A federal funding bill that ended last year’s US government shutdown also unlocked funding for the Blue Hill Avenue center-running bus lane and improvement project.
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Short and sweet. Justice awaits...
After more than two years at the bargaining table, Dorchester's Neighborhood House Charter School educators have reached a preliminary agreement with the administration on their first union contract. www.dotnews.com/2026/03/05/a...
Dorchfest, the community’s porch fest-style musical celebration that has quickly become a beloved Dot Day tradition, returns to the Ashmont-Adams section of the neighborhood for a fifth season on Sat., June 6.
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Pippin, a 3-year-old pure-bred boxer, is the most recent, and arguably the cutest, addition to the Codman Academy charter school’s staff roster. Formerly a competitive show dog, Pippin began his new position as the school’s “facility dog” in February.
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“His life really taught me … that the pulpit was not a place to retreat from politics, but it was actually a platform for us to bring more clarity to our community, to our cities, to our country, and to the world." - Rev. Willie Bodrick, senior pastor of Twelfth Baptist Church in Roxbury
A New Jersey company hopes to build a 145,000 sq. ft. self-storage facility in an industrial park near Fields Corner in #Dorchester. The property at 50B Park St. is currently vacant but was most recently occupied by the state Department of Children and Families.
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More than 100 community members gathered last Thursday night (Feb. 27) for a “listening session” with state officials about potential uses for the soon-to-be-vacant Lemuel Shattuck Hospital property next to Franklin Park.
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Tiana Patterson, a member of the ‘Showstoppers’ group, was one of the featured performers in several dance numbers. Seth Daniel photo for The Reporter
Samarah Marks led an opening African dance number during the performance of “Our Story” at The Strand Theatre last Friday. The Black History Month special production by the OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center covers a wide range of Black history through music, dance, and spoken word. Seth Daniel photo for The Reporter
Black History Month ended on a stirring and uplifting note at Dorchester's Strand Theatre with two performances of "Our Story" by the OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center. #Dorchester #Boston
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Happy #DeLaSoulDay! 3/3 🌼🌼🌼
Celebrate with us at the @npr.org Tiny Desk ☁️🏠⛅️ youtu.be/5AVYDHTOixU?... #TinyDesk #NPRTinyDeskConcert
Helluva job, Lil Marco
“We’re very excited about getting 84 income-restricted units over there."- Boston Housing Chief Sheila Dillon
wow -- Tillis goes ballistic on Noem, telling her "what we've seen is a disaster under your leadership"
The average Black man in Boston lives to 71.8 years – a life expectancy 9.3 years less than that of other men in Boston and the lowest of all groups included in a study released last week by the BPHC. Via @yawumiller.bsky.social for The Reporter
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A group of anti-war and anti-Trump protestors sent this message today from a bridge on Savin Hill Avenue that overlooks the southeast expressway in #Dorchester.
Photo by Seth Daniel #Boston
The Edward W. Forry and Mary Casey Forry Foundation for Community Journalism is proud to announce a new scholarship for Boston students named for Thomas F. Mulvoy, Jr., who at age 83 is a vital part of the Dorchester Reporter's newsroom and a wonderful mentor.
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Cover of Feb. 26, 20-26 edition of The Reporter
This week's print edition of The Reporter can be read here:
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Yup. This is what authoritarian, one-party rule looks like.
Screenshot of statement. Full text linked in reply.
My statement on Trump's attack on Iran.
The president can't take the nation into war without Congressional consultation and approval.
The US attack on Iran is an illegal, unconstitutional act.
Vivian and Elisa Girard recently built their own affordable housing project near Fields Corner. They say one of the biggest challenges to developers of small multi-family buildings like them is a long-standing second-stairwell rule.
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Image courtesy Mike Ritter
Dorchester photographer Mike Ritter met with the Codman Square Neighborhood Council (CSNC) this month to explain his latest photo project: ‘Who Are We’ – a presentation of more than 200 uniquely lit portraits that will be patched together to form an American flag.
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A seven-story, 108-unit residential apartment building would replace what is now an auto body shop in a largely industrial zone near Fields Corner under initial plans filed earlier this week by a Quincy-based LLC controlled by Colman Grealish. #Dorchester
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The owner of a “historically significant” home on Minot Street filed plans with the city of Boston on Tuesday for a controversial re-development project that would keep the existing home intact and add an additional 24 units of housing in new buildings on the lot.
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Excellent reporting here from Kelly Broder, who is working with the Dorchester Reporter as part of our ongoing partnership with the Boston University School of Journalism's BU Newsroom project.
Come for the snow farms, stay for the Bostonian shoveling her walk in flip-flops 😂
A new bill in the Legislature proposes to rename the Dorchester Courthouse in Codman Square for the late Judge Leslie E. Harris.
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Sen. Markey earns a flurry of endorsements from a diverse slate of Boston elected officials and city teachers union
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Massive snow farm now in formation at the former Bayside Expo lot next to Harbor Point Apts in #Dorchester. There’s snow melting equipment on site as well.
A message from our co-publisher @lindadorcenaforry.bsky.social #blizzard2026
