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Are those fireworks or gunshots? As Independence Day approaches, the nights are filled with noises that leave the city on edge. For me and many survivors of homicide victims, those sounds re-traumatize us.
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A noisy, illegal fireworks display near Mattapan Square ended in gunshots and chaos on Wednesday morning, leaving five people wounded. The incident was centered around the intersection of Edgewater Drive and River Street ... Read more.
A capital campaign is underway to build the African Experience at Franklin Park Zoo to include African Penguin Coast and the African Savanna habitats.
The $16 million project, when completed, will be a feature of ... Read more.
Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts (GSEMA) has elected Pamela O’Leary of Dorchester to the Board Nominating and Development Committee.
O’Leary is a lead account manager for National Grid and has worked in the ... Read more.
Dustin C. Sarnoski has been named the new chair of the board of trustees for St. Mary’s Center for Women and Children on Dorchester’s Jones Hill. The multi-service, nonprofit organization works collaboratively with ... Read more.
The rest of July will see service changes on the Red and Orange subway lines, as well as the Kingston, Middleborough, Greenbush, and Worcester commuter rail lines, so that crews can work on track upgrades.
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FBI officials announced last week that they have brought indictments against 21 individuals for their involvement in a fentanyl and cocaine ring that operated in Manchester, N.H., and was led, they said, by a resident of ... Read more.
A Waltham-based development and management company, Marc Resnick and Beantown Properties, purchased the O’Hearn Building at 1444 Dorchester Ave. in Fields Corner last month for $5.6 million under a realty trust that is ... Read more.
One of two “gateway” statues in Mattapan Square that was knocked down and damaged last May by a reckless driver will be repaired and replaced in its original position, city officials told neighbors during a meeting late ... Read more.
Segments of the Red Line will shut down early on seven nights in July to give workers more time for slow zone-related maintenance, and the Green Line faces a bevy of disruptions next month, MBTA officials announced ... Read more.
Mayor Michelle Wu’s $4.2 billion operating budget for fiscal year 2024, which starts on July 1, is set to go into effect without a significant markup from the City Council.
The 12 councillors spent 7.5 hours ... Read more.
Boston’s usually sleepy City Council midterms have taken a rare turn in the last few weeks: Two of Mayor Wu’s senior City Hall staffers have pivoted to the campaign trail, becoming candidates challenging incumbent ... Read more.
When NAACP delegates from all over the country arrive in Boston for the 114th annual convention in late July, the theme will be “Thriving Together,” but the vibe will be all-inclusive – meaning everyone in Boston is ... Read more.
When the Dorchester photographer Mike Ritter set out to capture the neighborhood, he hoped to counter some of the negative headlines by showing the amazing qualities and diversity of its residents. If the opening show at ... Read more.
The Mildred Avenue Senior Citizen drop-in program hailed all the fathers that come to the center, as well as their significant others, in celebrating Father’s Day last Thursday (June 22).
While the women ... Read more.
I have not felt since childhood that I was born into the wrong gender, the wrong body, as transgender individuals feel. But I understand something of what they are going through: By the age of six, my identity, as a gay ... Read more.
The Urban Farming Institute of Boston’s Farm Stand will kick off its season this Friday (June 30), offering fresh vegetables, herbs, and fruit to local communities every Friday through mid-November from 1 p.m.to 5 p.m. ... Read more.
The planned two-month closure of the Sumner Tunnel, which begins on Wed., July 5, has prompted significant changes to Boston’s curbside yard waste collection.
“To help alleviate further congestion on our roadways ... Read more.
As the boys of summer prepare to begin play, it’s worth mentioning the fun and competitive warm up that is Dorchester Babe Ruth Spring League neighborhood baseball, which ended last week.
On Tuesday, the ... Read more.
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) last week awarded over $1 million to Codman Square Health Center in Dorchester to address the maternal mortality crisis. The grant is one of 35 made across the country ... Read more.
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