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To an outside observer, the event held at Florian Hall on Monday night (May 6) might seem a bit peculiar. Why were so many current and former politicians and prominent Democrats in Dorchester mingling with a delegation ... Read more.
The Zoning Board of Appeal on Tuesday approved plans to expand a 3-family house at 16 High St. in Dorchester to nine units, following a hearing that turned into a ... Read more.
Congressman Stephen F. Lynch held a press conference on Monday at the Mary Ellen McCormack Housing Development to announce $850,000 in federal funding that he had secured to establish the William “Billy” McGonagle ... Read more.
Congressman Stephen F. Lynch said Monday he is closely monitoring the latest news about Steward Health Care, owner of Dorchester’s Carney Hospital, after the corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections in ... Read more.
In the hours since Steward Health Care filed for bankruptcy, the state has launched a website with resources about the situation and will open a hotline later Monday afternoon for health care providers and concerned ... Read more.
Steward Health Care, the operator of the third largest hospital system in Massachusetts, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Texas, seeking the legal protection to restructure its debt while leaving its hospitals open. ... Read more.
State officials have launched an incident command system as they brace for potential health care service disruptions in eastern Massachusetts, escalating their efforts to protect patient safety and access amid the ... Read more.
A range of options for re-designing the Morrissey Boulevard corridor were presented at a public meeting of the Morrissey Boulevard Commission on Thursday night (May 2) at Boston College High School in front of a crowd of ... Read more.
In the late 19th century, Boston’s largest open space was renamed Franklin Park, after a “founding father” who advanced science by flying a kite in Philadelphia. If Benjamin Franklin can be credited with inspiring the ... Read more.
A federal judge last week sentenced Mohammed Chowdhury, 47, to 92 months in federal prison for trying to hire somebody to kill his wife after she kicked him out of their house and took up with another man - whom he also ... Read more.
Sunny skies on Saturday morning greeted hundreds of young hopefuls ready to swing into another season of Dorchester Baseball Little League on the diamonds in the parks around the neighborhood.
From the little ones ... Read more.
US Rep. Ayanna Pressley and 5th Suffolk District state Rep. Chris Worrell hosted a “Coffee with the Congresswoman” event at First Parish Dorchester last Tuesday (April 23) where Pressley shared information about some of ... Read more.
A controversial Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) effort to reimagine zoning and planning in select business districts is on hold, for the moment, in Codman Square as officials seek to expand the pilot project ... Read more.
The 16th annual Taste of Dorchester event organized by the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance (MAHA) rolled out the red carpet last Thursday night (April 25) at the IBEW Union Hall on Freeport Street for a capacity ... Read more.
The Boston Landmarks Commission took a step last week that was years in the making by approving an affirming study report on the Calf Pasture Pumping Station on Columbia Point. All that remains is a vote to officially ... Read more.
Have softball bat, will travel. That’s the plan from Dorchester’s girls softball ranks this summer as coaches Katie Nolan and Charlie Connors look to grow the girls travel league in its second year.
Last year, ... Read more.
The state Ethics Commission last week fined Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden $5,000 for the way his press office released material about his opponent during the 2022 campaign cycle.
In a “disposition ... Read more.
Federal authorities, exasperated with a man they say has been running an illegal radio station via transmitters in Mattapan, Randolph, and Brockton for nearly two decades, want to fine him $597,775 in an attempt to get ... Read more.
The co-owner of Economy Plumbing and Heating Supply on Morton Street in Mattapan was charged Tuesday with filing false federal tax returns from the company for several years ... Read more.
Here’s an idea to give a boost to your neighborhood: Hold a community cleanup.
A week ago last Saturday, three sites in Savin Hill saw some community love when 40 residents picked up rakes, shovels, and other ... Read more.
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