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Neighbors stepping in to fill the void as Fields Corner library rehab is ongoing

For the past two years, librarians have read to children in an ice cream shop and other places in Fields Corner during the ...
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Changing of the guard coming at Boston Licensing Board

Kathleen Joyce, who has led the city's Licensing Board for last eight years, will step aside. Ava Callender Concepcion (shown ...
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City’s Dot liaison takes a new job at City Hall

On Monday this week, Dorchester mayoral liaison Madison Foley, a lifelong resident of Adams Village, moved to a position in another city department, according to the Mayor’s Press Office. She had been ...
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Diversity hailed at Faneuil Hall as BPD ranks rise by 118 officers

The Boston Police Department welcomed 118 new officers into its ranks on Oct. 15 during a graduation ceremony at Faneuil Hall ...
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Final week of early voting underway; Dorchester, Mattapan residents must travel outside neighborhoods to cast ballots

Boston voters have five days left to cast their ballots ahead of the Nov. 3 state election, but Dorchester and Mattapan residents hoping to vote early this week will need to travel outside the ...
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Pumpkin Parade returns to Pope John Paul II Park on Thursday

A favorite Dorchester Halloween tradition returns this Thursday evening (Oct. 29) when the annual Pumpkin Parade takes over Pope John Paul II Park for a free, family-friendly celebration along the ...
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22 unit-condo complex pitched to replace single-family house on Washington Street

A Wrentham developer has filed plans with the city to build 22 units of mostly market-rate condos at 1016 Washington St., ...
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Mother charged with manslaughter for fentanyl death of 4-year-old daughter

The Boston Police Department reports arresting Dayanna Familiar, 35, on a manslaughter charge after a medical examiner concluded her 4-year-old daughter died Aug. 17 from 'acute fentanyl intoxication" ...
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Adams Village Fall Fest draws hundreds on picture-perfect day

Adams Village merchants came together on Saturday afternoon to host the 2nd annual Fall Fest – a bigger and better version of last year’s inaugural effort.
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In last-minute reversal, Fields Corner Post Office will stay open, says FitzGerald

In an eleventh-hour reversal, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has secured a lease extension that will allow the Fields Corner Post Office to remain open at 218 Adams St., canceling a planned ...
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Nail salon workers discuss hardships at VietAID forum

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 ...
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Massachusetts ballot questions: What a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ vote means

Massachusetts voters will decide nine statewide ballot questions in the Nov. 3 election, matching a state record for the number of questions on a single ballot. The proposals cover government ...