Public safety tops agenda at Columbia-Savin Hill; meeting set for Wednesday
Jennifer Smith, Reporter Staff Public safety and ongoing development took top billing at at Monday’s monthly Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association meeting.The civic association, in coordination with...
View ArticleAG: Grocery store hit with $100k in fines, back wages
Staff A Dorchester Avenue grocery store and its owner will pay more than $100,000 in restitution and fines for underpaying employees. Truong-Thinh Market, Inc. and its president, Joseph Pham, have...
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11 years in, RODE Architects puts its neighborhood first
Kevin Deabler and Eric Robinson with their Dot Block layout. Jennifer Smith photo Jennifer Smith, Reporter Staff Dorchester architects Eric Robinson and Kevin Deabler have become practiced hands at...
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DOT Block design gets key civic approvals
A view of Glover's Corner looking north as one might see if after the DOT Block project is completed. RODE Architects image Jennifer Smith, Reporter Staff Editor's Note: A BRA-sponsored public meeting...
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Longtime Dot Ave. engineering works closes for good; what's next remains...
Workers are shown inside Russell Engineering Works in this undated photo from the mid-20th century. Photo courtesy Libby RussellOver five generations, the Russell family built landing crafts to storm...
View ArticleSavin Hill leaders weigh impacts of multiple projects on neighborhood
Jennifer Smith, Reporter Staff The Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association this week considered a number of small development proposals and began to tackle in earnest how best to leverage the existing...
View ArticlePedestrian badly injured in Dot Ave hit-and-run
Staff A person was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash on Dorchester Avenue on Tuesday evening, police said. read more
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Developer/owner seeking to build 5-story complex off Peabody Sq.
Bill Forry, Editor The owner of a Dorchester-based construction firm hopes to demolish his existing office building near Peabody Square and replace it with a five-story mixed-use complex with 20...
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Boston Police seek Dorchester man who's been missing for a week
Joseph Carson Bill Forry, Editor Boston Police are asking for the public's help to find a Dorchester man who was last seen a week ago at a Dorchester Avenue tavern. Joseph Carson, 54, has been missing...
View ArticleJob Corps Orientation
Job Corps is a program funded by the Federal government that provides FREE career training to young adults between the ages of 16-24, based on eligibility requirements. Please join us at one of our...
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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 DezenskiLauren Dezenski, Reporter StaffIt 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
StaffTwo 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 Dorchester...
View ArticlePublic safety tops agenda at Columbia-Savin Hill; meeting set for Wednesday
Jennifer Smith, Reporter StaffPublic safety and ongoing development took top billing at at Monday’s monthly Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association meeting.The civic association, in coordination with...
View ArticleAG: Grocery store hit with $100k in fines, back wages
StaffA Dorchester Avenue grocery store and its owner will pay more than $100,000 in restitution and fines for underpaying employees. Truong-Thinh Market, Inc. and its president, Joseph Pham, have...
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DOT Block design gets key civic approvals
A view of Glover's Corner looking north as one might see if after the DOT Block project is completed. RODE Architects imageJennifer Smith, Reporter StaffEditor's Note: A BRA-sponsored public meeting on...
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11 years in, RODE Architects puts its neighborhood first
Kevin Deabler and Eric Robinson with their Dot Block layout. Jennifer Smith photoJennifer Smith, Reporter StaffDorchester architects Eric Robinson and Kevin Deabler have become practiced hands at...
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Longtime Dot Ave. engineering works closes for good; what's next remains...
Workers are shown inside Russell Engineering Works in this undated photo from the mid-20th century. Photo courtesy Libby RussellOver five generations, the Russell family built landing crafts to storm...
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