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Dorchester, MA
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TODAY— The Boston Planning Department will host a virtual public meeting on Monday, Oct. 19 to review the $850M redevelopment plan for the former Carney Hospital campus in #Dorchester.
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Read this week's Reporter edition in full — with no paywall— online:
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Legal Greens Dispensary in Codman Square opened its doors last week. The recreational marijuana store replaces a dispensary that once operated there and comes after more than a year’s worth of regulatory hurdles from the state and city. #Dorchester dotnews.com/2026/10/13/new-c…
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City Councillor John FitzGerald has started an online petition urging US Postal Service officials to find a new retail home in Fields Corner. The current office that serves 02122 is slated to close on Oct. 26.
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The annual Boston Firefighters Memorial 10K Road Race will return to Dorchester on Sunday, Oct. 11, with a 9 a.m. start from Florian Hall. The event will cause road closures on Sunday morning , including on Gallivan Boulevard and Morrissey Blvd. dotnews.com/2026/10/09/firef…
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“Our goal is to get a project going, with the most obvious first phase being housing, given the pent-up demand that would support that.” - Richard Galvin, developer, Dorchester Bay City
Only in the Reporter — The development team behind the long-delayed Dorchester Bay City project are pursuing a $400 million federal loan that they hope will allow them to launch a first phase of more than 700 housing units on its Columbia Point site.
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The city’s Zoning Board of Appeal voted unanimously today to approve a 42-unit hotel toreplace the former Little House at 275 E. Cottage St. The vote came only hours after the members of the Columbia Savin Hill Civic Association voted to oppose it.
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Trump and his allies are going to try desperately to clean up his completely insane comments last night about Los Angeles and San Diego being blown up. Don’t listen to them. They’ve been trying to sanitize and normalize this dangerous rhetoric for a decade now.
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Elected officials rallied in Allston on Monday to oppose the US Postal Service’s plan to close that neighborhood’s post office. The fight has taken on new citywide urgency as Fields Corner prepares for its own “temporary” shutdown later this month.
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Joe Deitch, a #Dorchester native and Boston Latin School grad who went on to build a highly-successful financial services company is bringing a new philanthropic endeavor to his hometown, with a focus on building community by funding events.
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Prime Minister Francisco Carvalho of Cabo Verde joined Boston Public Schools officials and Cape Verdean leaders on Monday as they hailed the new Kriolu dual language program at #Dorchester’s Lilla Frederick Elementary School.
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From @TheAthletic: When Payton Tolle starts Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series tonight against the New York Yankees, the wider baseball world will be in for a treat. You never know what you might see when Tolle takes the mound. nyti.ms/4rBIKT4
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Thanks to Boston Area Church League and @RedSox for inviting me to participate in the pre-game ceremonies on Friday.
Got to toss a pitch to Payton Tolle, watched the Sox beat the Cubs, saw a brilliant sunset w/ the fam.
Magical night at Fenway Park. Let's go Sox!
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The United States Postal Service says it is looking at all options— including a re-location— if the lease for the 02122 retail postal branch in Fields Corner is not renewed next month.#Dorchester
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Dorchester's Arlene Baldwin used her experience with alopecia to create Lace Layer, a company that helps other Black women dealing with medical hair loss. She hosted an event last week at City Hall to spread the word and build community.
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On Monday afternoon, the Dorchester Vietnam Veterans Memorial Committee and members of the UMass Boston facilities team observed the 40th anniversary of its installation on a plot of waterfront land owned by UMass Boston along Morrissey Boulevard.
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For the third year in a row, Boston Police have acquired and deployed social media surveillance technology without obtaining approval from the Boston City Council in apparent defiance of a 2021 ordinance requiring them to do so.
Story via @YawuMiller:
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🚨Politicians can play favorites with reporters and friendly news orgs, offer exclusives, etc. That's fine. This is NOT ok. It's the equivalent of Mayor Wu or Gov. Healey banning a news org from entering City Hall or the State House. It's a full-on assault on the 1st Amendment
Breaking News: CNN and MS NOW journalists were denied access to the White House after President Trump announced a ban on three news outlets because of reporting he disliked. nyti.ms/4xT8FYd
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“‘Leading out to the Sun’ Poet Connie Veenendaal turns 102” September 17, 2026
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The new autumn/fall edition of Boston Irish magazine has landed. Another enjoyable read. I’m writing about our amazing summer, politics, a great Kennedy Summer School and more on pages 5 and 6. bostonirish.com/sites/defaul…
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