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WEBAt a hearing on Sept. 12, four days after an article in The Economist hailed Boston as the “safest big city in America,” District 4 (Dorchester/Mattapan) City Councillor Brian Worrell was focused on the state of a smaller...
Memorial to Vietnamese ‘diaspora’ eyed for Town Field site; early ...
WEB1 day ago · Organizers who are planning an ambitious new memorial to honor the Vietnamese diaspora living in Dorchester unveiled a preliminary design during a Saturday event that drew about 150 people to the Vietnamese American Community Center on Charles Street. Led by artist and community organizer Ngoc-Tran Vu, the 1975 ac initiative hopes to create a permanent installation in Town
Sportsmen’s Center marks progress in $12m expansion plan
WEB22 hours ago · Sportsmen’s Tennis & Enrichment Center (STEC), the Dorchester facility that has served up tennis and life lessons to thousands of kids and adults over the last six decades, is halfway through its $12 million expansion project. Last Thursday, STEC leaders and elected officials gathered for a ceremony to mark the near-completion of the first phase, which has brought four new
Final US relief dollars will help new homeowners, mayor says
WEB1 day ago · September 18, 2024. Mayor Wu and Keanna Rice during a press conference in the new homeowner’s backyard on Wilmington Ave. on Monday morning. Seth Daniel photo. City leaders gathered in Keanna Rice’s backyard on Wilmington Ave. on Monday morning to announce plans to spend the final $7 million in federal pandemic relief funding on home-owning ...
A digital billboard in Mattapan Sq.?; Owner/proposer hears lots of ...
WEB22 hours ago · The long-time owner of a commercial building and static billboard in Mattapan Square has again filed for permission to convert the platform to a digital electronic billboard, with neighbors and some city leaders voicing concern – and opposition – to the plan. In a Sept. 4 abutter’s meeting online, Joseph Lombard, the 72-year-old long-time owner of 1671 Blue Hill Ave., which
MBTA: Dot Ave bridge to re-open on Sept. 23
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Route 18 buses to resume use of bridge September 25 The bridge that carries Dorchester Avenue over the southeast expressway into South Boston — closed for two years to allow for a full replacement of the span– will re-open on Monday, Sept. 23 at 4 a.m. The $34.5 million project “entailed a full replacement of the bridge, Red Line tunnel roof, and the rehabilitation of the Von
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WEBScobie’s Café & Bar, Boston’s newest Irish pub and restaurant, opened its doors and pulled its first pints for the public on Sept. 6. Husband-and-wife owners John and Anne Lydon have created a space that seeks to ...
Disowned by our state, Dot region’s residents, healthcare experts ...
WEBSep 3, 2024 · I walked the grounds of the now-closed Carney Hospital on Sunday, just hours after they locked the doors. I heard the stone-cold silence of state leaders who violated their own regulations in their rush to shutter the Carney after its service to our community dating back to the Civil War. What was left there was an ambulance from a Gloucester company parked next to the
Public safety: Violent crime puts parts of Dot, Mattapan on edge
WEBDec 28, 2022 · Public safety: Violent crime puts parts of Dot, Mattapan on edge. What started off as a casual morning event full of free swag, complimentary Dunkin’ cups of coffee, and potted plants quickly turned violent during Michelle Wu’s “coffee hour” in Ronan Park on June 22 as police arrested a Dorchester man after he engaged in an altercation ...
‘Bay City’ seen sparking transportation fixes
WEBJanuary 12, 2022. Transportation was the key topic of the most recent Dorchester Bay City development meeting on Jan. 10. Meetings focused on the massive Dorchester Bay City project at Columbia Point kicked off on Monday of this week, with one of the main issues involved in the development – transportation – on the agenda.