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WEBDotNews.com covers the latest news and events in Dorchester, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Find out about zoning reform, housing development, hospital closures, liquor licenses, community meetings and more.
Engineers work on K-Circle re-design | Dorchester Reporter
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Three alternative plans are being eyed for the potential reconfiguration of Kosciuszko Circle — the notoriously-clogged traffic rotary near Columbia Point. Often referred to as “K-Circle,” the rotary is currently being studied by a team of engineers, according to a spokesperson for MassDOT. The study team is operating apart and separate from the Morrissey Boulevard Commission,
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Rep. Hunt: If lawmakers divide Ward 16 in redistricting, legal …
WEBOct 11, 2021 · Some of the Massachusetts lawmakers tasked with redrawing the state’s political boundaries are said to be considering the breakup of a Dorchester ward. The possibility has one local official threatening to launch a legal challenge to stop such a move while also drawing opposition from the neighborhood’s civic groups. The redrawing of the state’s legislative and Congressional
He’s ‘Doc’ Conway, Shepherd of the Streets - Dorchester
WEBLate one recent afternoon, while the rest of us were worried about the big things in life, like Kate Middleton’s net worth, Melania’s safari helmet, and whether A-Rod feels constrained by JLo, an elderly Roman Catholic priest named Fr. Richard Conway, or “Doc,” as everyone knows him, was doing what he often does, walking the streets of immigrant Dorchester, speaking in English, Spanish ...
‘Simply unsafe’ – Pols, advocates mount urgent push to save …
WEBAug 12, 2024 · For a few minutes on Aug. 7, the entrance to the offices of Boston’s city councillors looked like a scene at a hospital. Lining up at the reception desk were about a dozen people seeking a kind of late-stage emergency response. They were nurses, some dressed in scrubs, who wanted to keep the Carney Hospital in Dorchester open beyond the expected closing date of August 31—a
Data illustrate a growing, changing city | Dorchester Reporter
WEBFeb 6, 2019 · The web page reports on the demographic trends of Boston from 2010 to 2017, based on BPDA data. It shows that Dorchester is the largest and most diverse neighborhood, with 43 percent foreign-born residents …
Wu moves to blunt tax burdens for city homeowners: ‘New …
WEBApr 3, 2024 · DotNews.com covers the latest news and events in Dorchester, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Read about Mayor Wu's plan to blunt tax burdens for city homeowners, the impact of office vacancies on commercial property values, and the challenges of affordable housing.
900 Morrissey plan up for discussion at BPDA meeting
WEBDec 14, 2022 · The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) hosted a public meeting on Dec. 7 to discuss a proposal to convert a hostel into permanent supportive housing for formerly homeless people. The meeting featured presentations, questions, and comments from proponents and opponents of the project, which is …
OFD author depicts a turbulent 1968 Dot in novel “Days of Eight”
WEBMay 30, 2024 · Michael J. Pallamary lives in California, but he grew up in Dorchester and still visits a few times a year. With the recent publication of his first novel, “Days of Eight,” he brings his readers back to his version of the old neighborhood. The 550-page book— set in 1968— follows 18-year-old Danny McSweeney, who is attempting to navigate through the violence and racial tensions