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Small business owners hoping to secure one of the scores of new liquor licenses set aside for Boston’s underserved neighborhoods will need to wait a few more months for a decision.
Lynch talks policy, politics ahead of election
Oct 9, 2024 · Congressman Stephen Lynch told business leaders last Wednesday (Oct. 2) that he “would not be surprised” if President Joe Biden called Congress into session before the November election, potentially breaking up the campaign activity during the October recess. Lynch cited Hurricane Helene’s devastation along the southeastern seaboard, …
Carney ‘working group’ includes 32 members | Dorchester Reporter
Oct 8, 2024 · Members of a ‘working group’ asked to advise state and city leaders on the impacts of the closure of Carney Hospital – and the next steps to replace it – were announced this morning by city officials. The Dorchester unit, with 32 members, and a second like it that will focus on Nashoba Valley, includes public health officials, labor leaders, doctors, and elected officials.
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Bantams A team wins a shootout thriller v. Charlestown at UMass Boston . The Mayor’s Cup ice hockey tournament is in full swing this week with boys and girls in the Dorchester Youth Hockey (DYH) ...
Letter: Please don’t upend Morrissey Blvd. planning
Nov 13, 2024 · To the Editor: I was dismayed to read “Columbia-Savin Hill neighbors want reset on Morrissey panel” in the Nov. 6 edition of The Reporter. More than eight years into the Morrissey Boulevard redesign process, some residents are …
Analysis— Boston voters power down on supporting Democrats
Nov 12, 2024 · In 17 of Boston’s 22 wards, the 2024 vote for the Democratic presidential ticket was down by more than 20 percent. The 2024 election results show that Boston remains a Democratic stronghold, but this time with a noticeable downturn in support for the party’s presidential ticket and the overall level of voter engagement. It was less about a Donald Trump surge than negative
MBTA seeks federal help to fund a new Savin Hill Bridge
Nov 13, 2024 · The MBTA recently applied for federal grants that would begin the process of replacing a portion of the bridge that carries Savin Hill Avenue over T tracks and another that would fund the design and reconstruction of the JFK-UMass station. The T reached out to the Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association (CSHCA) this month to …
FitzGerald: Group examining Carney site to meet Oct. 31
Oct 22, 2024 · The working group tasked with responding to the loss of Carney Hospital in Dorchester is scheduled to hold its first meeting on Halloween, coming just over a month after Gov. Maura Healey's office announced the body, according to a Boston city councilor who repeatedly urged the administration to keep the facility open. City Councillor John FitzGerald, a member of the group,
Women’s Heritage Trail stickers tell ‘Sidewalk Stories’ of Dot’s ...
Nov 20, 2024 · Last Tuesday (Nov. 12), the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail officially launched Sidewalk Stories, a series of trail markers highlighting historic women at the Codman Square branch of the Boston Public Library. The stickers, spread out at nine different locations in Dorchester, highlight the lives of Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, …
Bowdoin St. building’s rise from the ashes adds to hope for re …
Nov 20, 2024 · Caltor McLean was inconsolable as he watched the commercial building that he owns on Bowdoin Street burn down on the cold winter’s night of Jan. 27, 2022. The fire destroyed three storefronts and, he thought, his financial future. “As I stood across the street watching the fire bring down what I believed was all that I owned …