Police: Bandit may be targeting passengers leaving Red Line
Boston and MBTA Police are stepping up patrols this week and warning the public after a flurry of street robberies targeting women that may be the work of a single, armed bandit. The incidents have all...
View ArticleRemarks from President Obama, Gov. Patrick and Mayor Menino at Interfaith...
Reporter Staff The following remarks at the ‘Healing Our City’ interfaith service were delivered at the South End’s Cathedral of the Holy Cross. The remarks are in the order they were delivered: Mayor...
View ArticleAudition for Boston City Singers!
Boston City Singers is holding auditions in June for the 2013-2014 season. All young people ages 4-18 are invited to audition, and no previous singing experience is required.For more information or to...
View Article"Boston's Next Top Model"
Boston’s Next Top Model is a self-esteem and self-care program designed to build confidence and social awareness in girls between the ages of 11-17. Through learning to model, the girls will have the...
View ArticleFamily Variety Fridays
Every Friday evening the Anthony D. Perkins Community Center hosts “Family Variety Fridays”. This is a FREE weekly Friday event open to family, friends of all ages and the community-at-large, all...
View ArticleVolunteer with FriendshipWorks
FriendshipWorks is looking for volunteers who want to help elders living in Boston or Brookline. Our volunteers help make a difference in the lives of elders every day through friendly visiting and/or...
View ArticleTwo BPD officers hurt, suspect killed in St. Mark's Area shooting
Boston Police are hunting for a suspect in a shooting today in the St. Mark's Area that left two Boston Police officers injured and another suspect dead.Police Commissioner Ed Davis identified the dead...
View ArticleMeet The Next Mayor on BNN TV
Boston's Race to City Hall12 candidates, each determined to make it through the primary election on September 24, are what remain after 24 sought to win a nomination on the ballot to fill the seat of...
View ArticleVolunteer in the Boston Public Schools
Live, work or play in Dorchester? Consider volunteering there, too. Boston Partners in Education is looking for mentors and tutors for students in Boston Public Schools, specifically in Dorchester...
View ArticleDaisy and Brownie Girl Scout Troop
This is a Daisy/Brownie Girl Scout Troop open to girls K2-Grade 3. Meetings are Fridays, 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the First Parish Church in Dorchester. We will be doing lots of fun things, having...
View ArticleDot Ave. re-opened after gas main break caused delays, closures
Staff (Updated 3:10p.m.)— A key stretch of Dorchester Ave. between Columbia Road and Freeport Street has been re-opened to traffic at this hour. It has been closed for a period of more than an hour...
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Police: Help us find Mary Newell
Missing since June 1 Staff UPDATE: "Mary Newell has been located. The Boston Police would like to thank all who have assisted in the recovery of Ms. Newell."- 5:40 p.m. on Aug. 4read more
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Ong Dia and Buddha-ful Dot Ave.
Ong Dia by James HobinHowever much we in Dorchester may strive to achieve spiritual bliss, we also must struggle with the challenge of living in an urban environment, which can be frustrating at times....
View ArticleSmash-and-grab jewel thieves targeted Dot Ave. store
A team of thieves used hammers to smash display cases inside a Dorchester Ave. jewelry shop, making off with a “good amount” of merchandise in a brazen robbery on Monday afternoon. Boston Police say...
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Former Mayor Thomas Menino dies at 71
Gintautas Dumcius, State House News Service 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...
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Two men shot Tuesday in separate incidents along Dorchester Avenue
Boston Police searched the CVS parking lot in Lower Mills for evidence on Tuesday evening. Photo by Ed ForryA pair of shootings on Tuesday afternoon and evening left two men with serious injuries and...
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Longtime Dot Ave. manufacturing plant is for sale
Image courtesy CBRE/New EnglandA longtime manufacturing plant a stone's throw from Savin Hill T Station is now on the market after an August sale to an out-of-state company, the Reporter has learned....
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Mayor Walsh addresses "tough day" on Dorchester Ave.
Massive traffic jams made for a horrible commute on Dorchester Ave and Pleasant Street this morning. Photos by Lauren Dezenski Lauren Dezenski, Reporter Staff It is the winter that won’t let us up.Last...
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Update: Plan in place to relocate grades 2-8 after flood leaves most of...
Update: Sat., Feb. 21, 8:20 p.m.— Church and school officials— with assistance from the city of Boston— have devised a plan to resume classes for St. John Paul II Catholic Academy's Columbia campus in...
View ArticleDorchester, Ashmont Tire companies combine services
Staff Two longtime Dorchester tire businesses have formed an alliance this summer.Dorchester Tire Service and Ashmont Tire are now being managed by a single entity, according to Gary Saks of...
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