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The Lower Mills Merchants Association and partners will stage its annual Holiday Stroll in Lower Mills and Milton Village on Sat., Nov. 30 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The popular event includes free trolley rides, open ... Read more.

To the Editor:

In 2025, doctors in Massachusetts and across the US will see their Medicare payments cut by almost 3 percent under new regulations issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. For ... Read more.

Massachusetts saw a substantial increase in abortions in 2023, the first full year after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. According to state data obtained by WBUR, Massachusetts doctors and other health care ... Read more.

November 5, 2024, may turn out to be the worst day of my life concerning politics and the values I’ve tried to work for all my now pretty long life. I wrote this, the day after, on the train back from Philadelphia to ... Read more.

Reporter readers who follow our updated, daily reporting online and via social media may want to join us on a new platform: Bluesky Social, an app that has become a preferred alternative for millions of people who grew ... Read more.

The story of Harbor Health Services spans five decades and can’t be fully told without mentioning the work done there by Mary Lou O’Connor, a Dorchester resident who has been involved with the organization since the very ... Read more.

De’Lon Grant was born in Rhode Island, grew up in Minnesota, and spent years touring as a cast member in Broadway shows. He now calls Savin Hill his home. This month, he’s performing at the Boston Center for Arts in ... Read more.

A public meeting will be held on Thurs., Nov. 21, at 6 p.m. at Chill on Park, 142 Park St., Dorchester to discuss a proposed cannabis establishment by Zeb Boutique LLC at 1524-1526 Dorchester Ave.

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The 12 new police recruits who were assigned to the Area C-11 police district earlier this month are walking the beat in the afternoons and evenings in select sections of Dorchester as part of their on-the-job training. ... Read more.

Boston Police arrested a 17-year-old in connection with a rash of car break-ins in the St. Mark’s Area last month, members of the St. Mark’s Area Civic Association learned during their meeting on Oct. 29.

Around ... Read more.

The MBTA recently applied for federal grants that would begin the process of replacing a portion of the bridge that carries Savin Hill Avenue over T tracks and another that would fund the design and reconstruction of the ... Read more.

In 17 of Boston’s 22 wards, the 2024 vote for the Democratic presidential ticket was down by more than 20 percent.

The 2024 election results show that Boston remains a Democratic stronghold, but ... Read more.

Former State Rep. Gloria Fox, who represented Roxbury and parts of Dorchester in the Legislature for three decades, has passed away at age 82 after a brief illness.

Rep. Fox was the longest-serving woman in the ... Read more.

Secretary Sent Staff To City Hall After Calls, Emails Went Unanswered

Secretary of State William Galvin says he will most likely appoint a receiver to seize control of Boston's election division, ... Read more.

State leaders and community advocates gathered as Boston Senior Home Care celebrated 50 years of service to older adults, people with disabilities, and their caregivers at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston on Oct. 17. ... Read more.

The Nixon Street neighbors gathered on Halloween to celebrate their 4th annual Nightmare on Nixon Street block party – but this time thy closed off the street and threw a major soiree.

Funny things can happen when ... Read more.

The family that owns Down Home Delivery & Catering at 2 Bowdoin St. in Four Corners has filed plans to replace their building with a 7-story apartment building, with 2,400 square feet of ground-floor space for their ... Read more.

Mayor Wu and US Representatives Ayanna Pressley and Jim McGovern visited the Nubian Square location of the Daily Table grocery store last Wednesday to highlight the chain’s importance in addressing food insecurity in the ... Read more.

Parishioners and the faith community in St. Mark’s parish were shocked this past week by the unexpected death of Rev. Corey Bassett-Tirrell, who died in his sleep at the rectory on Roseland Street on Halloween night. ... Read more.

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