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Fifty years ago, the newest face of health care in Dorchester was a line of mothers with baby carriages outside a storefront on Neponset Avenue. If the patients at the newly opened Neponset Health Center looked like a throwback to a time when a medical visit was within walking distance, or even at home, they were also a sign that times had changed. Just one block away,

By Ed Forry, Reporter Co-Founder May 26, 2021 Ed Forry, Reporter Co-Founder The relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions this weekend includes ending many restrictions at Dorchester’s Catholic churches. St. Gregory’s pastor, Rev. Jack Ahern, shared a flyer describing the “full opening protocols” for Mass attendance that will go into effect this weekend. Among the new rules: • As of May 29, the church will be fully open with no pews being taped off and vaccinated people no longer required t...

By Ed Forry February 18, 2021 In a January 2021 Zoom teleconference, Tourism Ireland CEO Niall Gibbons led a wide ranging briefing with North Americn media and disapora leaders about his agencys plans for restoring the hospitality and travel sector on the island of Ireland. By Ed Forry Boston Irish Publisher Officials of Tourism Ireland hosted a wide-ranging online conversation about tourism in Ireland, even as the hard-hit hospitality and travel sector in Ireland continues to hemorrhage afte...

Massachusetts residents 75 years of age and over have had 11 days as of today to line up and receive the first of two doses of vaccination against the coronavirus from either Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna. Waiting in anticipation for their turns are those people listed for Phase 2, Group 2, among them, individuals aged 65 and older; people with two or more medical conditions

By Ed Forry, Reporter Staff January 13, 2021 Sen. Edward Markey US Sen. Edward Markey was in the US Capitol complex last Wednesday when thousands of pro-Trump rioters stormed the congressional grounds, and laid siege to senators and representatives and their staff members over several hours. The Reporter’s Ed Forry spoke to Sen. Markey by phone this week about that experience. Q. Where were you when you started to hear the sounds of the mob? A. I was in my office writing my speech to be deli...

A painter in his workshop. Ed Forry photo With this Christmas issue, we’re pleased to display on our front page an original work by the wonderful Irish-born artist Vincent Crotty. The Reporter newspapers commissioned Vincent to create in this time of social distancing an original painting of Christmas on Boston Common. A resident of Lower Mills where he lives with his wife, the brilliant performer and Irish dance teacher Kieran Jordan, Vincent does his creative magic, day in and day out, in h...