Politics
The bustling Red Line, the MBTA’s busiest subway line, could transport an additional 10,000 passengers an hour and keep the time between trains to about three minutes if the agency upgrades the line’s entire fleet, according to T projections.
The 50... Read more
Legislatively, it’s her post as chair of the Council’s Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice that touches on her passion projects. Campbell notes that her district is disproportionately affected by crime and incarceration. As an advocate for the... Read more
With a number of large projects in the pipeline around Mount Vernon Street and Morrissey Boulevard, the city’s inconsistent application of the Columbia Point Master Plan was once more a source of neighborhood frustration as a Boston Redevelopment... Read more
Boston is well on its way to exceeding Mayor Martin Walsh’s stated goal for the creation of new housing units set back in 2014, according to the city’s Department of Neighborhood Development (DND), which released figures this week showing that the city... Read more
In a feisty hour-long debate Tuesday over whether Massachusetts should expand access to charter schools, questions of funding and student-body makeup dominated a back-and-forth over a ballot question that Gov. Charlie Baker has put at the top of his goal... Read more
September 5th marks 122 years since Labor Day became a federal holiday.
Since then, we have gone to the polls 30 times to vote for president, always keeping in mind a candidate’s dedication to protecting workers.
Today, as we prepare to head to the polls... Read more
With one week until the Sept. 8 primary election, several Dorchester and Mattapan incumbents are seeking to stave off challenges to their seats while others are running unopposed, among them state Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry in the First Suffolk District and... Read more
A newly published Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) report that examines residential and employment patterns— and related commuter flows— in Greater Boston reveals some interesting statistics about Dorchester and Mattapan. The report uses data from US... Read more
Contractors have begun work on a $500,000 public works project in Mattapan Square. The 800-foot median strip along Blue Hill Avenue between River and Babson streets will be rebuilt and lined with plantings supported by a new irrigation system. Large... Read more
Massachusetts voters will weigh ballot measures on gambling, charter schools, treatment of farm animals, and legalizing marijuana when they go to the voting booths on Nov. 8. For those looking for additional insight into the topics, educational and media... Read more
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