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EPA helps middle schoolers focus on cleanup of Neponset

EPA helps middle schoolers focus on cleanup of Neponset

Dorchester Reporter — Boston middle schoolers in the KeySteps summer program spent a recent Tuesday learning about the Lower Neponset River and its Superfund site cleanup with the help of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the state's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), and the Neponset River Watershed Association (NRWA).
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City, private vendors coming to grips with EV charging issues

City, private vendors coming to grips with EV charging issues

Dorchester Reporter — The city and private vendors are upping their games when it comes to the expansion of curbside electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Boston.
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This is the best time to visit your neighborhood's farmers market

This is the best time to visit your neighborhood's farmers market

Dorchester Reporter — There will be no shortage of fresh foods, handcrafted goods, or community-building this week and next as Dorchester and Mattapan welcomes the seasonal return of an impressive lineup of markets and farm stands beginning in just a couple of days. Some markets will look familiar to longtime fans, while other will offer refreshed looks and brands for the upcoming season.
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City on a Hill's valedictorian tells of her journey, urges newcomers to 'never give up'

City on a Hill's valedictorian tells of her journey, urges newcomers to 'never give up'

Dorchester Reporter — Edwarda Parkinson is the class of 2024's valedictorian at City on a Hill Charter School (COAH) in Roxbury. Her journey to this point did not come without challenges, and she recently met with The Reporter to talk about her high school experience and her aspirations going forward.
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Dot playwright earns spotlight at Boston New Works Festival

Dot playwright earns spotlight at Boston New Works Festival

Dorchester Reporter — "Once Upon a Carnival," a musical written by Dorchester's Angele Maraj, will be featured at the Boston New Works Festival at the Calderwood Pavilion and Boston Center for the Arts from Thurs., June 20, through Sunday, the 23rd. The setting is the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad and Tobago in 1999, said Maraj.
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Morrissey panel recommends timeline extension to year's end

Morrissey panel recommends timeline extension to year's end

Dorchester Reporter — The Morrissey Boulevard Commission voted unanimously to recommend an extension of the project deadline to Dec. 31 of this year at a virtual meeting held last Friday morning (May 31). The previous statutory deadline was set for last Saturday (June 1). State Rep.
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Joyce Linehan feted for her work on the MAXCourage essay contest

Joyce Linehan feted for her work on the MAXCourage essay contest

Dorchester Reporter — Dorchester resident Joyce Linehan received the Champion of Courage Award last Thursday (May 23) at the annual Children's Celebration luncheon at Venezia in Neponset that was sponsored by the Boston nonprofit MAXCourage.
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Survey: Most parents don't know about BPS facilities plan

Survey: Most parents don't know about BPS facilities plan

Dorchester Reporter — Only half of all parents with kids in the Boston Public Schools system are aware of upcoming changes, closures, or renovations to schools, according to the results of a new survey from the MassINC Polling Group. Furthermore, the survey found that parents who are aware of the looming changes were more likely to have higher incomes and more education.
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City hosts panel of Olympians and health experts on water safety

City hosts panel of Olympians and health experts on water safety

Dorchester Reporter — The first of a planned lineup of events to celebrate International Water Safety Day was held at the BCYF Curley Community Center in South Boston on Tuesday (May 14), hosted by the City of Boston's Swim Safe initiative. The event featured a panel of water safety experts from Boston Children's Hospital, Boston Medical Center, and two former Olympic swimmers.
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Dorchester Democrats rally to keep Georgia 'blue'

Dorchester Democrats rally to keep Georgia 'blue'

Dorchester Reporter — To an outside observer, the event held at Florian Hall on Monday night (May 6) might seem a bit peculiar. Why were so many current and former politicians and prominent Democrats in Dorchester mingling with a delegation from rural, southwest Georgia? What could the two groups possibly have in common? The answer: plenty.
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Bike lanes, timing of plans discussed at third Morrissey Commission hearing

Bike lanes, timing of plans discussed at third Morrissey Commission hearing

Dorchester Reporter — A range of options for re-designing the Morrissey Boulevard corridor were presented at a public meeting of the Morrissey Boulevard Commission on Thursday night (May 2) at Boston College High School in front of a crowd of roughly 70 people, with another 50 participating virtually.
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Pressley, Worrell hold coffee chat with Dorchester constituents

