Robert Maceachern News Today

Memorial Day observances in 2018 at the Stone monument in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Bill Forry photo The dark hours of Covid can seem like a distant memory some days. But Memorial Day is not one of those days, at least in Dorchester, where a lingering legacy of the pandemic is the absence of a proper observation of the national holiday to salute our war dead at Cedar Grove

The interest is due in part to the active and health-conscious lifestyles of Denver residents, local breweries said.

Local eateries are expanding into Littleton, Centennial, and Highlands Ranch, responding to increased demand from hungry diners.

A changing of the guard is coming at Codman Square Health Center, one of the city’s key outposts for health care, education, and civic engagement. Last week, Sandra Cotterell, who has led Codman since 2011, announced that she plans to retire in the coming months, ending a stellar, four-decade-long career in the field, which includes nearly thirty years in Dorchester. Cotterell