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Just hours after the Supreme Judicial Court cleared the way for a marijuana legalization ballot initiative to go to voters in November, the group working to legalize cannabis turned in what it said is enough signatures to secure its slot on the Nov. 8... Read more
Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation and the Preservation of Affordable Housing Inc. (POAH) reported on their proposal for the Mattapan Station mixed-use development at a public meeting organized with the MBTA on Wednesday night, with non-profit... Read more
Tensions continue between the owners of the Kriola Bar and Restaurant at 33 Hancock Street and nearby community members. The restaurant has been open for three weeks in the wake of sustained pushback from abutters and civic leaders since its introduction... Read more
The indictment of a second city of Boston official this week on alleged extortion charges is a troubling development for the Walsh administration. The mayor and his team need to confront the reality of this unfolding federal investigation swiftly and... Read more
To the Editor: In its 16 June editorial, the Dorchester Reporter’s support for “lawmaking aimed at banning weapons of mass murder, tightening restrictions on sales to the mentally ill or potential terrorists, [and] studying gun violence as a public... Read more
Columbia Point is once again the center of stadium-sized speculation this week as talks between the New England Revolution and UMass continue to weigh the merits of building a professional soccer venue at the former Bayside Expo Center site. Sources... Read more
Kosciuszko Circle: Even on a 'good' day, the rotary at the northern end of Morrissey Boulevard is a challenge for motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians. Griffin Connolly photoThe long-sought project to reconstruct Morrissey Boulevard remains under way, if... Read more
After scrapping a requirement for companies to enable tipping and roughly matching the House and governor's two-tiered approach toward background checks for drivers, the Senate on Wednesday passed a bill creating a regulatory structure for the novel app-... Read more
As the state Senate prepares to debate a bill regulating ride-for-hire services like Uber and Lyft, drivers are walking around around the new Uber Greenlight Hub in Neponset. The Dorchester shop is Boston’s second, located in a neighborhood where one in... Read more
Donald Trump's appearance at the Langham Hotel in Boston aims to bring in campaign dollars for his presidential campaign, though many elected Republican lawmakers may be more focused on business before the House and Senate on Wednesday. Massachusetts... Read more

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