The Dorchester Reporter’s Dot Day edition includes a special section devoted to this year’s parade and celebrations. The parade starts on Sunday (June 2) at 1 p.m. at the corner of Dorchester Avenue and Richmond Street in Lower Mills and follows a route up the avenue to Columbia Road.
Here are some of the highlights of the special section:
• Veteran Boston journalist Chris Lovett takes a look back at the origins of Sunday’s parade— and how its evolved over the decades.
• Meet the 2019 Chief Marshal John Schneiderman.
• Photographer Mike Ritter turns his talented lens on the parade crowd.
• Meet the Young Miss and Little Miss Dorchester winners.
• Meet the Dot Day T-shirt class of 2019 from College Hype.
• The beginner’s guide to enjoying the Dorchester Day Parade.
• The story behind Dorchester’s town seal.
Read the special section in PDF form here.
