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Boston Home residents called key players in research on advanced MS. Researchers say they are close to a medical breakthrough for those with severe cases of multiple sclerosis, thanks to a two-year study that focused on residents at The Boston Home (TBH) on Dorchester Avenue.
Analysis— Boston voters power down on supporting Democrats
23 hours ago · Even in Ward 14, the downturn for Democrats—by 3,895 votes—was almost ten times greater than the gain for Trump, with his additional 418 votes. In 17 of Boston’s 22 wards, the 2024 vote for the Democratic presidential ticket was down by more than 20 percent. These include the Dorchester wards, but also South Boston (Wards 6 and 7), East ...
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Healey notes IBC Awareness Day and meets with advocates – Members of the Legislature and friends and board members from IBC-New England met with Gov. Healey early this month for the proclamation of the second IBC ...
MBTA: Dot Ave bridge to re-open on Sept. 23
Sep 11, 2024 · Route 18 buses to resume use of bridge September 25 The bridge that carries Dorchester Avenue over the southeast expressway into South Boston — closed for two years to allow for a full replacement of the span– will re-open on Monday, Sept. 23 at 4 a.m. The $34.5 million project “entailed a full replacement of the bridge, Red Line tunnel roof, and the …
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About the Dorchester Reporter. The Dorchester Reporter, founded in 1983, is a community newspaper which is published every Thursday. It is circulated to subscribers and sold at newsstands across the neighborhood. DotNews.com is the online home of the Dorchester Reporter. The newspaper and website are owned and operated by Boston Neighborhood ...
Editorial: Work begins on The FieldHouse+ | Dorchester Reporter
By Bill Forry. November 6, 2024. At long last, work began this week on Dorchester’s newest facility that will be a game-changer for kids and teens in the city: The FieldHouse+, a collaborative effort by two of this city’s most respected and impactful organizations – the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester (BGCD) and the Martin Richard ...
Projects dominating Dot neighborhoods; residences are rising at ...
Jan 26, 2022 · Frank Baker remembers that when he was first elected as a city councillor in 2011 the area around Dorchester Avenue and Hancock Street was in rough shape, featuring a meth lab, prostitutes, and johns at the prominent neighborhood intersection. A crane towers over that area today with new buildings and a new village, including an underground garage, taking …
Fed infrastructure dollars flowing for projects in Dot
February 13, 2022. Billions of federal dollars for infrastructure improvements and projects are headed to Massachusetts, with a number of Dorchester bridges on the list for funds recently outlined by Gov. Baker. Some of the projects were already authorized and federally funded. Over the next five years, the bipartisan infrastructure law signed ...
Elected leaders hail affordable food options at the Daily Table
6 days ago · Mayor Wu and US Representatives Ayanna Pressley and Jim McGovern visited the Nubian Square location of the Daily Table grocery store last Wednesday to highlight the chain’s importance in addressing food insecurity in the region. They also spoke out in support of more federal and local funding to help low-income shoppers buy fresh fruits and vegetables at a …
Press Forward awards Reporter $100k grant
Oct 16, 2024 · The Dorchester Reporter has been awarded a $100,000 grant from Press Forward, a national movement to strengthen communities by reinvigorating local news. The Reporter is one of 205 grantees selected in the organization’s “Open Call on Closing Local Coverage Gaps.”' Press Forward is a coalition of funders that is investing more than $500 million to strengthen …