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This summer, the city will work with residents and businesses to begin upgrading and beautifying Mattapan Square with $500,000 secured from a state bond bill. “It’s not just brick and mortar. It’s something that is sustainable and that public works and... Read more
The Saint William's Dorchester Fund will be holding its fifth annual Scholarship Awards & Social Evening on Thursday, May 14 at the Phillips Banquet Facility, 780 Morrissey Blvd., Dorchester. The event begins at 7:15p.m. with a social hour, to be... Read more
A group of elected officials and Port Norfolk residents, including the city’s Chris Cook and Austin Blackmon, City Councillor Frank Baker, State Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry, DCR Commissioner Jack Murray, Jim Lyons, Mary McCarthy, and State Rep. Dan Hunt... Read more
54th Massachusetts Infantry Volunteers: Lt. Benny White and 1st Sgt. Gerard Grimes on Meetinghouse Hill on Saturday. The Dorchester Soldiers Monument stands to their left. Photo by Bill ForryMembers of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment—... Read more
Dorchester girls aged 7 to 12 will carry on the 60 year neighborhood tradition of the Little Miss and Young Miss Dorchester contests next weekend. The May 9 event, hosted by the Dorchester Day Parade Committee, will help girls perfect their public... Read more
The Boston Redevelopment Authority has extended the public comment period for the proposed Harmon Apartments until June 5, a spokesperson from the authority said today. "This will allow the development team and the neighborhood more time to review the... Read more
Meetinghouse Bank in Lower Mills will host a special program for potential home buyers on Thursday evening. The event— "Purchasing a Home in Boston: Programs to Help Make It Happen"— will be held from 6:30- 8p.m. at the Lower Mills Library, 27 Richmond... Read more
By James G. Keefe Frankly, I’m not surprised at the level of skepticism that has greeted the possibility of the Summer Olympics coming to Boston. That Yankee caution and resistance to all things new has permeated our culture for centuries. And while as a... Read more
Marking 50 years since the civil rights hero Martin Luther King Jr. addressed the Massachusetts Legislature, the House and Senate will convene the first joint session of the year on April 27. The joint session will occur at 1 p.m. on the same day the... Read more
Boston Home : The latest rendering of plans for apartments next to The Boston Home.The Boston Home has released a reconfigured design for a proposed apartment complex on its Dorchester Avenue campus, but some abutters are still unhappy with the offering.... Read more

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