1991 The Neponset River Greenway Council is formed by the non-profit group Boston Natural Areas Network to advocate for the creation of a greenway system along the river in Boston and Milton, much of ...

When the Charles, Mystic, and Neponset River Watershed Association (NepRWA) released its 2024 water quality report card grades for Boston’s urban rivers last month, the Neponset was assigned a B+ with ...

Overall crime is down by 5 percent so far this year on the Area C-11 police district that covers much of eastern Dorchester.

On the July 4 holiday, Healey signed the fiscal year 2026 budget lawmakers sent to her on June 30, in the process vetoing ...

Pearline James and her husband Evan immigrated to Boston from Jamaica in 1971 as part of an early wave of Jamaican arrivals ...

••• Boston Police last Sunday arrested a 14-year-old boy who was reportedly carrying a gun with one round in the chambers and nine in a magazine. Police say he was among a group of people at a loud ...

It’s hard to imagine a worse time for the wheels of justice to grind to a halt in local courtrooms. But, that’s exactly ...

Founded by Abraham Lincoln and others fighting to bring down the abomination of slavery, that 1850s anti-slavery Republican party paved the way for Lincoln to win the presidency against Democrats ...

In early June, I made a snap decision, one that involved passports, a flight, and a quiet promise to myself: My son and I were going to fly to Dublin to mark the end of his middle school years and the ...

Dorchester native Paulette Johnson DiSpagna graduated on May 17 from Lesley University with a doctorate in Counseling & Psychology, Transformative Leadership, Education, and Applied Research. She was ...

Nearly two centuries ago, Boston led the way in Black public school education. The same ideals that created the Commonwealth’s Constitution, which led to the abolition of slaves and made Boston a key ...

When it comes to the worst Supreme Court decision in history, there is plenty of competition. Last Friday (June 27, 2025) Trump v. CASA joined the race. In 2004, President George W. Bush nominated ...