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Thursday's heavy rain and wind has closed sections of Morrissey Boulevard, but roads are expected to reopen in time for rush hour traffic.
Currently the expressway exit onto Morrissey is closed to traffic, as well ... Read more.
A Dorchester man identified only by an alias was one of 50 people indicted as part of a ring that allegedly used the identities of real Puerto Ricans to provide documentation for foreigners in the U.S.
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More than 250 people crowded into the Dudley Square Branch Library on Saturday to voice their concerns about a pair of bills that would implement a “three strikes” sentencing policy in Massachusetts, claiming the ... Read more.
City officials, in an attempt to get celebrated author Dennis Lehane onto the Boston Public Library’s board of trustees, did a simple thing: They asked.
“I got the feeling they were circling me for a little bit, ... Read more.
Victims of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti continue to find solace and medical help at Dorchester’s Codman Square Health Center, which has created a special program to focus on the specific needs of the Haitian clients still ... Read more.
City Council President Stephen Murphy appears to be shifting course on the 13-member body’s approach to the issue of siting a casino in Boston.
In an appearance on Chris Lovett’s Neighborhood Network News (BNN-TV) ... Read more.
Rolling around next Monday is the only national holiday to honor a former Dorchester resident. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. lived here while he pursued his doctoral studies at BU, and in 1952 even served as Interim Pastor ... Read more.
Dorchester churches and community organizations are planning a week of events to celebrate the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr.
Young people will be celebrating with service on Jan. 14 when over 250 ... Read more.
After a rigorous 15-month bout of surveys, brainstorming sessions and meetings, a state-led review of the public transportation needs in for Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan (RDM) is finally drawing to a close. The ... Read more.
A small chimney fire closed down the Uphams Corner branch of the Boston Public Library for three days last week. There was no damage to the library, but the fire generated a “small amount of smoke,” leading to its closure ... Read more.
A Boston teenager was arraigned Monday in a Suffolk Superior courtroom for last October’s murder of an Adams Corner man and a subsequent double-shooting near St. Mark’s that left one man with multiple gunshot wounds. ... Read more.
Luis Pimentel, 18, is charged with shooting Victor Brookens to death in a fight over marijuana the teen thought the 54-year-old man was hiding in his Samoset Street apartment, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office ... Read more.
A delivery guy for a Norfolk Street pizza place whose owner was murdered in 2007 came close to buying it himself on Dec. 10 when he tried to reason with a man on Capen Street who pulled a gun on him, the Suffolk County ... Read more.
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JAN. 5, 2012…..A move by the state Legislature to strip tens of thousands of legal immigrants from a taxpayer-subsidized state-run insurance program in 2009 violated their constitutional rights, the ... Read more.
Transportation officials are weighing the shutdown of the Mattapan trolley line on weekends as part of a pair of proposals to cut costs and raise money for the cash-strapped MBTA. The proposals under consideration also ... Read more.
City councillors officially started another two-year term on Monday, taking the oath of office and electing City Councillor At-Large Stephen Murphy to a second term as president.
Frank Baker, who once wielded a ... Read more.
The newly-minted Dorchester Boxing Club is tucked away inside a concrete building on the short end of Parkman Street, just off the busy intersection of Neponset Avenue and Adams Street. The gym’s occupants put their work ... Read more.
Despite a shaky national economy, new statistics show Dorchester and Mattapan homeowners saw a significant drop in foreclosures in the past year, with more homeowners holding on to their property across the state.
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Dorchester diners looking for an inexpensive three-course meal at some of the neighborhood’s best eateries should clear their planners and palates in preparation for the third annual Dorchester Restaurant Week.
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