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Last month, Ellen Gilmore sent a message to our newsroom: “My mother, Elaine Gilmore, who will be celebrating a big birthday, decided that she wanted to give her grandchildren a tour of important places in Dorchester ... Read more.
The 1970s prepared me for the issues we face in the current era. The Wall Street Journal has confirmed that office landlords across the country are filing abatements, seeking relief from their property tax assessments ... Read more.
As the first residents of the long-awaited Dot Block apartment complex begin to lug furniture and belongings into their new apartments, the developer, Samuels & Associates, believes they will find a living community ... Read more.
Fiona Weir, a nurse at Boston Medical Center and a resident of Dorchester was presented as the 2023 Rose of Tralee for Boston and New England at the Irish Cultural Centre of Boston on May 13. She was selected for the ... Read more.
As I reflect on my grandfather living to 100, thoughts flood my mind with the recipe for living a long and healthy life. He lived in Boston for more than 50 years after moving to the US from the Cape Verde Islands for ... Read more.
Dorchester’s Epiphany School celebrated its 25th anniversary with a gala event that was held on May 12 at the Boston Public Library. Over 250 people attended the event.
Launched in 1998, Epiphany has always ... Read more.
Dot Block, the large mixed-use community along Dorchester Avenue near Glover’s Corner, is set to welcome its first residential tenants in a couple of weeks. When they move in, they’ll be close neighbors of the two ... Read more.
You can never know Dorchester well enough, especially on deadline.
Ed Forry learned that lesson again, on his tenth time as publisher and editor of the Dorchester Day supplement to the weekly Dorchester Argus- ... Read more.
In the end, it came down to one precinct in Mattapan.
In a 10-2 vote on the political boundaries of the nine district seats, councillors late last week agreed to keep Ward 14-Precinct 14, which includes Wellington ... Read more.
Boston EMS held its annual awards banquet in-person for the first time since 2019 at the Venezia Restaurant in Dorchester on May 24. More than 100 Boston EMS personnel were honored for their bravery, dedication, and ... Read more.
The Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center (HSNHC) last Friday filed plans with the Boston Planning and Development Agency for a revamp of its Blue Hill Avenue campus. On the same day, the health center learned that ... Read more.
The Boston School Committee voted last Wednesday (May 24) to approve the merger of Dorchester’s Pauline A. Shaw Elementary School with the Charles H. Taylor Elementary School in Mattapan. The schools are located off ... Read more.
District 3 will get a new city councillor this year. Whoever it is will also get new district boundaries, and the voters and constituents within them
The City Council passed, and Mayor Wu last week signed off on a ... Read more.
What started as a way to help kids connect to their culture during recess has become baton twirling and dancing journey for Estrella Tropicales dance team, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year while also ... Read more.
Scurrying bargain hunters and eager front-yard shopkeepers couldn’t be held at bay by oncoming rain a week ago Saturday (May 20) for the Ashmont Hill Yard Sale, a neighborhood tradition in its 43rd year.
Items and ... Read more.
Editor's Note: The Neponset Day event set for June 3, 2023 has been postponed. Organizers said: "Our apologies, but the weather forecast for this Sat., June 3 isn’t looking good and we made the tough call to postpone the ... Read more.
The Caribbean Jerk Festival will return to the grounds of Second Church in Codman Square this Saturday (June 3) for the fifth installment of the popular eating extravaganza.
Codman Square Neighborhood Development ... Read more.
This beginner’s guide to the Dot Day Parade was originally published in June 2015.
Can you feel it? The sense of anticipation, joy, and wonder, reverberating up and down Dot Ave?
The parade ... Read more.
Big Sister Boston will be participating in Sunday’s Dorchester Day Parade. The girl-serving organization will feature a trolley “float” filled with Big and Little Sisters and staff and a table with activities along the ... Read more.
Dorchester Brewing Company on Mass Ave. has a tradition of rolling out new merchandise each June to celebrate its Dorchester roots and Pride, Boston’s annual celebration of our LGBTQ+ community. This year’s Pride festival ... Read more.
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