Dorchester Reporter
WEBA working group meant to advise state and city leaders on the impacts of the closure of Carney Hospital— and next steps to replace it— is still in formation this week, seven days after Gov. Maura Healey announced its...
Old Dorchester Post sold for $1.8M; developers plan housing for …
WEBSep 5, 2024 · The Old Dorchester Post, a landmark in Adams Village for more than a century, has been sold to a development team that intends to replace it with a new mixed-use building geared towards older residents. The property at 500 Gallivan Blvd. was sold over the summer for $1.8 million to a trio of investors, including Tony King, a Savin Hill native who lives in Milton, but maintains
MEET MR. THREE-DECKER: Developer sees Dot’s iconic stock as …
WEBSep 4, 2024 · Sean George loves a good three-decker. In fact, he and his business partner, Darren Maguire, are so enamored of the signature Dorchester housing stock that they have built one on Meetinghouse Hill, with another under construction on Morton Street.. George, who emigrated to Boston from Ireland in 2015, has become a vocal proponent of using the three-decker as one means to address the city’s ...
News | Dorchester Reporter
WEBA man on a stolen scooter packing a gun full of ammunition tried to ram one of the cops who had pulled him over on a sidewalk early Thursday, only to have the officer step aside at the last minute, sending the guy and his ...
Letter to the Editor: Don’t take bus lanes off the table yet for ...
WEBSep 4, 2024 · To the Editor: In an article published on Aug. 24, the Dorchester Reporter profiles the efforts of two anti-bus lane crusaders in the Uphams Corner area: “Petitioners seek to blunt idea of a Columbia Rd. bus lane.” Glynn and Papadopoulos would have the city take certain types of transit improvements off the table, before even considering their benefits and drawbacks.
Councillors debate pros, cons of Wu’s Article 80 reforms
WEBJul 19, 2024 · At a public hearing Monday afternoon, city councillors heard plans-in-progress for modernizing Boston’s review of development proposals. The working draft summarized by officials from the Boston Planning Department (BPD)—formerly the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA)—would apply to projects with least 15 units of housing or totaling more than 20,000 square feet.
Critics say Blue Hill Avenue plan ignores voices of dissent
WEBMar 1, 2024 · A city, state and federally-funded plan to revamp Blue Hill Avenue with center-running bus lanes and other modern infrastructure is drawing negative reviews from some in Dorchester and Mattapan, who say they feel frustrated that their input was not factored into the decision to move forward with the $44 million project.. And while Mayor Wu, Congresswoman Pressley and other elected leaders have ...
Red Line’s Braintree branch will be out of service for 24 days ...
WEBSep 4, 2024 · Train service on the Braintree branch of the Red Line will be suspended for more than three weeks starting this Friday (Sept. 6) as the MBTA’s latest “surge” project gets underway to repair tracks and eliminate so-called “slow zones” between JFK-UMass and Quincy and Braintree stations. Shuttle buses will be in place to service T customers as improvements are made along the
Mattapan | Dorchester Reporter
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 ...
Politics | Dorchester Reporter
WEBBiden, Trump win in Boston, statewide. Boston voters went to the polls on Tuesday to complete balloting for the presidential primary. President Joe Biden was, by far, the top vote getter, receiving 40,141 votes or 77 percent of the those cast by those who picked a Democratic ballot.