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A rendering of the future J. Donald Monan, SJ Park, a baseball complex that will be shared by BC High, UMass Boston and the community. Image courtesy Stantec/UMass Boston/BC High
In a big boost for baseball players and fans of all ages in Dorchester and... Read more
Mayor of Dorchester Cam Charbonnier with his mom Leah Finn at the parade. Bill Forry photo
Another Dorchester Day has passed us by, albeit at a slower pace than usual. It’s fair to say that Sunday’s 111th parade up the avenue took its sweet time, with a... Read more
Fight Like TK!: Five year-old Tommy Kelly’s cancer fight has inspired our neighborhood. His family has a message of thanks in this week’s Reporter.One year ago this weekend, as Dorchester was winding down at Dot Day backyard barbeques, word started to... Read more
This article originally appeared in the Reporter in 2015. This year's parade is Sunday, June 5- starting at 1 p.m. in Lower Mills.- Editors
Can you feel it? The sense of anticipation, joy, and wonder, reverberating up and down Dot Ave? It’s not Christmas... Read more
DOT Block, the proposed development at the fulcrum of Dorchester Avenue and Hancock Street, has expanded its footprint to include another “significant” parcel along Dorchester Avenue–now truly occupying the entire block of Dorchester Avenue from... Read more
A little-known, but powerful city commission today approved a pair of redevelopment projects along the Fairmount Line corridor that have wide-ranging implications for the Walsh administration’s ambitious goals to build new, affordable housing over the... Read more
Sunday's Haitian Parade: Mayor Martin Walsh, center, led the Haitian Unity Parade on Sunday. The mayor met with a group of 250 Haitian community members in a forum held on Monday in Dorchester. Jeremiah Robinson/Mayor’s Office photo
After presiding over... Read more
As Mayor Martin Walsh rolled out his first report on progress toward the his housing goals for 2030 on Wednesday, the head of neighborhood development reiterated the need for "compromise" in an embattled Ashmont housing development.
In the first three... Read more
Dorchester’s first public meeting to vet Boston’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics Games revealed the bid’s polarizing effect on supporters and opponents. About 125 people gathered at the Cleveland Community Center in Fields Corner on Tuesday to hear... Read more
Ashmont Tire : City approval secured this week.
The city will provide funding for Harmon Apartments and Ashmont TOD II, two significant proposed housing developments in Ashmont, Mayor Martin Walsh announced on Monday.
In all, Walsh announced $39 million... Read more
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