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WEBClassic car show draws enthusiasts to Dot Park. The annual Dorchester Park Association classic car show experienced a banner day with bright sun and big crowds on Sunday afternoon in the park’s Adams Street “bowl.”. More than 70 classic cars were on hand due to the ... Read more. All Dorchester Reporter news.
Polls open at 7 on Tuesday for primary vote - Dorchester
WEBAug 28, 2024 · The state primary election is next Tuesday, Sept. 3, when polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. But early voting is already underway in Boston. On Thursday this week, voters can go to Florian Hall on Hallet St. in Dorchester from noon to 8 p.m. Boston City Hall will also be open to voters through the following day, Aug. 30, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Arthur Jemison to be appointed city planning chief
WEBApr 18, 2022 · Mayor Michelle Wu has chosen James Arthur Jemison II, a former Dorchester resident with extensive experience in Massachusetts, to be Boston’s inaugural Chief of Planning. Along with responsibilities for leading city-wide, inter-department land use planning efforts, Jemison is expected to helm the Boston Planning and Development Agency as its new director, a role expected to
Leaders must act to save Carney Hospital | Dorchester Reporter
WEBAugust 21, 2024. The state and city government needs to do its job and save Carney Hospital. The Department of Public Health (DPH), the Attorney General, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, the Speaker of the House, the Senate President, the Mayor and the Governor need to save this hospital. Every time there is a hospital closure ...
A ‘bittersweet’ last call at the Blarney Stone - Dorchester
WEBAug 7, 2024 · About 100 patrons tipped their pints last Monday to 61 years of good memories at the Blarney Stone in Fields Corner. The Irish-themed pub, once known for being the first in America to serve “a proper” Guinness, is now officially closed. A new tapas-themed establishment, called Acapella’s, is slated to open at 1505 Dorchester Ave. after renovations.
Boston Lights display returns to Franklin Park Zoo
WEBAugust 21, 2024. Boston Lights re-opened this month at Franklin Park Zoo in a bigger and better format than ever before – with additional areas of the zoo now open for a longer tour of even more amazing, illuminated creatures. This year, a larger-than-life butterfly is situated in a corner of the Zoo rarely seen behind the bird sanctuary.
Tenants fear rent hikes are pending at Morton Village
WEBAug 27, 2020 · A crowd numbering about 75 gathered in the courtyard of the 207-unit Morton Village Apartments in Mattapan last Saturday to protest the likelihood of rent hikes and displacements in the near future. The rally came just weeks after Avanath Capital Management, an out-of-state real estate investor, bought the property. Saturday’s action was organized by the Morton Village Tenant
Steward Health files extension for sale of hospitals, including Carney
WEBJun 20, 2024 · WBUR/Jesse Costa photo. A federal bankruptcy filing by Steward Health Care Systems on Tuesday in Houston was approved, effectively extending the deadline for the court-approved bid and sale process for several Steward hospitals, including Carney Hospital in Dorchester. Bids are now due on July 15 …
Editorial: Inside a gutted L Street: 'It'll be worth the wait' - Dorchester
WEBApr 22, 2021 · Like most other facilities in the city of Boston, the Curley Community Center in South Boston – known to many as the L Street Bathhouse – closed its doors last March when Covid-19 reached the region. Unlike most other city facilities, it has not re-opened. City officials made the call to keep it closed and speed up an existing plan to renovate the 70-year-old beachfront center
The state’s first Tesla V3 solar roof is going up in Savin Hill
WEBJun 3, 2020 · A Dorchester couple looking for ways to be more energy efficient is having a Tesla V3 solar roof installed on their three-story home on Grampian Way. This installation of the latest solar roofing model, now in the final stages, will be the first in the state and the second on the East Coast, according to homeowners Bert Bremer and Karen Fegley, who had been on the list to get