Pressley, Worrell hold coffee chat with Dorchester constituents

Dorchester Reporter — US Rep. Ayanna Pressley and 5th Suffolk District state Rep. Chris Worrell hosted a "Coffee with the Congresswoman" event at First Parish Dorchester on Tuesday (April 23) where Pressley shared some of the projects she had taken on over her past five years in Congress.
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A food forest takes root on a Jones Hill side street

A food forest takes root on a Jones Hill side street

Dorchester Reporter — A quiet transformation is happening on some of Boston's many vacant lots with the help of hardworking neighbors and the Boston Food Forest Coalition, a nonprofit community land trust that is working to turn empty patches of land into vibrant gardens, primarily in Dorchester, Mattapan, and Roxbury.
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'Change can't wait,' Pressley tells supporters at re-election rally

'Change can't wait,' Pressley tells supporters at re-election rally

Dorchester Reporter — US Rep. Ayanna Pressley already launched her re-election campaign on April 3, but that didn't prevent her from throwing what she called a "campaign rally and celebration" last Saturday at the headquarters of IBEW Local 103 on Freeport Street.
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City inspectors are noting an uptick in illegal clubs, parties

City inspectors are noting an uptick in illegal clubs, parties

Dorchester Reporter — City officials are pointing to a worrying trend of more and more illegal parties and nightclubs that pose a number of health and safety concerns to patrons and neighborhood residents.
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Panel pushes landmark status for Calf Pasture Pump Station

Panel pushes landmark status for Calf Pasture Pump Station

Dorchester Reporter — The Boston Landmarks Commission has recommended that the Calf Pasture Pumping Station on Columbia Point be designated an official Boston landmark. A virtual public hearing will be held next Tuesday (April 23) to consider the proposal for the site, which is already listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Project Citizenship offers help with applications on April 27 at Reggie Lewis Center from 9 to 5

Project Citizenship offers help with applications on April 27 at Reggie Lewis Center from 9 to 5

Dorchester Reporter — People who are eligible to become naturalized citizens are encouraged to register for Citizenship Day, an event that offers legal assistance in filling out citizenship applications, at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat., April 27.
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Columbia-Savin Hill debates Pearl St. house conversion

Columbia-Savin Hill debates Pearl St. house conversion

Dorchester Reporter — Members of the Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association voted to support the potential change of occupancy certification from two to three units at 20 Pearl Street at Monday's general membership meeting.
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Bill Raynor, standout as basketball player and coach, shares his story in new memoir

Bill Raynor, standout as basketball player and coach, shares his story in new memoir

Dorchester Reporter — Bill Raynor, a celebrated basketball player and coach, poet and educator, marked the release of his memoir, "Why Black Men Nod at Each Other," last week at Cristo Rey Boston High School in Savin Hill in front of friends, colleagues, and former teammates.
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Neponset cleanup set for Earth Day

Neponset cleanup set for Earth Day

Dorchester Reporter — A community cleanup event hosted by the Neponset River Watershed Association will be held on Earth Day, Sat., April 20, from 9 a.m. to noon.
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Screening called key to checking colon cancer: City launches campaign

Screening called key to checking colon cancer: City launches campaign

Dorchester Reporter — An extensive communication campaign launched by the Boston Public Health Commission and the Colon Cancer Coalition this week is aimed at increase awareness about the different types of colon cancer screening and the ways to combat one of the few known preventable cancers.
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City struggles to persuade property owners to replace their lead pipes - The Boston Globe

City struggles to persuade property owners to replace their lead pipes - The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe — In Boston, officials have been struggling to persuade property owners to remove their lead pipes. Over the years, they have provided grants to help defray some residents' costs of replacing the pipes, which can cost thousands of dollars.
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$50k grant will help open doors to city's first community birth center

$50k grant will help open doors to city's first community birth center

Dorchester Reporter — The Mayor's Office of Women's Advancement has awarded a $50,000 grant to Roxbury's Neighborhood Birth Center (NBC) to support the advancement of Boston's first community birth center, the city announced last month.
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Officials offer an update on Neponset Superfund plans

Officials offer an update on Neponset Superfund plans

Dorchester Reporter — Federal environmental officials gave the public an update on plans to clean up the contaminated Lower Neponset River along a 3.7-mile stretch of the waterway from Mother Brook in Hyde Park to the Walter Baker Dam on the Dorchester-Milton line in Lower Mills at a meeting in Hyde Park last Tuesday night (Feb. 27).
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