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WEBClassic car show draws enthusiasts to Dot Park. The annual Dorchester Park Association classic car show experienced a banner day with bright sun and big crowds on Sunday afternoon in the park’s Adams Street “bowl.”. More than 70 classic cars were on hand due to the ... Read more. All Dorchester Reporter news.
Boston Lights display returns to Franklin Park Zoo
WEBAugust 21, 2024. Boston Lights re-opened this month at Franklin Park Zoo in a bigger and better format than ever before – with additional areas of the zoo now open for a longer tour of even more amazing, illuminated creatures. This year, a larger-than-life butterfly is situated in a corner of the Zoo rarely seen behind the bird sanctuary.
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WEBOwner of Mattapan plumbing-supply company gets four months in prison for cheating on taxes to buy gold and silver. A federal judge last week sentenced the owner of Economy Plumbing and Heating Supply on Morton Street in Mattapan to four months in prison, a year of probation, restitution of $2.96 million and a fine of $200,000 for his guilty ...
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WEBHealey: ‘Working group’ to advise on post-Carney Hospital plans. A working group to advise state and city leaders on the impacts of the closure of Carney Hospital is in formation, according to a statement released by Gov. Healey’s office on Wednesday. The Dorchester group, and a second ...
Roxbury Prep approved for new high school in Newmarket Square …
WEBNov 1, 2022 · The Zoning Board of Appeal on Tuesday approved Roxbury Prep's plans for a four-story, 800-student high school at 71 Proctor St., across from Clifford Park - which the school pledged to help clean up. The approval comes just six weeks after the BPDA also approved the project. Roxbury Prep developed its Proctor Street proposal after the BPDA sat on its earlier proposal for
Lit Drop | A changing of the guard, and a name with deep roots in ...
WEBFeb 14, 2023 · In 1976, South Boston’s Michael Joseph Donovan won a nine-way Democratic primary for the down-ballot job of Suffolk Superior Court Clerk for Civil Business. He was the youngest person ever elected to the position, and over the next forty-six years and eight elections, he faced few opponents. But Donovan has quietly retired from the job, which paid $164,000 in 2022, and since
Leaders must act to save Carney Hospital | Dorchester Reporter
WEBAugust 21, 2024. The state and city government needs to do its job and save Carney Hospital. The Department of Public Health (DPH), the Attorney General, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, the Speaker of the House, the Senate President, the Mayor and the Governor need to save this hospital. Every time there is a hospital closure ...
Healey, BMC’s eminent domain plan raises questions about Carney
WEBAug 21, 2024 · The $4.5 million that Healey’s administration offered Apollo for the St. Elizabeth’s land is the “appropriate and fair market value of that property,” the governor told reporters Friday. But the offer letter says that the amount is “based on the current third-party offer for St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center.”. The Boston assessor ...
'Save this hospital!' Urgent calls for Carney intervention at packed ...
WEBAug 14, 2024 · An overflow crowd of 500-plus people packed Florian Hall on Tuesday night for a hearing on the proposed closure of Carney Hospital. The public meeting, sponsored by the state’s Department of Public Health (DPH), is a required step before the hospital’s planned shutdown on Aug. 31 – an outcome that many speakers who attended pledged to block, if possible, although Dr. Robbie
At-large update: Incumbents fill up war chests as challengers make ...
WEBJun 14, 2023 · The field of at-large City Council candidates stands at eight, as the four incumbents run for another two-year term and four challengers look to knock them out of a spot. Voters who go to the polls this fall will be able to choose up to four candidates on their at-large forms. District seats are also on the ballot, including an opening in Dorchester’s District 3, while the