Lower Mills
House lawmakers are pushing to save four libraries slated for closure in the city's fiscal 2011 budget. In a bid to keep the libraries open, twelve House lawmakers who represent Boston filed amendments Friday to the House's version of the state budget... Read more
Boston Public Library trustees voted Friday to close four branches, including the one in Lower Mills.
But City Councillors At-Large Felix Arroyo and Ayanna Pressley, and West Roxbury's Councillor John Tobin vowed to fight to keep all the branches open... Read more
In this week's Reporter:
-- Why did state Sen. Jack Hart walk out of a meeting with state transportation officials? Answer in link.
-- Anger over potential library branch closures continues to mount. The Boston Public Library trustees will vote on closure... Read more
Boston Public Library (BPL) trustees will vote Friday on a plan to shut the Dorchester Lower Mills and three other branches to cut a budget hole and concentrate on the "transformation" of the library system.
BPL President Amy Ryan said that despite 4,000-... Read more
Neponset River in Lower Mills around 5 p.m., Sunday
With the nor'easter dumping several inches of rain on the region, the level of the normally placid Neponset rose dramatically along its course on Sunday.
Meanwhile, firefighters across Dorchester and... Read more
Despite the drizzly weather, it was last year around this time that the first Lower Mills Holiday Stroll surprised organizers by attracting over 300 people, many of whom later returned to patronize shops they had peeked in on.
Tonight’s more elaborate... Read more
One of the flower planters installed by the Lower Mills Merchants Association sits at the corner of Washington Street and Dorchester Avenue.
Merchants and business owners in Lower Mills are combining their efforts to bring improvements and renewal to one... Read more
Memorial Day Parade: Members of the McKeon Post marched into Cedar Grove Cemetery during the 2006 parade. Photo by Bill ForryOne of Boston’s oldest observances of Memorial Day will take to the streets of Lower Mills and Cedar Grove on Monday morning. A... Read more
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