Dorchester House Guys and Gals Senior Club
The Dorchester House Guys and Gals Senior Club meets every Tuesday under the Leadership of Rosemary Gallagher for BINGO starting at 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm. There is time for other activities from 9:00 am...
View ArticleBoston Votes 2012, By the Numbers
Polls open across the city at 7 a.m. on Tuesday and close at 8 p.m., at which point results for Boston will start to trickle in on City Hall’s website (www.cityofboston.gov).So here’s a few numbers,...
View ArticleABCD needs you to Volunteer! (Volunteer Tax Preparer Training)
ABCD needs you to Volunteer! We are looking for special people like you to volunteer with the Financial Futures Initiative at ABCD this upcoming tax season to: • Help our Boston residents get free tax...
View ArticlePolice: Bandit may be targeting passengers leaving Red Line
Boston and MBTA Police are stepping up patrols this week and warning the public after a flurry of street robberies targeting women that may be the work of a single, armed bandit. The incidents have all...
View ArticleRemarks from President Obama, Gov. Patrick and Mayor Menino at Interfaith...
Reporter Staff The following remarks at the ‘Healing Our City’ interfaith service were delivered at the South End’s Cathedral of the Holy Cross. The remarks are in the order they were delivered: Mayor...
View ArticleAudition for Boston City Singers!
Boston City Singers is holding auditions in June for the 2013-2014 season. All young people ages 4-18 are invited to audition, and no previous singing experience is required.For more information or to...
View Article"Boston's Next Top Model"
Boston’s Next Top Model is a self-esteem and self-care program designed to build confidence and social awareness in girls between the ages of 11-17. Through learning to model, the girls will have the...
View ArticleFamily Variety Fridays
Every Friday evening the Anthony D. Perkins Community Center hosts “Family Variety Fridays”. This is a FREE weekly Friday event open to family, friends of all ages and the community-at-large, all...
View ArticleVolunteer with FriendshipWorks
FriendshipWorks is looking for volunteers who want to help elders living in Boston or Brookline. Our volunteers help make a difference in the lives of elders every day through friendly visiting and/or...
View ArticleMeet The Next Mayor on BNN TV
Boston's Race to City Hall12 candidates, each determined to make it through the primary election on September 24, are what remain after 24 sought to win a nomination on the ballot to fill the seat of...
View ArticleVolunteer in the Boston Public Schools
Live, work or play in Dorchester? Consider volunteering there, too. Boston Partners in Education is looking for mentors and tutors for students in Boston Public Schools, specifically in Dorchester...
View ArticleDaisy and Brownie Girl Scout Troop
This is a Daisy/Brownie Girl Scout Troop open to girls K2-Grade 3. Meetings are Fridays, 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the First Parish Church in Dorchester. We will be doing lots of fun things, having...
View ArticlePerson shot to death on Dudley Street
The Boston Police Department reports a person was shot around 7:15 p.m. on Monday on Dudley Street near East Cottage Street.The victim, identified only as "male," was taken to Boston Medical Center,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dudley intersection to be dedicated to Sr. Margaret Leonard
Sr. Margaret Leonard The corner of Dudley Street and East Cottage Street in Dorchester will be dedicated to longtime community leader Sr. Margaret Leonard in a ceremony on Friday, Oct. 31. Sr. Leonard...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Former Mayor Thomas Menino dies at 71
Gintautas Dumcius, State House News Service Thomas M. Menino: He'll be remembered long after the signs come down.Thomas Menino, a self-described "lunch bucket guy" who rose from his roots in Hyde Park...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sr. Ana Virginia Figueroa, 94, a longtime Dorchester poverty-fighter, gardener
Sr. Ana Virgina FigueroaSr. Ana Virginia Figueroa, who worked to fight poverty and end homelessness in Dorchester for more than three decades, died on June 15 in Marlborough, Massachusetts at age...
View ArticleREPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: A legal affairs check on District 3 Council race
Gintautas Dumcius, News EditorJohn O’Toole, a local realtor and a top candidate in the District 3 City Council race, is enmeshed in a civil lawsuit with a former partner of his, according to court...
View ArticleRedistricting could affect sitting city councillors in Districts 7 and 8
Two sitting Boston city councillors may be forced to move from their current homes or give up their seats due to Boston population shifts that could transform the boundaries of their current districts....
View ArticleVoters head to polls to pick District 3 councillor and City Council At-Large
Reporter StaffPolls opened at 7 a.m. across the city, with two races on the ballot in Dorchester's District 3: Two men are vying to succeed retiring City Councillor Maureen Feeney and seven-person...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Citing successes, Kroc Center focuses on new programs
Salvation Army Kroc Center Fitness and Recreation Attendant Kenneth Heyward overseeing 10-year-old Jordan Edge of Dorchester as he participates in the Dribble, Dish & Swish basketball skills...
View Article