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Kosciuszko Circle: Even on a 'good' day, the rotary at the northern end of Morrissey Boulevard is a challenge for motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians. Griffin Connolly photoThe long-sought project to reconstruct Morrissey Boulevard remains under way, if... Read more
Dorchester will be getting a sparkling new addition next week with the opening of Dorset Hall, a 5,300-square-foot restaurant and bar on Neponset Avenue. The restaurant, which sits on the site of the former Boston Party Rental building at 367 Neponset... Read more
When Mary Ann Nagle was working in her grandparents’ candy shop as a child, she and her siblings were mostly scraping candy residue from huge sheets. Among those candies were a mainstay treat of roasted nuts, gooey caramel, and rich chocolate: the... Read more
A proposed Neponset Avenue housing project won approval from Boston’s Zoning Board of Appeals last week despite strong opposition from abutters, a neighboring civic group, and an array of politicians. The controversial project – the planned demolition of... Read more
East Boston Savings Bank opened a new branch office at 960 Morrissey Blvd last Monday, Oct. 5. It is the 28th location for the rapidly-growing bank franchise. In ribbon-cutting ceremonies, bank chairman and CEO Richard Gavegnano said: “We look forward to... Read more
State Police report a Dorchester man suffered serious injuries yesterday when a woman from Quincy hit and drove over him as they were both traveling around Neponset Circle around 4:30 p.m. Thursday. The victim, 46, was taken to Boston Medical Center with... Read more
A gunman held up a Morrissey Boulevard convenience store last Thursday and made good his escape— although his exit was not the smoothest in the annals of Boston crime. A police report of the Jan. 8 incident says that an unknown man entered the 7/11 store... Read more
Anyone who has driven down Adams street near Victory Road at this time of year in the past decade or so knows to expect it: the explosion of Christmas lights covering the entire front yard and façade of the three-story family house that can’t be missed... Read more
Mary Grow, John Miles, Jean Medico and Bridget O’Hara pose for a photo with their commendations from Mayor Martin Walsh, City Councillor Frank Baker, and “favorite first responder notes” from Miles on Monday. Lauren Dezenski photo John Miles’s dog Lucy... Read more
Thomas M. Menino: He'll be remembered long after the signs come down. Thomas Menino, a self-described "lunch bucket guy" who rose from his roots in Hyde Park to dominate Boston and Massachusetts politics as the capital city's mayor for 20 years, has... Read more

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