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A Dorchester man was arrested and charged with open and gross lewdness last Thursday after he allegedly exposed himself to a young girl inside the Lower Mills Library. Boston Police were called to the library branch on ... Read more.
If you go back twelve years in Ward 18, the at-large vote for City Council looks like the politics of a different century. Even in 1999, the ward – comprising Hyde Park and Readville, along with parts of Mattapan and ... Read more.
“We’re like a family.” That’s how the staff at Sant Belvi, (Good Life Center, in English,) describes their relationship with their clients.
Some might say that the Dorchester-based center sometimes does a better ... Read more.
The Kit Clark Senior Center in Fields Corner has long been a vital source of support and creativity for seniors in and around the Dorchester area. Last Wednesday, the Dorchester Ave. facility hosted its third annual ... Read more.
For Alice Binns, a childhood spent in Uphams Corner meant football and kickball games. Now a senior at Boston University, she’s headed to Winston-Salem in North Carolina where the Terriers will face off against the Wake ... Read more.
State lawmakers sought to shuttle a number of big ticket bills to Gov. Deval Patrick’s desk this week before taking off for a seven-week recess. Approving the licensing of casinos was at the top of the list as Beacon Hill ... Read more.
The Pine Street Inn did its part to honor America’s veterans on Saturday by revamping and reopening a home for service members who have fallen on hard times. The Hartford Street property, formerly operated by the Veterans ... Read more.
City officials yesterday announced that Boston will be receiving nearly $10 million in grant funding for violence prevention efforts. Mayor Thomas Menino was on hand at the Holland Community Center to tout the mixture of ... Read more.
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, NOV. 15, 2011…..Legislative leaders huddled late Tuesday night discussing last-minute questions surrounding casino gambling legislation that appeared poised to head to Gov. Deval Patrick’s desk but ... Read more.
Boston Police report their bodies were found inside 50 Harlem St. Monday morning. No further details were available.
They are Dorchester's 24th and 25th murder victims this year ( ... Read more.
The end came quickly and abruptly: Maureen Feeney finished her tenure as the District 3 city councilor last Thursday, tendering her resignation some 48 hours after voters had chosen her successor, Frank Baker. While the ... Read more.
A Morrissey Boulevard car dealership that has been struggling to stay alive after losing its affiliation with Chrysler in 2009 is closing its doors for good. Westminster Motors— formerly known as Westminster Dodge— will ... Read more.
UMass Boston officials last week took another step closer to figuring out what to do with the former Bayside Expo Center, which the university purchased in 2010. Student housing, affordable housing, and a “beacon,” after ... Read more.
State lawmakers today plan to advance a proposal redrawing the state’s Congressional districts, pulling Quincy into U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch’s district, and handing over more of Dorchester to U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano. The ... Read more.
The Hunt family of Dorchester was honored last month by the Boston Irish Reporter, which tendered its Boston Irish Honors award to the Hunts and two other families, the Corcorans and the Mulvoys. Following is an ... Read more.
Dorchester has a past steeped in ... Read more.
“Now, by great marshes wrapt in mist,
Or past some river’s mouth,
Throughout some long, still autumn day,
Wild birds are flying south.”
By Wilfred Campbell
Hubby and I have ... Read more.
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