Civics
Former House Speaker Thomas Finneran announced on air Tuesday morning that Thursday would be his last day hosting the morning drive-time talk show on WRKO AM 680.
"Over the past several days, Jason Wolfe and I have been talking about various plans and... Read more
Memorial Day 2012: The Greater Boston Fire Brigade band entered Cedar Grove Cemetery's gates this morning. Photo by Bill ForryA larger crowd gathered in Cedar Grove Cemetery for the neighborhood's traditional observations of Memorial Day. The event began... Read more
The Boston Natural Areas Network and the state's Department of Conservation and Recreation are asking for Dorchester and Mattapan to help them win an online contest that will help plant new trees along the Neponset River Greenway.
"Our friends at Odwalla... Read more
District 2 City Councillor Bill Linehan has tapped a former candidate for state representative as his aide. Mark McGonagle will start in Linehan’s office on June 4, replacing Tim Brown.
McGonagle, who ran for the Fourth Suffolk District seat in the House... Read more
A top aide to City Councillor At-Large Ayanna Pressley is joining a national public affairs and communications firm. James Chisholm, Pressley’s chief of staff, will be heading up Resolute Consulting’s new Boston office as a vice president.
Resolute... Read more
The state Senate is scheduled to debate its version of the fiscal 2013 budget this week, and if it follows the House strategy, it'll happen in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it fashion. The debate is set to start on Wednesday, May 23rd.
State Sen. Sonia Chang-... Read more
Dot's newest Eagle Scout: Martin Chomicki, left, with Scoutmaster Joe BarryMartin Chomicki, a senior at Boston Latin Academy who swims competitively for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester, added another impressive achivement to his young resume last... Read more
The bike-renting program known as Hubway will be expanding into Dorchester late this summer, with stations planned at the JFK/UMass MBTA stop, UMass Boston, and the South Bay Shopping Plaza. If the plan for a Hubway station at JFK/UMass comes to fruition... Read more
Dorchester residents are seeing some familiar faces in the television ads for the Massachusetts Senate race.
“Her father was janitor; my father was a janitor,” says Catherine O’Neill, a Savin Hill resident whose statement opens U.S. Senate candidate... Read more
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MAY 7, 2012…. House and Senate lawmakers negotiating a crime and sentencing bill are moving closer to an agreement over the list of crimes that would trigger a “three-strikes” elimination of parole and over a reduction to the size of... Read more
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