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Three local health centers – DotHouse Health, Codman Square Health Center, and Mattapan Community Health Center – will launch a new training program for doulas this year through the state’s Department of Public Health....
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New England Patriots captain Ja’Whaun Bentley, who suffered a season-ending injury in September when he tore his pec against the Seattle Seahawks, isn’t back on the field yet, but he’s showing up for the community in ...
Welcome to the new DotNews.com | Dorchester Reporter
Welcome to the new online home of the Dorchester Reporter. We hope you will browse through the new and improved DotNews.com, take it for a test drive and let us know what you think. Much has changed in the 26 years since we started this news organization to serve Dorchester with a community newspaper. But the fundamental mission of the Reporter and DotNews is …
Top Ten State House stories of 2024 | Dorchester Reporter
Dec 29, 2024 · Steward Surprise, Continuation of Shelter Stress Top Press Corps Ballots Maybe the word of the year should be "upheaval." This time last year, we were reflecting on how much the tone had changed in 2023 as new pressure points erupted on Beacon Hill. That dynamic only deepened in 2024, as power players swerved from dealing with one crisis to another.
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A man was shot and killed on Monday night (Dec. 9) on Devon Street, a side road off Columbia Road, and Boston Police said that they arrested two men who are suspects in the fatal incident.
Politics | Dorchester Reporter
Drops Market Oversight Bill On Guv's Desk With Only Hours Left In Session Lawmakers rushed a hospital oversight bill to Gov. Maura Healey on Monday, agreeing on policy responses to the Steward Health Care crisis that aim to better regulate private equity...
City grants to aid old and new businesses | Dorchester Reporter
Dec 4, 2024 · From kielbasa and wine to Sorrel & Lime, several established businesses and a few new ventures recently won grants from the city to expand their enterprises. The third and final round of the popular Supporting Pandemic Affected Community Enterprises (SPACE) grants were unveiled last month with eight businesses from Dorchester and Mattapan receiving various funding and other
About the Dorchester Reporter | Dorchester Reporter
NENPA member The Reporter has won a number of awards for excellence in journalism, including from the New England Newspaper and Press Association (NENPA) and UMass Boston's Center for Media and Society, and has twice been named Best Neighborhood Newspaper by the Improper Bostonian. In 2013, the Reporter won first place in the NENPA's Better Newspaper competition for Spot News coverage by a ...
Disowned by our state, Dot region’s residents, healthcare experts ...
Sep 3, 2024 · I walked the grounds of the now-closed Carney Hospital on Sunday, just hours after they locked the doors. I heard the stone-cold silence of state leaders who violated their own regulations in their rush to shutter the Carney after its service to our community dating back to the Civil War. What was left there was an ambulance from a Gloucester company parked next to the
Developers behind Dot projects among advisers on mayoral reforms
Feb 8, 2023 · Developers who are steering two large projects in Dorchester have signed on as advisers to Mayor Michelle Wu as she seeks to overhaul the city’s development process. Wu on Friday announced the members of an advisory committee focused on the “Article 80” review process for development in the city. Adopted by the city’s zoning commission in 1996, Article 80 lays out requirements