A proposal to redevelop the former Carney Hospital campus in #Dorchester will formally enter Boston’s development review process this week, according to project proponents. The plan includes space for a large health care facility and housing among its uses. www.dotnews.com/2026/05/20/c...

Today on Blue Hill Ave. Parts of BHA will be blocked to vehicles between Mattapan Sq. and Talbot Ave around 1pm-3pm

Boston Police confirm one person was shot this afternoon around 3:23p.m. along Columbia Road near Dot Ave. The injury is not considered life-threatening. Investigation ongoing. #Dorchester www.dotnews.com/2026/05/15/p...

The popular Ashmont Hill Yard Sale returns for its 46th year on Sat., May 16, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. #Dorchester www.dotnews.com/2026/05/04/a...

The 24th annual Haitian American United (HAU) Unity Parade kicks off this Sunday (May 17) at 1 p.m. from Mattapan Square with a march up the inbound side of Blue Hill Avenue to Harambee Park in Franklin Field. www.dotnews.com/2026/05/13/h...

Reminder: Shuttle buses replace trains along Red Line's Ashmont branch this evening at 6 p.m. through Monday, May 18 www.dotnews.com/2026/05/12/s...

I had the luxury to use the Fairmount Line instead. It’s not too bad, aside from the longer distance and headways. Way better than the buses.

🧵🇺🇦 #Ukraine changed me. I’m returning in a few days. 🗣️My first trip was in 2022 in Przemyśl, Poland, where we supported the first wave of displaced Ukrainians. Since then, I’ve witnessed the aftermath of the Kakhovka dam destruction in Kherson and the daily attacks Ukrainians endure across the…

Dorchester’s Sarah Greenwood School, a dual language K-8 schoolhouse on Glenway Street, has become a city volleyball powerhouse with two straight middle school championships and consecutive undefeated seasons. www.dotnews.com/2026/05/13/s...

HEADS UP RED LINERS— Shuttle buses will replace train service on the Red Line between Broadway and Ashmont later this week. Get all the details: www.dotnews.com/2026/05/12/s...

Only in The Reporter— Get a first-look inside Dorchester's next hot-spot eatery, The Chester www.dotnews.com/2026/05/09/g...

Louis D. Brown Peace Institute will host the 30th annual Mother’s Day Walk for Peace on Sunday, May 10. #Dorchester www.dotnews.com/2026/05/08/m...

This week's print edition of The Reporter is now in circulation across the neighborhood. You can also read it here (no paywall): www.dotnews.com/2026/05/07/m...

Neighbors gathered at the Codman Square Library to help plan a proper memorial for 133 Black women interred in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Dorchester. For decades, they have gone unnamed, distinguished only by flat stone markers that read “Home for Aged Colored Women.” www.dotnews.com/2026/05/07/i...

“While improvements to infrastructure, stormwater management, and equitable access remain top priority goals, residents can feel confident boating on the Neponset without major concerns for their health." - Ian Cooke, @neprwa.bsky.social

BC High to add grade 6 to Arrupe Division starting in Fall 2027. www.dotnews.com/2026/05/06/b...

Eight Ball, Fields Corner Pocket Noticing a serious gap of “third spaces” in Fields Corner for teenagers and families to hang out, businessman Vu Huynh is planning to open a billiards hall next his successful eatery in Fields Corner. www.dotnews.com/2026/05/06/e...

Finally, a Boston map book that makes a good-faith effort to capture the complexities and nuances of Boston's neighborhoods. Extra points for the correct usage of "three-decker." A great-read here via @clovettboston.bsky.social

The now-vacant Dorchester Tire property at 1150 Dorchester Ave. would be used as an outdoor market with a beer garden on Sundays as part of a plan discussed at Monday evening’s meeting of the Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association. www.dotnews.com/2026/05/05/s...

“What a dictator or an authoritarian wants you to believe is that their dark, divided view of the country is an inevitability. They want a citizenry that is ignorant and uninformed. They want a citizenry that is indifferent to the suffering of their neighbors."- @ayannapressley.bsky.social

Top judges find fault with AG Campbell’s tax cut ballot question summary as they consider appeal led by #Dorchester's Lew Finfer. www.dotnews.com/2026/05/04/t...

The popular Ashmont Hill Yard Sale returns for its 46th year on Sat., May 16, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. bringing bargain hunters to more than 40 locations. #Dorchester www.dotnews.com/2026/05/04/a...

Boston’s next Commissioner of Parks and Recreation will be Diana Fernandez Bibeau, a 35-year-old West Roxbury resident who currently works in the Boston Planning Department. www.dotnews.com/2026/05/04/f...

The Wake Up The Earth Festival, organized by Jamaica Plain community arts center Spontaneous Celebrations, celebrated its 48th year on Saturday, May 2. www.dotnews.com/2026/05/04/j...

