Civics
With many residents frustrated over drivers careening down neighborhood side streets, some individuals and community groups are looking to the city’s Neighborhood Slow Streets program for relief.
The traffic-calming initiative transforms multi-block... Read more
A proposed four story mixed-use development on Bowdoin Street was discussed last Thursday night at a public meeting that drew roughly thirty people to the St. Peter’s Teen Center, where several residents raised their concerns about the potential building... Read more
TotalCare Home Care Provider on Dudley Street honored Muriel Walker as she celebrated her 100th birthday on Thursday, Feb. 16. The celebration was held at the MLK Towers in Roxbury. Born in Cambridge in 1917, she has resided in Boston for over 90 years.... Read more
Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan dedicated a Forever stamp commemorating the centennial of the birth of our nation’s 35th President, John F. Kennedy on Monday at Dorchester’s John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. The first-day-of-issue... Read more
Mayor Martin Walsh on Tuesday announced funding for 10 affordable housing developments across Boston, a nearly $22 million investment to preserve or produce 602 housing units. Dorchester and Mattapan projects account for half of these approvals,... Read more
A Zoning Board of Appeals decision that has green-lighted the demolition of a single-family home to clear the way for a three-story building with six apartments in Ashmont has caused waves in community meetings throughout Dorchester, with residents... Read more
A large crowd gathered at the Bethel AME Church in Jamaica Plain last Thursday evening (Feb. 2) to address health care, affordable housing, and criminal justice reform. The crowd, which overflowed from the church’s main hall, was made up of more than 800... Read more
The Old Overholt and Other StoriesMichaela Casey, a Dorchester native who now lives in Maine, has published a book full of short stories inspired by the life and times of her larger-than-life father, Thomas Casey, a longtime, well-known civic and parish... Read more
Uphams Corner station: Chris Lovett photo
A bill filed by Dorchester lawmaker Evandro Carvalho last month that would direct the MBTA to launch a two-year “pilot service evaluation” of the Fairmount Line is a promising development. If adopted, Carvalho’s... Read more
Dorchester, especially the northern areas, is seeing a rash of home burglaries. Police are asking residents to be alert, check their locks, and call authorities if they notice any suspicious behavior.
Capt. Tim Connolly, commander at the C-11 police... Read more
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