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The story of Harbor Health Services spans five decades and can’t be fully told without mentioning the work done there by Mary Lou O’Connor, a Dorchester resident who has been involved with the organization since the very ...
Wu to file new property tax plan on Beacon Hill
Oct 23, 2024 · With her existing proposal hung up, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said Wednesday that she's hoping to send a new proposal to the State House that she believes will "stabilize property taxes and protect homeowners and renters from a dramatic spike.". The Massachusetts House in July approved a home rule petition from the City of Boston designed to temporarily shift some of the property tax burden to ...
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Neighbors and business leaders along the Blue Hill Avenue corridor got a look at the latest design elements of a state-and-city backed plan to redesign that key roadway during a workshop held at Mattapan’s Morningstar ...
Marking a momentous date in Boston history - Dorchester
Last Friday (June 21) marked the 50th anniversary of Federal Judge W. Arthur Garrity’s decision in Morgan vs. Hennigan, the Boston school desegregation case that led to busing. The plaintiffs comprised 14 adults and 43 children, including Tallulah Morgan, a 29-year-old woman who wanted a better education for her children. The defendant was James Hennigan, who at …
J’ouvert route changed for Saturday’s Caribbean Carnival
Aug 21, 2024 · The early-morning J’ouvert parade that kicks off the annual Boston Caribbean Carnival will take place in a new location this weekend as city leaders and event organizers seek to pre-empt any violence that has disrupted past events. Eight people were shot at last summer’s “daybreak” event on Talbot Avenue next to Franklin Field. …
Bunker Hill and UMass Boston will partner on admissions
Sep 25, 2024 · The agreement, announced on Sept. 25, is dubbed the “Future Beacon Joint Admissions Program.”. UMass Boston Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco says it will open “a welcoming, supportive pathway for them to continue their educational journeys, find what they love, and shape meaningful careers.”. Bunker Hill sends more transfer students to ...
Op-Ed: Dot ‘progressive’ makes a case for MCAS
Oct 24, 2024 · That’s quite a contrast from fellow progressive Senator Elizabeth Warren’s argument that MCAS forces teachers to just focus on “test taking skills.”. Many progressives would agree that the spread of misinformation is the biggest threat to democracy. Thus, we likely also agree that literacy – i.e., the ability to read, think and argue ...
Housing plan for Rice Post site vexes some in Savin Hill
Oct 23, 2024 · A plan to raze a veterans’ post on Romsey Street in Savin Hill and replace it with a 4-story, 35-unit residential building that was the subject of a city-sponsored public meeting last Thursday (Oct. 17) drew mostly negative reviews from neighbors who spoke up on the virtual call. Most of them made the case that a development that size is simply too big for the
DPH deems Carney Hospital 'essential,' but refuses to delay or halt ...
Aug 20, 2024 · State Sen. Nick Collins, who has reviewed the DPH response, called it "unbelievable and factually untrue" that the Healey administration could not intervene to halt the Carney's closure. Collins, like many other elected leaders in Boston, have called for Gov. Healey to seize the Carney by eminent domain and install a new operator to prevent ...
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.