A group of neighbors, with the support of St. Gregory’s pastor, Rev. Jack Ahern, has launched an effort to help neighbors struggling with food insecurity this season. www.dotnews.com/2026/lower-m...

US Rep Pressley re: the ICE-agent killing of a Minnesota woman earlier today

The Boston School Committee met via Zoom on Monday evening (Jan. 5) for its annual organizational meeting where it set a calendar and chose officers for the coming year. www.dotnews.com/2026/school-...

Boston property owners received a mixed New Year’s message from City Hall last week: The values of their homes have gone up, according to city assessments, but the bill due to the tax collector will also go up in the new year. www.dotnews.com/2026/citys-m...

Mayor Wu and 13 city councillors began their new terms on Monday, marking a new year with a bow to homegrown heroics in the War of Independence. Within a few hours, the galvanizing spirit of ’76 would give way to parliamentary maneuvers and the equanimity of “6-7.” www.dotnews.com/2026/at-inau...

January 23 at the JFK Library: Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert and former White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy explore how public–private collaboration can drive real progress on climate change in the spirit of JFK's Moonshot. Learn more: jfklibrary.org/JFKEarthshot2025

Two children under the age of two have died from flu-related illness in Boston in recent weeks, according to the city’s top health official, who warned of a surge in illness across the region on Tuesday. www.dotnews.com/2026/two-you...

Liz Breadon wins City Council gavel in 11th hour ‘compromise’ that pitted Wu loyalists against bloc focused on 'checks and balances' Worrell says: "I am just encouraged that it went to that ‘six-seven.’" www.dotnews.com/2026/breadon...

Councillor Liz Breadon of Allston-Brighton has been elected Boston City Council President edging out Brian Worrell, 7-6

"Boston will be that beacon" Full text of Mayor Michelle Wu's second inauguration address delivered today at Boston Symphony Hall. www.dotnews.com/2026/mayor-w...

Police: Man found shot to death in car on residential street in Mattapan; Boston's second homicide of 2026 www.dotnews.com/2026/police-...

Dorchester's District 4 Councillor Brian Worrell is heavy the favorite to win tomorrow's election for Boston City Council president after Cllr. Gabriella Coletta Zapata exited the race on Sunday. www.dotnews.com/2026/coletta...

Tomorrow: Mayor Wu, city councillors will be sworn-in starting at 10 a.m. The event is at Boston Symphony Hall and will be live-streamed here: www.boston.gov/news/inaugur...

2026— a preview of likely headlines from The Reporter. www.dotnews.com/2025/editori...

Judge won't block Wu's re-inauguration; rules would-be mayoral candidate failing to prove city officials, signature requirements conspired against him www.universalhub.com/2026/judge-w... #Boston #elections2025 #lawsuits

The 27th annual Independence Day Gala celebration hosted by Haitian-Americans United, Inc. will be held at Dorchester’s IBEW Freeport Hall on Sat., Jan. 10, 7-10 p.m. www.dotnews.com/2025/haitian...

The union representing Boston’s firefighters approved a new $90M contract last week that promises the first responders a 2.5 percent pay hike with an additional 2 percent increase over the next three years. www.dotnews.com/2025/wu-fire...

Alleged gunman in deadly Mattapan triple-shooting in October held without bail; second suspect sought, prosecutors say www.dotnews.com/2025/bpd-man...

A look back at the top local stories of 2025 in The Reporter www.dotnews.com/2025/checkin...

Check out this amazing article by @dotnews.bsky.social . One of their reporters came out and saw how BWSC is investing into keeping catch basins clear, reducing overflows and flooding. Read it here: www.dotnews.com/2025/bostons...

Neighbors led by the former top archivist for the city of Boston are looking to create a “history garden” inside an underused public park next to Boston's oldest house in #Dorchester www.dotnews.com/2025/garden-...

State Sen. Liz Miranda wants Gov. Healey to take action after a 32-year-old prisoner died after an incident that Miranda described as a “potential homicide” at the Suffolk County House of Correction at South Bay on Dec. 8. www.dotnews.com/2025/miranda...

This week's print edition of the Dorchester Reporter is in circulation across the neighborhoods. You can also read it here: www.dotnews.com/2025/dec-24/

Trustees at Cedar Grove Cemetery are planning to put up three buildings— each with two units of housing—on a parcel of land it owns near the corner of Granite Avenue and Milton Street. www.dotnews.com/2025/cedar-g...

Boston public health officials warn of surge in Flu cases, hospitalizations as seasonal illness hits earlier and harder than expected www.dotnews.com/2025/city-ur...

Michelle Wu will be sworn in as Boston's mayor for the second time on Mon., Jan. 5 at Boston Symphony Hall. When she convenes her first meeting with senior staff and cabinet chiefs, there’ll be many familiar faces, but with different roles and titles. www.dotnews.com/2025/team-wu...

Meet Maddie Murphy, the latest ice hockey phenom to emerge out of Dorchester and the Neponset-based Dorchester Youth Hockey program. The 18-year-old Boston College freshman is a standout defensive player for the Eagles and — quite possibly— a future Olympian. www.dotnews.com/2025/skys-th...

