Civics
For the business community working to make the Fairmount Indigo Corridor a thriving hub for employers and workers alike, the consistently underperforming rail line that forms the corridor’s spine remains a consistent barrier to attaining that goal.
At a... Read more
The Massachusetts unemployment rate in September fell to 3.6 percent, its lowest level since June 2001. The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development reported Thursday morning that Bay State employers added 5,100 jobs in September, helping to... Read more
Members of the McCormack Civic Association threw their support behind an updated pitch for a mixed-use project proposed by Polish Triangle developer Doug George at their monthly meeting on Tuesday evening at St.Teresa of Calcutta.
The membership voted in... Read more
Notoriously difficult-to-navigate Kosciuszko Circle will undergo a traffic study as part of a state commitment to an $11 million infrastructure investment in South Boston and Dorchester.
Along with improvements to Day Boulevard and Columbia Road in... Read more
A large and spirited crowd gathered at Dorchester Brewing Company on Massachusetts Avenue last Thursday evening for the Dorchester Historical Society’s first-ever Dorchester Trivia Night. Questions ranged from Dorchester geography and history to pop... Read more
Naturalization ceremony at JFK LibraryAs one of my first official duties as executive director of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, I had the honor of welcoming 208 individuals from countries as diverse as Albania to Zimbabwe to the John F. Kennedy... Read more
The Lower Mills Civic Association voted 12 to 9 on Tuesday in support of a mixed-use proposal for several parcels of land, including the former Molloy funeral parlor on Washington Street.
After more than two years of discussion with community groups,... Read more
Some 30 Mattapan residents convened at the Mattapan branch of the Boston Public Library last Wednesday to learn about construction plans for a new station on the Fairmount commuter rail line that will be built between Blue Hill Avenue and Cummins Highway... Read more
Dorchester has a local voice on the Zoning Board of Appeals with the March appointment of real estate agent Craig Galvin. The 47-year-old Dorchester native spoke to the Reporter on Tuesday about his experience on the city board that gives approval to... Read more
In the two years since the Long Island Bridge was closed, cutting off access to the homeless shelter on the island, Boston officials say they have ramped up efforts to combat chronic homelessness, citing increases in shelter and program beds along with an... Read more
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