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Train service on the Ashmont branch of the Red Line resumed on Monday morning to positive reviews from passengers and T officials, who hailed a 16-day October “surge” to make track and station improvements as a success. “The MBTA is proud to have successfully completed this critical work on an expedited timeline. As a result, Red Line and Mattapan Line riders are now

BOSTON, MA – October 26, 2023 – The Boston Public Library (BPL) announced today that Jim Canales, Raymond Liu, and Porsha Olayiwola have…

Richards, who is Black, is a former Boston Public Schools elementary school teacher from Maryland who moved to Dorchester in 2010, and FitzGerald, a Boston Planning & Development Agency deputy director who is white, is from Mission Hill. They share certain attributes: Both are young fathers of three who have spent years as city employees, both are cheerful and natural campaigners, and both are basing their pitches around affordability, Boston Public Schools, and constituent services as they ...

Dorchester native Lawrence O’Donnell, host of MSNBC’s The Last Word, and Tennessee State Representative Justin J. Pearson of the “Tennessee Three” will engage in a keynote conversation during ABCD’s Community Heroes celebration on Friday, Nov. 3 at the Boston Marriott Copley Place, where four Dorchester residents will be among 18 people who have been nominated from across the

On Nov. 7, voters in Dorchester will choose between two finalists— John FitzGerald and Joel Richards — to succeed Frank Baker as District 3’s city councillor. Last Thursday (Oct. 19), the candidates were invited to participate in a forum at the Vietnamese American Initiative for Development (VietAID) center on Charles Street in Fields Corner.

The Fields Corner Civic Association is asking the MBTA to provide more details about the status and integrity of three bridges that carry Red Line trains over neighborhood streets this month. During the group’s Oct. 3 meeting in the Kit Clark Senior building, civic leaders said they want an MBTA official to address their concerns about the bridges on Dorchester Avenue, Geneva

Five days into a sixteen-day shut-down of train service along the Ashmont branch of the Red Line, city and state officials continue to adjust their plans to help Bostonians and commuters move around the city as workers scramble to finish accelerated track improvements that prompted the diversion. The object is to replace aging ties, rails, and ballast with new equipment along

Growing up in Boston, the visual artist saw murals and graffiti and knew there was power in public art. Now, she paints her own works showcasing characters from an inclusive world she designed with the goal of creating a sense of belonging.

With a focus on sustainability, nutrition, and community, the Dorchester Food Co-op is no ordinary grocery store.

The 16-day closure of the Red Line's Ashmont branch and the Mattapan Trolley, first announced by the MBTA in August, begins Saturday and runs through Oct. 29.