Civics
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JUNE 13, 2012….Casino backers and opponents would be required to electronically disclose ballot campaign spending to the state under a bill supported by Secretary of State William Galvin and filed by Rep. Angelo Scaccia that both said... Read more
Former House Speaker Thomas Finneran, who recently left his radio job at WRKO, appeared this week on WBZ-TV’s “Keller At-Large” show to chat about Wisconsin politics and the local US Senate race.
Finneran, a Mattapan Democrat, said the Wisconsin election... Read more
A 24-member advisory group of residents, business leaders, institutional representatives, developers and nonprofit organizations has been selected by Mayor Thomas Menino to assist in the Fairmount Indigo Planning Initiative (FIPI) in planning the expanded... Read more
The head of the city’s legal department this week sent a letter to the operators of a proposed sober housing business in Lower Mills, warning them that documents they provided to city officials cites one law that does not exist and another that does not... Read more
Stephen Crosby, chair of the state Gaming Commission, is the guest speaker at Mt. Washington Bank's annual business breakfast on June 7. The breakfast is set for 7:30 a.m. at Venezia Waterfront Restaurant on Ericcson St. in Dorchester.
Crosby was the... Read more
U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren will be making her first appearance in the annual Dorchester Day Parade on Sunday, where she'll be joined by her chief rival Scott Brown.
Warren will be marching in the third division, while Brown will be in the... Read more
Young Miss Dorchester 2012 MyChalia SanfilippoLittle Miss Dorchester Delia O'TooleIn a competition of confidence, girls from all over Dorchester turn out each year before Dorchester Day in hopes of being crowned Little Miss Dorchester or Young Miss... Read more
After a long record of participation in civic activities, Dorchester resident Ralph Browne Jr. will serve as this year’s Dorchester Day Parade Chief Marshal.
Browne has lived in Dorchester for the last 40 years in Upham's Corner and was born and raised... Read more
Mayor Katie Hurley with a few of her trademark flamingoesIt’s official: Your new ‘Mayor’ of Dorchester is Katie Hurley, a St. Mark’s native who now lives in Cedar Grove, works for Councillor Frank Baker, and has raised thousands of dollars this spring to... Read more
Lt. Greg Kelly: The Dorchester native delivered the keynote address at this year's Memorial Day observances in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Photo by Bill ForryEditor’s Note: The following excerpts are from the Memorial Day keynote address as prepared for... Read more
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