In early June, I made a snap decision, one that involved passports, a flight, and a quiet promise to myself: My son and I were going to fly to Dublin to mark the end of his middle school years and the ...

Nearly two centuries ago, Boston led the way in Black public school education. The same ideals that created the Commonwealth’s Constitution, which led to the abolition of slaves and made Boston a key ...

Dorchester native Paulette Johnson DiSpagna graduated on May 17 from Lesley University with a doctorate in Counseling & Psychology, Transformative Leadership, Education, and Applied Research. She was ...

One day after American Independence Day, the Cape Verdean community will unite with their island home in marking the 50th anniversary of Cape Verde’s break from Portugal – a milestone many in the ...

When it comes to the worst Supreme Court decision in history, there is plenty of competition. Last Friday (June 27, 2025) Trump v. CASA joined the race. In 2004, President George W. Bush nominated ...

The Boston Licensing Board awarded more liquor licenses last Thursday (June 26), including seven in Dorchester, from Grove Hall to Neponset. The permits came from a batch of 195 meant for 13 Zip codes ...

More than 100 people gathered on Monday night to celebrate the life of the late David Lopes, a storied Wellington Hill resident who passed away after an illness in 2023. The specific occasion was the ...

Usually, you have to pick between the city and the country, but a month from now, on Sun., Aug. 3, Myesha Slaughter will be bringing the “wild west” to Dorchester with the third annual Ice Cream ...

Officials are putting more definition on possible new tweaks to the admissions policy for the city’s highly coveted public exam schools. A report presented at the Boston School Committee meeting on ...

On June 24, seven local residents were officially sworn in as Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) by the Honorable Brian P. Frame, First Justice of Middlesex Juvenile Court. The full cohort of ...

As part of its commitment to supporting science education, GBH has awarded graduates from Dorchester and Mattapan $2,000+ awards through the Paula S. Apsell Scholarship Fund: Dorchester’s Tai Vinh ...

City officials and their key supporters reiterated their support this week for the advance of plans for a controversial center bus lane on Blue Hill Avenue, while a considerable number of the ...