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...

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...

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

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

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...

Haiti v Brazil at Gillette next summer in FIFA World Cup play??? Wowwww... that's gonna be a scene Let's go 🇭🇹!!!

Dec. 16 meeting to discuss bridge replacement on Morrissey Blvd.

Early #Boston voters make their choices ahead of Tuesday’s city election— A slow but steady trickle of 2,230 voters cast early ballots at one of the ten locations that were opened over the weekend for voting ahead of Boston’s Nov. 4 municipal election. www.dotnews.com/2025/early-v...

Reporter Editorial— Two stand-outs among candidates for Boston city council at-large: Ruthzee Louijeune and Will Onuoha www.dotnews.com/2025/editori...

The city of Boston today launched free vaccine clinics as part of a stepped-up effort to combat misinformation and confusion caused by federal health officials. Full story: www.dotnews.com/2025/city-bo...

One hundred newly sworn-in Boston Police officers began their assignments in districts across the city last Monday (Sept. 8) including at Area C-11 and Area B-3, the two largest districts covering Dorchester and Mattapan. www.dotnews.com/2025/bpd-dis...

NEW— #Boston City Council at-large candidates explain positions, grade Wu administration in new Reporter-Boston Municipal Research Bureau survey www.dotnews.com/2025/survey-...

Public meeting to focus on bridge replacement project on Canterbury Street in Boston

Toussaint Louverture Cultural Center (TLCC) of Massachusetts plans inaugural Ayiti Twoubadou Festival on Sunday, August 17 bostonhaitian.com/content/ayit...

NEW— The latest on preparations for #Boston's preliminary municipal election, including: •Full schedule for early, in-person voting, which starts on Aug. 30-31 at 10 locations. • New "poll pad" system to check-in voters citywide. • Plus— More poll workers needed. www.dotnews.com/2025/electio...

The Caribbean community in Massachusetts will stand tall in the midst of "the callousness and the aggression" aimed at them by the federal administration, former Senator Linda Dorcena Forry told a crowd at the State House on Thursday. www.dotnews.com/2025/aggress...

The Office of Participatory Budgeting invites all Bostonians to share their project ideas on how to spend $2 million of the City's budget to benefit our communities. The Idea Collection Phase starts on July 1st. www.boston.gov/departments/...

Mayor Wu has declared a heat emergency in the City of Boston from June 22 through June 24th due to high temperatures. More information, including a list of cooling resources and tips to stay safe, can be found at boston.gov/heat.

Mass Attorney General Andrea Campbell issues ‘Know Your Rights’ guide on ICE interactions bostonhaitian.com/content/comm...

T-minus 9 days until Dorchfest, the porchfest-style music fest/block party in Boston's biggest and most diverse neighborhood. Come check us out! dorchfest.com

The annual Haitian Unity Parade will kick off from Mattapan Square this Sunday (May 18) around 12:45 p.m., marching to Talbot Avenue and Harambee Park, where the celebration of Haitian American culture and heritage will continue. bostonhaitian.com/content/hait...

Episode two of DotLife podcast features State Rep. Brandy Fluker-Reid, Joel Richards; Reporter headlines with Bill Forry and a TinyDot concert with singer-songwriter Robert Thackery www.dotnews.com/2025/episode...

Meet Sabrina Vixama, a trailblazer in the Boston culinary scene, who blends her Haitian roots with a passion for plant-based cuisine bostonhaitian.com/content/plan...

New owner, affordability plan for Mattapan's Fairlawn Estates www.dotnews.com/2025/new-own...

Boston Police: Two men arrested, charged in weekend shooting at downtown nightspot Fete on Kingston bostonhaitian.com/content/poli...

Full remarks in Haitian Kreyol via our partner publication, Boston Haitian Reporter: bostonhaitian.com/content/mayo...

Mayor Wu's opening statement to Congressional committee: "A land ruled by fear is not the land of the free" www.dotnews.com/2025/mayor-w...

Lawsuit filed in Boston court seeks to block Trump's TPS order for Haitians, Venezuelans bostonhaitian.com/content/laws...

