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The city of Boston is preparing for a winter storm tonight that is expected to bring up to six-eight inches of snow and frigid temperatures over the next several days.

Mayor Wu issued a cold weather advisory ... Read more.

Republicans thought Gov. Maura Healey's annual address "presented a rosy picture" that "fell short of reality;" while top Democrats in the Legislature said they were glad she highlighted past successes, but didn't jump on ... Read more.

Demolition work at White Stadium will start next week, according to correspondence sent to neighbors on Jan. 16. The demolition is the first phase in a renovation project that is expected to continue through winter 2026. ... Read more.

One by one, parents from the Paul Dever Elementary School on Columbia Point recounted this week how their lives were upended last week by an unexpected e-mail from Boston Public Schools (BPS) announcing ... Read more.

Haitian Americans United, Inc. (HAU) celebrated Haitian Independence Day with a successful gala event on Sat., Jan. 4 at the IBEW Local 103 union hall in Dorchester. The 25th annual gala brought together over 300 ... Read more.

More than 52 organizations, led by the Fields Corner-based Asian American Resource Workshop (AARW), are continuing to call on President Biden and Gov. Healey to protect immigrant and refugee communities ahead of the Jan. ... Read more.

A federal bankruptcy court judge last week dismissed a second bankruptcy case brought by owners of Port Norfolk’s Neponset Wharf development but declined to rule on a request by the property owner to approve a private ... Read more.

Fueled by the highest immigration levels in decades, Massachusetts saw its largest population increase in 60 years between 2023 and 2024 as the rate of domestic outmigration significantly slowed, according to US Census ... Read more.

On next Monday, Jan. 20, our country will honor the work and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It’s a federal holiday meant to remind every American that unity, equality, kindness, opportunity, and justice are all ... Read more.

With Boston’s revaluation process complete and tax bills for the second half of fiscal year 2025 in payers’ hands, property owners now have a clear picture of the taxes they owe, with tax rates rising for both residential ... Read more.

Monday brought a new first in Boston’s political annals when Michelle Wu delivered a healthy baby girl, Mira Wu Pewarski, the third child for ... Read more.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) will celebrate Dorchester bookstore co-owner Porsha Olayiwola and her work as the City of Boston’s Poet Laureate with her final reading in the role next Thursday (Jan. 23) at 7 p.m ... Read more.

James Vaughan, a 37-year member of Plumbers & Gasfitters Local 12, was sworn in last week as the new business manager of New England’s largest plumbing union, taking over from his predecessor, Tim Fandel, who retired ... Read more.

The Adams Street Library in Dorchester is one of three finalists for the Boston Society of Architecture’s (BSA) annual Harleston Parker People’s Choice Award, named as a memorial for a well-known architect. The award, ... Read more.

The Campaign for Catholic Schools, an advocate for rebuilding Greater Boston’s urban Catholic schools, including those in Dorchester, has elected Gerald V. “Jerry” Sheehan, as the organization’s first-ever Lifetime ... Read more.

More than three dozen alumni of Boston Collegiate Charter School, from classes 2017 through 2024, returned to the Dorchester school last month to enjoy an annual tradition —Alumni Day— on Dec. 20. They mingled and caught ... Read more.

In the ongoing fallout from the Carney Hospital closure, and with a rush of new patients looking for health providers, Dot House Health finances are being squeezed. One casualty in the near term is the center’s swimming ... Read more.

The federal Department of Transportation announced several large grants to Massachusetts for transportation and transit projects last week, including a $2 million award for planning and design work at JFK-UMass MBTA ... Read more.

Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center has been selected as one of three Massachusetts community health centers to receive an Expanded Hours grant from the US Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The $1 ... Read more.

The controversial MBTA Communities Act is a constitutional law that the attorney general can enforce with legal action, but the measure remains “ineffective” until the Healey administration takes another pass at crafting ... Read more.

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