Young musicians from Mattapan's Immigrant Family Services Institute delighted a packed audience at Dorchester's TechBoston Academy auditorium last weekend with a Christmas concert featuring violins, voices, and a brass orchestra. www.dotnews.com/2025/young-m...

Seven years after MBTA officials announced a ten-year plan to “transform” the Mattapan-Ashmont trolley line, representatives for the agency told attendees of a public meeting on Wednesday evening that they are only 15 percent of the way toward meeting their goals. www.dotnews.com/2025/mattapa...

Many residents dismiss the vote for the next Boston City Council president as procedural. It isn’t. In 2026, the Council Presidency matters more than ever, writes George 'Chip' Greenidge. www.dotnews.com/2025/opinion...

Sunday Menorah lighting planned on Morrissey Blvd. to celebrate Chanukah www.dotnews.com/2025/sunday-...

Joshua Baez, a heavily scouted outfielder and slugger from Dorchester, has been placed on the St. Louis Cardinals’ 40-man roster, an achievement that puts him within striking distance of his ultimate dream: playing in the “Big League." www.dotnews.com/2025/for-jos...

State officials confirmed today that a controversial plan to redevelop the Shattuck Hospital campus that was put on pause in 2023 has now been totally scrapped. www.dotnews.com/2025/state-o...

📣 IMPORTANT NOTICE: Trash & Recycling service is canceled on Christmas Day, Thursday 12/25. For updated pick-up schedules and neighborhood-specific details, go to boston.gov/trash-day or see the information below👇

Officials from MassDOT presented two primary concepts this week for replacing the Beades Bridge on Morrissey Boulevard: a modern movable drawbridge or a taller, fixed bridge that would no longer open for boat traffic. #Dorchester www.dotnews.com/2025/two-opt...

After years of planning, three major redevelopment projects that are expected to transform Uphams Corner will converge on a single stretch of Columbia Road starting next year. #Dorchester www.dotnews.com/2025/three-d...

Mayor Michelle Wu is standing firm behind her proposed tax burden shift as others continue to warn about declining commercial property values and the growing city budget, via @statehousenews.com www.dotnews.com/2025/wu-knoc...

The Robert and Cynthia Marr Charitable Foundation has made a $6.5 million donation in support of the FieldHouse+, a 75,000-square-foot enrichment and recreation facility now under construction on Dorchester's Columbia Point peninsula. www.dotnews.com/2025/marr-fo...

MBTA officials are planning to update residents Wednesday on what’s happening with long-delayed improvements to the Mattapan Hi-Speed Trolley line. www.dotnews.com/2025/virtual...

State transportation officials will convene a public meeting this evening, Dec. 16, at Boston College High School to discuss the future replacement of the John J. Beades Bridge on Morrissey Boulevard. www.dotnews.com/2025/dec-16-...

Boston City Councillor Brian Worrell says he’s pressing forward with his candidacy for the council presidency next month, despite the fact that one of his colleagues has already declared victory in the contest. www.dotnews.com/2025/worrell...

Today in Dorchester!

In this week's DotLife podcast news segment, Bill Forry and Seth Daniel of The Reporter talk about BPS closure pushback; a new commander for B-3 police; Fields Corner's library rising; and last-minute gift ideas for your favorite Dot-phile #Dorchester youtu.be/949-e1KuNvA?...

Check out the DotNews story on our Welcome Home, Boston program turning long-empty Glenway St. lots into new homes for families. Read about this project in Seth Daniel’s story “Construction begins on long-vacant Glenway Street lots,” https://ow.ly/7Mac50XBOJ2.

Coming up next Wed., Dec. 17— MBTA hosts virtual meeting w/ updates to Mattapan Hi-Speed trolley project

A plan advanced by the owners of the Murphy Funeral Home on Dorchester Avenue to build a four-story building with 22 units of housing next to their current business on Dorchester Avenue was approved by the Boston Planning and Development Authority board on Dec. 11. www.dotnews.com/2025/city-bo...

The Boston Police Area B-3 district has a new commander. Capt. Sean McCarthy has been making the rounds to introduce himself at civic association meetings, including last week’s Codman Square Neighborhood Council (CSNC). #Dorchester #Mattapan www.dotnews.com/2025/new-cap...

Members of a neighbor-led planning initiative focused on Codman Square have hired nine “ambassadors” and plan to launch their effort in earnest in January. #Dorchester www.dotnews.com/2025/group-t...

The new Fields Corner library branch that is rising at the corner of Park Street and Dot Ave with a completion expected by next summer has an important design distinction that is readily apparent to passersby: glulams, or engineered wood, instead of steel beams. www.dotnews.com/2025/new-fie...

Commentary— UMass Boston Chancellor Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco writes about the latest UN climate summit in Brazil. He says "it’s time to shift from promises and rhetoric to a decisive victory for climate resilience." www.dotnews.com/2025/where-c...