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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) program playing rivals from...
Editorial: Getting the vitals of a post-Carney neighborhood
Nov 20, 2024 · Anyone who has volunteered for a politician knows that it can be hard to get people to engage, even when you show up at their front door. But canvassing – or door-to-door contacts – is still an essential part of retail politics. Election day, thank goodness, has come and gone for this year. But, if you live in Dorchester or Mattapan, you might still …
Memorial tourney, ‘gift-back’ recall fallen hoopster Terrence Clarke
Nov 26, 2024 · Hundreds of turkeys made their way into the hands of community members, and hundreds of points were scored on the basketball court by high school athletes during the 2nd annual Terrence Clarke memorial event last Saturday (Nov. 23) at Roxbury’s Vine Street Community Center. The event is named for the hoop star from Dorchester who died in 2021 at age 19 after a car accident in
Looking Up Longfellow Street: Can we talk, please?
Joan Rivers enshrined the phrase, “Can we talk?” in her comedic persona. I hope she will forgive me from her mansion in heaven for using her line to capture my conviction that the best reaction to the results of the November election is to fight against isolation and loneliness and just talk to each other as the essential, simple, and direct beginning of recovery.
Medicare cuts will hurt Boston families | Dorchester Reporter
Nov 13, 2024 · To the Editor: In 2025, doctors in Massachusetts and across the US will see their Medicare payments cut by almost 3 percent under new regulations issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. For family members like me, who can be tasked with negotiating healthcare, this cut will directly impact the quality health care my family has come to depend on.
Senior citizens eligible for five ‘free’ Lyft rides
Nov 21, 2024 · A new public-private partnership for Boston’s senior citizens will allow them to get up to five free rides with the Lyft ride share service over the winter months via a pilot program that is looking to fill in transportation gaps. The program was announced last Friday at the Grove Hall Senior Center. Representatives from the Urban League, the city’s AgeStrong Commission, and
Schools | Dorchester Reporter
After more than 20 years at Dorchester’s Richard J. Murphy K-8 School – 10 of those years as the school leader – Courtney Sheppeck announced this week she will be leaving to take a new position as principal of the Blackstone Elementary School in the South...
Liquor permit expansion is drawing some interesting applicants
Nov 14, 2024 · The flood of new liquor licenses coming down the pipeline over the next three years continues to bring out new and interesting applications, including the Franklin Park Zoo and a long-time diner on Bowdoin Street. After years of battling for additional liquor licenses from the Legislature, Boston leaders found success last summer in getting 225 …
Dot’s De’Lon Grant stars in SpeakEasy’s ‘Pru Payne’
Nov 13, 2024 · De’Lon Grant was born in Rhode Island, grew up in Minnesota, and spent years touring as a cast member in Broadway shows. He now calls Savin Hill his home. This month, he’s performing at the Boston Center for Arts in SpeakEasy Stage Company’s production of “Pru Payne” by Steven Drukman, playing one of the male leads – “Thomas Payne”– in the play, which runs through Nov. 16.
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 …