earlier this year from pancreatic cancer, held many titles throughout his life, including father, son, brother, and drummer. But he took pride ... Read more.
The former principal of Hyde Park’s New Mission High School was charged in federal court on Tuesday with misusing nearly $40,000 in school funds between 2016 and 2019. She agreed to plead guilty to the charges, according ... Read more.
Franklin Park Zoo announced the birth on July 14 of a male Masai giraffe, who weighed in at 184 pounds and within an hour stood tall at six feet while his mother, Amari, nursed him.
The day after the birth, the Zoo ... Read more.
The basketball courts at Walker Playground in Mattapan, where 11-year-old Daniyah Archibald and her friends have developed smooth jump shots, is considered a safe haven in the neighborhood. But during a school recess one ... Read more.
The city is preparing to embark on a major redesign of Walsh Park, the nearly 7-acre park nestled between Lower Mills and Codman Hill that includes a playground, tennis and basketball courts, and ballfields.
The ... Read more.
Swimming instruction and recreational access to pools are core features of Mayor Wu’s summer youth plan, but there’s little lesson-taking, cooling off, or exercising in city-owned facilities in Dorchester and Mattapan ... Read more.
During a Monday morning appearance on WBUR’s “Radio Boston,” Mayor Wu weighed in on the coalition that wasn’t.
The host, Tiziana Dearing, asked the mayor about an event planned for July 22 at the Mashpee home of ... Read more.
As the Wu administration moves to revamp the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA), two unions – AFSCME Council 93 and SENA Local 9158 – have been seeking out BPDA staff members as part of unionization drives. ... Read more.
Tenean Beach would be transformed into a shield against rising sea levels under a plan laid out last Thursday by Boston Planning and Development Agency officials that includes new and expanded basketball and tennis courts ... Read more.
Facing a long list of needed safety, service and reliability improvements, the MBTA mined additional leadership from the same place it found its current top official: New York.
MBTA General Manager Phil Eng on ... Read more.
The Boston Arts Academy (BAA) Foundation has named Valerie Becker-Nogueira as its new Director of Events and Corporate Partnerships. The Dorchester native is a proud alum of BAA, a member of the third graduating class, ... Read more.
Jumpstart for Young Children, also known as Jumpstart, announced this month that Dorchester’s Kate Warren Barnes has joined the organization’s leadership team as vice president of Policy and Government Relations. On July ... Read more.
Ann M. Walsh, one of seven candidates running for the District 3 City Council seat, this week received the endorsement of former City Councillor At-Large John Connolly.
Walsh, a Lower Mills resident, worked for ... Read more.
The improvements to Dorchester Avenue’s Ryan Playground took three years from the design phase to the construction fences coming down a few weeks ago, and cost $1.4 million.
The wait, and the money, seemed worth it ... Read more.
The 13th annual Mattapan on Wheels free bike-a-thon took place last Saturday, with scores of riders gathering on Ryan’s Playground off River Street to engage in a morning of riding through trails and thoroughfares out of ... Read more.
After a successful “Culture Nights” music festival in Mattapan last month, Danny Rivera has taken his show across town to the Seaport to participate in the city’s entertainment lineup for the NAACP Convention this week. ... Read more.
To the Editor:
If there has been one theme in Boston news media over the past three weeks, it has been: “City Council is a mess!” Headlines have varied in their word choice, ranging from tainted, hurt credibility, ... Read more.
“Neponset Day’ is coming up this weekend (Sun., July 30) at Neponset II Park by Granite Ave with free paddling, music, and family activities. Our organization, the Neponset River Watershed Association, is dedicated to ... Read more.
Election commissioners met Tuesday inside City Hall to draw Council candidates' ballot positions for the Sept. 12 preliminary.
Members of the board of election commissioners, balanced between Democrats and ... Read more.
Conventional wisdom might suggest that Concord and Dorchester don’t have much in common, but state Rep. Chris Worrell of Dorchester and his colleague, state Rep. Simon Cataldo of Concord have found lacrosse to be a common ... Read more.
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