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Interesting discussion yesterday at Dorchester’s EMK Institute featuring @jimacosta.bsky.social and US Senator @wyden.senate.gov www.youtube.com/live/XjFriZQ...

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Mayor Wu, rival Josh Kraft both worked the room at a Black History Month celebration at Dorchester's Keystone Apartments on Wednesday www.dotnews.com/2025/wu-kraf...

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Meet Dorchester native Courtney Eldridge, 44, who traveled across the globe with a basketball in hand before finally finding a home as an assistant coach for the University of Iowa men’s basketball team. dotnews.com/2025/courtne...

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Editorial: The Boston Globe's three-part series on the epidemic of violence that impacted our neighborhoods' Cape Verdean community for over 20 years is a must-read. www.dotnews.com/2025/editori...

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In an op-ed in today's Dorchester Reporter, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce CEO Jim Rooney says the city of Boston must show "fiscal discipline" and "reprioritize attracting new commercial and residential development within the city" dotnews.com/2025/city-mu...

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The state’s Department of Children and Families (DCF) will open a new facility at 90 River St. in Mattapan near Lower Mills in a retail space that has been empty since a Walgreens store closed abruptly in 2022. www.dotnews.com/2025/state-s...

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Warning - after the river overflowed onto the trail, the section near the Baker Dam and under the Adams Street Bridge is very icy. Please avoid this area or travel with caution for the next several days until the ice melts.

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JFK Library and Museum to re-open today, according to new message posted on its website. The library closed abruptly on Tuesday afternoon after five staff members were laid off following an executive order impacting “probationary” federal workers.

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The JFK Library and Museum in #Dorchester announced that it is "temporarily closed until further notice" — sources tell @dotnews.bsky.social it's due to an Trump executive order impacting federal probationary workers

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City of #Boston pauses Squares + Streets planning in Codman Square, Four Corners until ‘26; Fields Corner plans will move ahead www.dotnews.com/2025/city-ho...

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Mattapan Trolley shuttle: Mattapan Trolley: Shuttle buses continue to replace service between Mattapan and Ashmont due to flooding at Milton Station. Updated: 2025-02-18 10:01:12 (Eastern).

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This week's print edition of the Dorchester Reporter is available across the neighborhoods. You can also read it here: www.dotnews.com/files/REP%20...

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NEW— Three must-try Haitian-owned restaurants in Downtown Boston, our latest collaboration with Haitians of Boston bostonhaitian.com/content/thre...

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Greater Ashmont merchants team-up to spread Valentine's Day love in #Dorchester www.dotnews.com/2025/greater...

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When Vuong Nguyen sets up his guitar and breaks out his notebook of poems to perform, he often draws odd stares. But he’s not there to sell albums, make recordings, or gain a following – he’s there to help his Vietnamese American community “face the music.” www.dotnews.com/2025/viet-st...

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Boston Public School athletes can now officially compete in weight-throwing events as part of track-and-field meets and their team compete for wins in state-level competitions. dotnews.com/2025/weight-...

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Opinion— An elected school committee is a bad idea for Boston: www.dotnews.com/2025/elected...

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After hours of debate, the Boston City Council has once again sent Mayor Michelle Wu’s tax relief proposal to Beacon Hill, where it died without a Senate vote last year.

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Danielle Legros Georges, who moved to Boston from Haiti with her parents at age 6 and became Boston's Poet Laureate under Mayor Walsh, died of cancer on Feb. 11 at her Dorchester home. www.dotnews.com/2025/bostons...

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Josh Kraft’s housing plan would scale back requirements on developers, offer "opt-in" rent control; Mayor Wu calls it "fake" and a "distraction" from an effort to "dismantle" affordability www.dotnews.com/2025/kraft-s...

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NEW— Mayor Wu seeks Boston City Council okay for her plan to seek state funding for a new or totally rebuilt Madison Park High School in Roxbury www.dotnews.com/2025/city-wi...

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In the news - @dotnews.bsky.social reports on @massdcr.bsky.social projects to create the Edgewater Greenway along the Neponset River Greenway in Mattapan and also improve Doyle Park, Kennedy Playground and Ryan Playground:

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NEW: The pro women’s soccer team that will use Franklin Park’s White Stadium as its home playing field has followed through on a key provision of its lease commitment with the city of Boston by depositing $25 million into an escrow account today. www.dotnews.com/2025/white-s...

