Mckeon Post News Today

Frank Baker took a victory lap during last Thursday’s meeting of the Cedar Grove Civic Association, which set aside a portion of its monthly meeting at the McKeon Post to formally thank him for his 12 years on the Boston City Council.  Baker listened as association president Steve Bickerton Jr. offered words of praise then acknowledged them, saying, “Thank you, everybody,

The Halfway to Dot Day 5k Road Race — sponsored by the Dorchester Running Club— will be held on Sat., Dec.9 along the paths of DCR’s Pope John Paul Park in Dorchester. The shotgun start is at 9a.m. The family-friendly run for all ages and abilities and is certified and sanctioned by USA Track and Field – New England. Registration for adults and teenagers 12+ is just $25. All

Members of the Cedar Grove Civic Association voted last week to support a proposal by the owners of Greenhills Irish Bakery to replace their current one-story building in Adams Village with a four-story building that will include nine condos and a new space to house the popular bakery and store. The 34-19 vote followed some intense discussion about the project in front of an

A proposal by the owners of Greenhills Irish Bakery to replace their current building with a four-story structure with nine residential units and first-floor retail space will be considered by the membership of the Cedar Grove Civic Association this Thursday evening (Nov 16). The group meets at 7 p.m. at the McKeon Post, 4 Hill Top St. Dermot and Cindy Quinn, who own the

In 1983, Ed and Mary Forry launched a monthly newspaper from a makeshift office in their Lower Mills home. Forty years later, The Reporter is still in business and the Forry’s vision of creating a quality hometown newspaper for Boston’s largest neighborhood remains a weekly work in progress. When he left his home near Dorchester Park that Monday morning in August of 1983, Ed

Dorchester resident John FitzGerald, the 41-year-old son of a legendary state lawmaker and a veteran of City Hall, has joined the race to succeed District 3 Councillor Frank Baker. The field has continued to grow since Baker’s April 20 announcement that he wouldn’t run for reelection. Meetinghouse Hill activist Jennifer Johnson and Fields Corner schoolteacher Joel Richards had

BOSTON -- For families experiencing homelessness, the prospect of getting Christmas gifts for their children may seem impossible. But thanks to a network of generous donors, St. Mary's Center for Women and Children is able to give that opportunity to dozens of families in their residency programs.