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With its purchase last month of a large tract of commercial property on New England Avenue west of Codman Square for a potential infrastructure site, Eversource continued on its mission of convening neighbors in Dorchester and Mattapan this fall to discuss how to address future needs for the neighborhood’s overtaxed electrical grid and how best to meet state-mandated clean

Six community members and organizations were honored at the annual Codman Square and Four Corners ‘Hidden Heroes and Sheroes’ gala on Nov. 17 in the Great Hall, with five teens from the neighborhood receiving $2,000 scholarships as well. The annual gala has been ongoing for more than 25 years and is meant to honor those in the two communities that are doing incredible work

There were no apparent injuries, but Boston Police found six shell casings on the sidewalk, one bullet that hit the Rockland Trust bank, and another that hit an apartment across the street on Sunday at noon during what police said was a shootout between two men on Talbot Avenue near Codman Square. Witnesses told police that two men, one in a burgundy hoodie and one in a grey

More tree lightings are planned for next weekend as Mayor Wu’s Enchanted Trolley Tour makes stops around the city, including Mattapan Square on Sat., Dec. 2 at 1 p.m.; Codman Square on Sun., Dec. 3 at 12 p.m., followed by Adams Corner that day at 1 p.m. This event includes visits with Santa, tree lightings, and more. All Dorchester Sports and Leadership’s 40th anniversary gala

Franklin Park Coalition Thanksgiving Turkey Trot is Thurs., Nov. 23, at 9 a.m. Chip-timed 5k fun run. Walkers welcome. This annual fundraiser supports the coalition’s programs. Adults $35, kids/teens $18, children under 5 are free. Go to runsignup.com/Race/MA/Dorchester/FranklinParkTurkeyTrot. Join the third annual children’s celebration holiday celebration on Sat., Nov. 25,

All the units will be reserved for low- and middle-income tenants in Boston’s most populous neighborhood at a time when the city is struggling with a housing shortage.

The energy to improve long-neglected Codman Square Park in the heart of Dorchester Center was so great that the community sparked the Parks Department to take action and join in the momentum. That grassroots effort, though, was undertaken in 2016. Although there had been numerous meetings and many hours of discussions about the two phases of the project, one on city land

Plus, the Boston Jewish Film Festival and Fashionably Late Thursdays at the Liberty Hotel.

The energy to improve long-neglected Codman Square Park in the heart of Dorchester Center was so great that the community sparked the Parks Department to take action and join in the momentum. That grassroots effort, though, was back in 2016. After many meetings and hours of discussions about the two phases of the project, one phase on city land abutting Talbot Avenue, and the

The United State Postal Inspection Service is offering reward worth up to $150,000 for information that leads to the arrest of a suspect who robbed a letter carrier at gunpoint in Mattapan on Oct. 18. It was the latest in a series of incidents targeting either letter carriers or mailboxes in recent months. The most recent incident happened around 2:30 p.m. on a Wednesday