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New in the Reporter opinion section: Barber shop owner Euan Davis on his concerns about high commercial rents in Boston’s neighborhoods. dotnews.com/2025/oped-la...

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Yeanie’s , a new diner-style restaurant specializing in burgers, milkshakes, and wings, is now open at the corner of Savin Hill Avenue and Dot Ave in #Dorchester www.dotnews.com/.../throwbac...

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NEW— A first-ever "caninedacy" for Mayor of #Dorchester contest. Walter, a 10-year-old golden retriever, throws his collar in the ring to raise funds for the Dot Day Parade. www.dotnews.com/2025/first-e...

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Carney Hospital "working group" recommendations are now expected in early March #Dorchester www.dotnews.com/2025/carney-...

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Josh Kraft, a 57-year-old philanthropist, non-profit executive, and son of the longtime New England Patriots owner, officially launched his campaign for Mayor of Boston on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at the Prince Hall Grand Lodge in Dorchester’s Grove Hall. www.dotnews.com/2025/kraft-l...

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NEW— A death investigation is underway after Boston Police called to a Dorchester home yesterday afternoon for a report of a person stabbed found a woman dead inside. www.dotnews.com/2025/woman-f...

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Boston Planning Dept. hosts Zoom meeting on Wed., Feb. 5, 6-8 p.m. re: 841 Morton St., Mattapan proposal to replace what is now a gas station w/ a 5-story, mixed-use, 52 units and ground-floor retail, along w/ 42-space parking garage. See bit.ly/841-morton-street

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This week's print edition of the Dorchester Reporter is now in circulation across the neighborhoods. You can also read it here: www.dotnews.com/files/REP%20...

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A person was shot and killed at the the intersection of Morton and West Selden streets in Mattapan on Thursday night (Jan. 30) around 10:30 p.m., according to Boston Police, who are investigating the homicide. www.dotnews.com/2025/police-...

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Postal service officials in #Boston say they are taking new steps to protect letter carriers - and the mail- from criminals who’ve targeted them in recent years www.dotnews.com/2025/usps-us...

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Editorial— One way to resist Trumpist aggression: Stop trafficking in rumors about ICE raids www.dotnews.com/2025/editori...

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When it comes to regulating development in Boston, all parties try to advance agendas, whether to boost housing supply or minimize displacement. A look, via @dotnews.bsky.social, at the CityCouncil's airing of the tussle over Mayor Wu's "Squares + Streets" initiative. dotnews.com/2025/council...

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New from our sister publication @bostonhaitian.bsky.social and our media partners at Haitians of Boston

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Wedding bells for Boston State Rep. Brandy Fluker-Reid, who married her partner Omar Reid on Dec. 31. dotnews.com/2025/wedding...

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Boston continues to ‘follow law’ amid reports of arrests by ICE agents, says Mayor Wu www.dotnews.com/2025/boston-...

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Josh Kraft filed paperwork with the state’s Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF) last Friday that now permits him to begin raising — and spending— money to fund a race for mayor of Boston. www.dotnews.com/2025/kraft-f...

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OK YES that was an earthquake, says USGS -- right off York Harbor in Maine. More to come: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

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Did you know that children enrolled in grades K-5 in a Boston Public School can bank hundreds of dollars into a savings account over the course of their education to help pay for college or career training? Learn more in today's Reporter: www.dotnews.com/2025/bps-pro...

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Thank you @dotnews.bsky.social for sharing my reflection about my early days at Pine Street Inn and Haley House

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TONIGHT: @praddenkeefe.bsky.social talks to @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.

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Dorchester's Ashmont Nursery School is temporarily closed after a 53-year-old man allegedly slammed his vehicle into the Washington Street building last night. He was arrested and faces illegal gun and drug possession charges. www.dotnews.com/2025/overnig...

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The owners of Dot Block will get an infusion of $5 million from the city of Boston to help them build-out their next phase, a new, five-story, 84-unit apartment building along Hancock Street that will now be "fully affordable." www.dotnews.com/2025/next-ph...

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NEW— Harbor Point abutters appeal key state permit decision in $5 billion #Dorchester Bay City project; tenant group asks governor and mayor to intervene www.dotnews.com/2025/harbor-...

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Ward 15 Democrats gathered to salute one of their own, former State Rep. Charlotte Golar Richie, last weekend in #Dorchester www.dotnews.com/2025/ward-15...

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