Members in a day-long summit at Northeastern University (NU) on Oct. 21 took a deep dive into the challenges facing Bostonians confronting mental health issues while also juggling the many stressors of city life.
More than 45,000 people have been buried at the Cedar Grove Cemetery in Dorchester since 1870, but not all of them have been memorialized in the same way when it comes to gravesites. In 2021, while walking her dog during the Covid lockdown, Joyce Linehan, whose back porch overlooks the cemetery, noticed the discrepancies.
More than 300 guests filled the the Artist for Humanity’s Epicenter in South Boston last Friday (Oct.24) for the 15th annual Boston Irish Honors luncheon as three outstanding leaders of Irish descent —former US Ambassador to Ireland Claire Cronin, UMass President Marty Meehan, and Dr. James O’Connell of Boston’s Health Care for the Homeless —were inducted into the Boston Irish Hall of Honors.
For the first time in school history, the Codman Academy Girls Soccer team is heading to the state tournament and their head coach, Maldini Bantefa, couldn’t be more pleased.
About 100 off-duty Boston police officers hit the gridiron in Dorchester’s Garvey Park last Sunday (Oct. 26) for the inaugural Pink Ribbon Bowl, a “powder-puff” flag football tournament featuring the women of the BPD raising funds for a special cause.
With Massachusetts facing a critical shortage of primary care providers, community health facilities like Dorchester’s Codman Square Health Center (CSHC) are trying to fill in the gaps in the neighborhood.
Boston Police command staff led by Commissioner Michael Cox met with neighbors in the basement of the Greenwood Memorial United Methodist Church last Thursday night for a briefing on crime trends in the Area C-11 district, which includes much of Dorchester eest of Washington Street. The meeting, billed as a “Community Compstat,” drew about 50 people, along with a group of 20 uniformed officers.
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