Polish Triangle News Today

Boston Collegiate Charter School in the Polish Triangle held a Career Fair last month for 10th graders in the school to begin to be exposed to career opportunities from professionals in the area like Congressman Stephen Lynch. The school has a comprehensive program of college and career exploration that begins when students enter in 5th grade. By the time they reach 10th

There is competition once again in the race for mayor of Dorchester race this spring, with two residents from the Polish Triangle competing for the title now held by Lily Rose, the dancer, model, and transactivist chosen last year, and the choice spot at the head of the Dorchester Day Parade on June 2. Christopher McCoy, 57, and Maeghan Driscoll, 25, have launched spirited

The clock in the kitchen at DJ’s European Market and Deli at 120 Boston St. in the Polish Triangle reads nearly 2 a.m., when the kitchen is usually dark, silent, and waiting on normal morning routines. But last Thursday (Feb. 8) – known as Fat Thursday in the Polish tradition - and Tuesday of this week (Feb. 13) – known as Fat Tuesday in the American tradition – were not

The Polish American Citizens Club on Boston Street held its annual installation of officers for the first time since 2019 last Wednesday, Jan. 31. The session marked a continuation of the trend toward bringing back old traditions that had slipped away over time at the club. The club building in the heart of Dorchester’s Polish Triangle is now 84 years old but the founding of

Check out the best restaurants in South Boston, from classic diners to boozy brunch bars to late-night dining for after the Irish pubs.

In some ways, this year’s election for Boston City Council was like its predecessor in 2007. There was no race for mayor, no preliminary round for candidates at-large, and a citywide incumbent named Murphy finished second, with a strong showing in Dorchester, South Boston and West Roxbury. But in 2023, the top vote-getter running at-large in 2007—and even in 2021, Michael

Polls open on Tuesday, 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. Boston’s local election cycle toggles between higher turnout years, with campaigns for City Council and Mayor, and “off years,” with only a race for the council. But 2023 is shaping up to be one of the “way off” years, when a dearth of expected at-large vacancies and candidates can flatten the curve on voter turnout. As late as July 4,

When Dorchester’s Madelyn Murphy laces up her skates, don’t expect to see kid gloves play on the ice; in fact, she takes the gloves off whenever she plays. Aggressive, offensive-minded and self-described as “sometimes rough,” Murphy burst onto the national hockey scene this summer in making the U18 USA Women’s Select Hockey team and participating in its Rivalry Series with

Dorchester is by far Boston's largest and most populous community. But Dot, as it's known to locals, is hard to define as a singular neighborhood: rather, it's a cluster of villages covering six square miles that's home to a fifth of Bostonians.

This beginner’s guide to the Dot Day Parade was originally published in June 2015. Can you feel it? The sense of anticipation, joy, and wonder, reverberating up and down Dot Ave? The parade brings together all the different ethnic groups that make up Boston’s biggest and best neighborhood. You could spend a year going to all the different ethnic fests across Boston. Or just