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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Veteran Boston journalist and election expert Chris Lovett joined Bill Forry from the Dorchester Reporter and DotLife host Erin Caldwell to highlight the week’s news, including election results, Mayor Wu’s State of the Schools address, Savin Bar + Kitchen takes down its Whitey/Flemmi decor, and what’s next for Morrissey Boulevard.
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The Dorchester Historical Society’s House History Research program provides Dorchester and Mattapan residents with comprehensive reports of their home’s histories. It just won a major award for its success.
Amid an uncertain and unpredictable federal environment, renewed attention has been given to the funds that states and municipalities receive from the federal government.
Boston College High School celebrated with the recipients of the 2025 St. Ignatius Award and William Kemeza Global Leadership Award during a ceremony and Mass held at the McNeice Pavilion in Dorchester on Oct. 16.
This week’s DotLife podcast episode features Aliesha Porcena, director of small business for the City of Boston, and Linda Dorcena Forry, co-publisher of The Reporter, a 2024 Legacy Business Award Winner, discussing the importance of small businesses in Dorchester and across Boston’s neighborhoods.
Neighbors on Woodhaven and Culbert streets in Mattapan are pressing for relief from city officials this week as a pair of construction projects are disrupting daily life on the side streets between Blue Hill Avenue and Cummins Highway.
While no one heading into the polls next Tuesday need guess the outcome of the mayoral election — Michelle Wu is running unopposed — two City Council races hang in the balance.
By Sunday, as talks percolated in Washington about a potential deal to reopen the federal government, both Attorney General Andrea Campbell and Gov. Maura Healey were promising more SNAP litigation
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