Remarks 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...
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Memorial Day speaker: "We must not forget"
Sgt. Major KellyAnn O'Neil, US Army (Retired) was the guest speaker at today's Memorial Day exercises at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Reporter Staff More than 1,000 people gathered at Cedar Grove Cemetery...
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...
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Sidewalk project on Gallivan Blvd. underway; detours to come
Workers poured new sidewalk surfaces on Gallivan Boulevard on Monday, May 5. Photo by Ed Forry Staff Workers have begun reconstructing sidewalks on both sides of Gallivan Boulevard from Adams Vllage...
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Two newly-minted veterans to speak at Memorial Day rites in Cedar Grove
Michael Ball, USMC (Ret.) Michael Ball and Robert Flynn are like many young men of their generation who hail from Dorchester. Both grew up playing little league baseball in Cedar Grove, hanging out at...
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Afghanistan War vets address crowd at Cedar Grove Cemetery
Robert Flynn, USMC, Steve Bickerton, Sr., commander of the Old Dorchester Post and Michael Ball, USMC Lauren Dezenski, Reporter Staff Crowd of 3,000 attended Cedar Grove observancesAn estimated 3,000...
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$250k in state budget for Ventura Park rehab
State Senator Linda Dorcena Forry and State Rep. Dan Cullinane are shown in the playground area of Ventura Park.Ventura Park’s playground equipment and baseball field are about to get a major upgrade,...
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Neponset Trail section to close for three weeks, detour planned
This section of the Neponset Greenway will be closed for three weeks beginning on Monday. Reporter Staff Beginning Monday, the Neponset Trail and Greenway will be closed between Granite Avenue and...
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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...
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Seven hurt in trolley collision near Cedar Grove
Two trolleys on the Mattapan line collided this morning just after 7 a.m. Seven people— including two trolley operators— were sent to local hospitals with minor injuries. Photo by Bill ForrySeven...
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MBTA: Driver error led to last week's trolley collision
Seven people suffered minor injuries last Wednesday morning (Nov. 26) when an out-of-service MBTA trolley rolled backwards and collided with an inbound Ashmont trolley along a stretch of the Mattapan...
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Woods takes helm at Cedar Grove Civic
Lauren Woods: Boston Police officerA new leader has taken the reins at one of Dorchester’s oldest and busiest civic associations. Lauren (Smyth) Woods, 33, is the new president of the Cedar Grove Civic...
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Balcony fire at Keystone brings big BFD response; no injuries
No one was hurt when a small fire broke out on an outdoor balcony at Keystone Apartments on Friday morning. Bill Forry photoA morning fire on an exterior balcony at the Keystone Apartments on Hallet...
View ArticleCedar Grove Cemetery seeks to re-zone Granite Ave. parcels
Jennifer Smith, Reporter Staff Officials from Cedar Grove Cemetery are seeking a zoning designation change for two parcels of land abutting Granite Avenue. The change from burial ground to a...
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