Politics
Nam Pham (center) with Gov.-elect Charlie BakerCome inauguration day, longtime VietAID executive director and Fields Corner mainstay Nam Pham will leave his post at VietAID for a role in the Baker administration.
Pham will serve as the assistant secretary... Read more
For Dot’s political junkies looking for a fix, 2014 was not a year to disappoint. Starting with a Dorchester native’s inauguration at Boston College in January and moving along with a series of special, primary, and general elections and the fight to... Read more
Bridge over the Neponset: A new footbridge will connect Mattapan and Milton along the Neponset Greenway. Image courtesy DCR
Every summer, Candice Cook leads groups of teenagers through the wooded Neponset River Reservation in Mattapan. Many of the teens,... Read more
Joe Chaisson: Savin Hill activist has long history of opposing billboard proliferation along the expressway. Photo by Bill ForryOver the next month, a handful of Dorchester’s civic associations will take up the issue of billboards in their neighborhoods.... Read more
A veteran Boston City Council member on Sunday condemned the assassination-style killings Saturday afternoon of two New York City police officers while saying he fears more violence against police officers.
Councilor Charles Yancey extended condolences to... Read more
New state-mandated health coverage benefits beginning in 2015 for services such as alcohol and drug counseling or abuse-deterrent opioids will add roughly $2 to $18 a year to the cost of an annual policy, according to a report published Thursday by state... Read more
Gov. Deval Patrick: A local legacy that will endure.There’ll be a groundbreaking ceremony in Mattapan on Monday (Dec. 22, 10 a.m. at Ryan Playground, River Street) to begin work on the long-awaited expansion of the Neponset Greenway. The construction,... Read more
Back from California where he helped make the pitch for Boston to host the 2024 summer Olympics, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh on Wednesday said proponents put on a "strong performance" but added that bringing the games to the Bay State is not his top... Read more
Mayor Walsh and UMass Boston Chancellor Keith Motley signed an agreement last Friday that will continue the university’s new Mayor’s Policy Symposium into future years. That same day, the inaugural class briefed the mayor on its ideas for revitalizing the... Read more
Two buildings in Mattapan undergoing renovation this month are in the spotlight as the city continues to scramble to find space to house homeless people who were displaced by the abrupt closure of shelter facilities on Long Island in October when Mayor... Read more
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