Administrators at the Kenny Elementary School on Oakton Avenue in Dorchester put the school into "safe" mode - nobody was allowed in or out - for about 20 minutes on Tuesday morning (June 7) after two anti-maskers showed up and demanded entry for a 9-year-old student they said didn't want to wear a mask and didn't have to.
The Dorchester Day Parade on Sunday returned from its post-pandemic hiatus in a statewide election year, meaning politicians from Boston and beyond made the three-mile trek with friends and family in tow, waving to the crowds lining Dorchester Avenue. Mayor Michelle Wu cut the ribbon at the start of the parade, outside Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy’s Lower Mills campus.
Lola Tierney, daughter of John and Danielle Tierney of Auckland Street, was the winner of the annual Dorchester Day hydrant decorating contest, which is held on the street each year. Her design was inspired by a gumball machine. Photo courtesy Eileen Boyle
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The Dorchester Day Parade on Sunday returned to the neighborhood’s main thoroughfare after a two-year hiatus. Aided by sunny skies and cool breezes, the parade drew crowds along the three-mile route on Dorchester Avenue. High school marching bands mixed with candidates for governor, including Maura Healey and Geoff Diehl, as well as Mayor Michelle Wu. Luigi “Lou” Pasquale, a