Writer, photographer @DotNews news editor, strategist and traveler w/in the City of Boston. Mostly news here but occasional opinions are my own.
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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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On Monday night (Oct. 19), about 70 community members gathered at VietAID in Fields Corner to discuss a newly published report highlighting the hardships facing worker and owner experiences in the Massachusetts nail salon industry.
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Congratulations to the 19 Cabo Verdean graduates of @bostonpolice Class 67-26! 🎓👮
Our community now has ~120 officers across BPD, including 25-30 women, serving in Family Justice, Gang Unit, BRIC, DVIP, Homicide, and beyond. 8-10 more cadets are right behind them. 🇨🇻
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Woman struck by Red Line train at JFK-UMass station on Friday afternoon is expected to survive, according to @MBTATransitPD
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A Wrentham developer has filed plans with the city of Boston to build 22 units of mostly market-rate condos at 1016 Washington St., now home to a single-family house across the street from Walsh Park in #Dorchester
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Early voting is now underway in #Boston. The Reporter takes a closer look at the 9 ballot questions and what a "yes" or "no" vote means.
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If there’s one word that describes 17-year-old student-athlete Kelvin Nworie, it’s “leader” – on the playing field, in the classroom, and at home. Last week, he also became the all-time leading scorer in Neighborhood House Charter School soccer history. dotnews.com/2026/10/14/at-th…
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Bishop John M. Borders III, senior pastor of Morningstar Baptist Church on Blue Hill Avenue in #Mattapan, enjoyed a ‘Legacy Sunday’ service on Oct. 11, 2026 in honor of his recently announced plans for retirement after 45 years in the pulpit. #Boston
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Tanglewood Village – a development of sixteen condo units situated in a campus of three buildings – is alive and growing in #Dorchester’s Lower Mills neighborhood.
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The @CityOfBoston is hiring....grave diggers. Yikes!
Job description is classic.
"Disinter remains for removals and/or reburials as required."
Wonder what the interview might be like?
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Stefano Quaresima, who owns Via Cannuccia on Dorchester Avenue, plans to open Bottega Cannuccia in the former space of Home.stead Cafe by January.
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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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Six electric “smart pianos” have been installed across four Boston Public Library (BPL) locations, including two in Grove Hall and one in Lower Mills.
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The City of Boston intends to launch a new, private bus service to connect neighborhoods in Mattapan and Roxbury with a free “last mile” shuttle service that would help commuters connect more easily to commercial districts and transit hubs.
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Yes, that was in fact actress Eva Longoria spotted running along a Dorchester side street this morning
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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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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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A very poignant ribbon cutting today for the long-awaited Stephen Odom Serenity Garden in #Dorchester . Stephen was tragically killed at age 13 on Oct. 4, 2007. "His spirit is finally at rest here." Ron Odom.
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