Claudel Jean-Louis has been selected for the prestigious “Business Growth Visibility Campaign,” an initiative funded by the Eastern Bank Foundation and designed to level the playing field for entrepreneurs from traditionally underserved communities. bostonhaitian.com

Mayor Wu met with local faith leaders on Tuesday as part of a multi-day listening tour as she prepares to offer testimony – and, likely, face tough questioning— at a Congressional hearing set for the morning of March 5 in Washington. www.dotnews.com/2025/wu-hudd...

NEW— Three must-try Haitian-owned restaurants in Downtown Boston, our latest collaboration with Haitians of Boston bostonhaitian.com/content/thre...

Danielle Legros Georges, who moved to Boston from Haiti with her parents at age 6 and became Boston's Poet Laureate under Mayor Walsh, died of cancer on Feb. 11 at her Dorchester home. www.dotnews.com/2025/bostons...

Very sad news. Danielle was a lovely person and a powerful voice for the Haitian diaspora in Boston and far beyond.

Editorial— One way to resist Trumpist aggression: Stop trafficking in rumors about ICE raids www.dotnews.com/2025/editori...

NEW! The Toussaint Louverture Cultural Center of Massachusetts, a new hub for Haitian culture in Boston next to TD Garden, is planning to open to the public for the first time next month. bostonhaitian.com/content/tous...

Author, chef Margot Gabriel explored Haitian tradition of Soup Joumou, discusses her new cookbook The Expat Kitchen in talk at #Dorchester bookstore Just Book-ish. bostonhaitian.com/content/auth...

Mayor Wu today responded to a City Council request to review City Hall hires with a 20-page report itemizing the 301 positions filled on her watch. Wu's team says the new hires- many of them to fill Covid-era vacancies— have been essential to improving city services. www.dotnews.com/2025/wu-tell...

Coming up on Thursday— grand opening and ribbon cutting of a new pizza shop in Fields Corner with proceeds from pizza sales going to Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester.

Newton-based Wingate Companies has acquired the historic Baker Chocolate Factory in Lower Mills for $41 million. The 133-unit apartment building complex sits on the #Dorchester side of the Neponset River at the corner of Dorchester Avenue and Adams Street. www.dotnews.com/2025/baker-c...

Boston Planning Department to host a virtual public meeting on Monday, Jan. 13, 6-7:30 pm to present the Neighborhood Housing zoning initiative.

Voting will start this week in the city of #Boston’s new participatory budget process, which will result in the distribution of $2 million in city funds to five projects. There are fourteen finalists in the running for the top five slots. dotnews.com/2025/bostoni...

We were pleased to join Ellen Clegg and Dan Kennedy on their latest episode of the “What Works” podcast… give a listen!

NEW— Haitian Americans United's 25th annual Independence Day gala celebrated heritage, resilience on Jan. 4. bostonhaitian.com/content/haus... @enriquepepen.bsky.social @ruthzee.bsky.social

NEW— Local health centers team up to offer 'Dottapan' Doula training program that includes $7500 stipend. Read more in today's Dorchester Reporter and here: www.dotnews.com/2024/health-...

Happy Independence Day to our amazing Haitian community in Greater Boston. Reminder: The annual HAU gala is Saturday evening in #Dorchester

Here's why #Boston's Mattahunt Elementary School and it's novel dual-language Haitian Kreyól program, the Toussaint L’Ouverture Academy, can be a model for schools serving immigrant students #Mattapan bostonhaitian.com/content/matt...

Jodia #Dorchester

NEW— Owners of Gourmet Kreyol, the popular Boston-based food truck and catering business, plan to open a new 49-seat restaurant in Dorchester's Codman Square. bostonhaitian.com/content/gour...

New in the Reporter: Codman Square Health Center was conceived 50 years ago this week. One of the founders @bill-walczak.bsky.social looks back at those early days. www.dotnews.com/2024/codman-...

Sesyon Joute Kominoté Carney — Jedi 12 Desanm a 5:30 p.m.#Dorchester www.boston.gov/carney