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Mayor Martin Walsh is making a push to move the needle on designating a cultural district recognizing the Vietnamese community in Fields Corner. The proposed name, “Little Saigon,” has been the subject of some controversy in the village. During an... Read more
In the wake of an ugly pedestrian-involved accident Wednesday in Fields Corner, a local business owner is calling for something to be done about unsafe driving at the busy intersection of Dorchester Avenue and Adams Street. Vivian Girard, who co-owns the... Read more
A 24 year-old woman was shot to death in a car last night near Charles and Ditson streets in Fields Corner. Boston Police say they responded to the scene outside of 47 Charles St. just after 9:30 p.m. The woman, who has not yet been named, was pronounced... Read more
A 19 year-old man was shot to death near Fields Corner overnight, according to Boston Police. The victim, who has not yet been named, was found outside 12 Vinson St. just after 2 a.m. Police responded to the scene after a ShotSpotter activation and found... Read more
A woman was shot and injured early Tuesday morning near the corner of Park and Waldeck Streets, not far from Fields Corner, in an incident that remains under investigation by Boston Police. The victim was "alert and conscious" when she was transported to... Read more
All Dorchester Sports and Leadership (ADSL) will host its first volleyball clinic in over a decade on Saturday, July 28 at 10 a.m. at Town Field in Dorchester. The 90-minute clinic is free and open to ages 8 through 14 and will be happening every... Read more
Last Thursday night, nearly 50 people attended an informal social gathering at the Blarney Stone in Fields Corner to discuss housing, transportation, livability and economic development in Dorchester, with a goal to plot the best path forward for the... Read more
The Cambridge Police Department report arresting Jean Griffin, 41, of Corwin Street in Fields Corner, on a variety of charges - including armed assault to murder - for an incident May 20 in which several rounds were fired into a second-story residence... Read more
On Tuesday, Write on the DOT will launch its fourth volume of creative writing from Dorchester and UMass Boston writers on the patio at The Blarney Stone, starting at 5 p.m. Neighbors, join us. Write on the DOT started in 2011 as a reading series... Read more
The Vietnamese American Initiative for Development (VietAID) in Fields Corner will welcome a new executive director in January. Lisette Le, a Dorchester resident, has worked most recently as the Director of the Massachusetts Voter Table in Boston. She... Read more

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