Citizenship Day, which will be held this year on May 2 at the Reggie Lewis State Track Athletic Center in Roxbury, is an annual event where aspiring citizens can get free help with their citizenship applications. www.dotnews.com/2026/04/30/b...

In the shadow of the National Grid rainbow tank, state and city officials gathered Wednesday morning to cut a ceremonial ribbon at the most recent section of the Neponset Greenway trail to open. www.dotnews.com/2026/04/30/l...

Opinion— "We don’t choose grief. It chooses us," writes Chaplain Clementina Chéry of the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, the group organizing the 30th annual Mother's Day Walk for Peace in #Dorchester. www.dotnews.com/2026/04/27/f...

Classic. 40 years ago, damn.

A development team that includes the Archdiocese of Boston’s Planning Office for Urban Affairs has filed plans for a 105-unit affordable housing project in Mattapan Square. www.dotnews.com/2026/04/29/d...

Mattapan means “a good place to sit” in the native language of the Massachusett. The owners of Marabou Café, a Haitian-American restaurant on Blue Hill Ave., hope to adapt that definition to “a good place to sit, dine, and enjoy an adult beverage with your meal.” www.dotnews.com/2026/04/28/m...

Don't miss this week's print edition of The Reporter. You can also read it here online: www.dotnews.com/2026/04/23/a...

Dorchester and Mattapan transit riders will need to plan for more service disruptions in May as the MBTA carries out another round of signal upgrades and infrastructure work along the Red Line and Mattapan trolley. See The Reporter for details: www.dotnews.com/2026/04/23/a...

Born and raised in Kenya, sisters Najma and Naima Mohamed have brought East African coffee culture to #Dorchester with the launch of their mobile shop parked at the rear of CrossFit 617 fitness center on Hill Top Street next to the Neponset Greenway. www.dotnews.com/2026/04/22/m...

Mayor Michelle Wu's FY27 budget proposal is under scrutiny from city councillors and advocates who are posing tough questions about priorities and/or making pleas for more funding. Chris Lovett reports... www.dotnews.com/2026/04/21/c...

New plans floated for 59-unit condo development on Washington Street in Lower Mills. #Dorchester www.dotnews.com/2026/04/17/d...

A new mural dedicated to Boston educator and civil rights pioneer Ruth Batson was unveiled last week outside the #Dorchester school that now bears her name. www.dotnews.com/2026/04/20/r...

Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy honored Dorchester's Jim Brett and his wife, Pattie, at its annual spring fundraising event on April 9 at the school’s Columbia Road campus. www.dotnews.com/2026/04/20/b...

This week's print edition of The Reporter is in circulation across the neighborhoods. You can also read it here: www.dotnews.com/2026/04/16/a...

Dorchester is on the frontlines of climate change, from its coastline to its housing and infrastructure. In this episode of DotLife, UMass Boston professors Georgia Mavrommati and Katherine Dafforn discuss what climate change means for the neighborhood today. www.dotnews.com/2026/04/18/e...

A long-dormant plan to build a condo development along a historic stretch of Washington Street in Lower Mills returns for discussion before the Lower Mills Civic Association next week. www.dotnews.com/2026/04/17/d...

NEW— Rep. Ayanna Pressley's push to extend Haitian TPS for three years clears key House vote. The measure — if successful — would extend TPS protections for Haitians through April 2029. www.dotnews.com/2026/04/16/p...

NEW— Boston's next fire commissioner will be Rodney Marshall, a Boston College graduate and a "proud son of Dorchester." www.dotnews.com/2026/04/16/w...

Perhaps one day we might not go through the exercise of “One Boston Day.” But, while we have it, we should use it. Not as a feel-good slogan, but as a day of action. A contribution to the Fieldhouse+ in #Dorchester would be a simple way to start.

Today is One Boston Day— the anniversary of the 2013 marathon bombing that killed four- including 8-year-old Martin Richard of Dorchester. www.dotnews.com/2026/04/15/l...

Dorchester's own Taina Mair has been selected by Seattle Storm as #14 pick in WNBA draft. www.dotnews.com/2026/04/14/w...

WNBA Draft starts tonight at 7 p.m. 👀

New in DotLife podcast: The top stories from The Reporter, including: The latest on the Stephenson King-Officer O'Malley case; Tech Boston Academy's students win Aspen Challenge; and Dorchester's Taina Mair looks to future and WNBA draft. www.dotnews.com/2026/04/13/d...

Reception tonight at Milton Public Library

The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate will open its doors to the public for a free open house on Thursday, April 23, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., offering a slate of family-friendly activities during the April school vacation week. www.dotnews.com/2026/04/10/e...

An oral history project that focuses on stories from a wide range of Dorchester community members from teenagers to elders who left Vietnam in the 1970s has been turned into a 90-minute documentary that producers hope to screen publicly this summer. www.dotnews.com/2026/04/10/f...