On Sunday, Mayor Martin Walsh signed legislation banning the usage of single-use plastic bags in Boston. The Boston Globe reported: “Boston joins 59 other municipalities statewide and hundreds across the nation, including Seattle and Washington, D.C., in adopting a ban.…
At the December 4th General Meeting, a representative from the Glover’s Corner development project distributed a flyer, which read in part: “PLAN: Glover’s Corner is an opportunity for the community and the City of Boston to think strategically about the…
Everyone wants to have a safe Christmas and holiday season. The Boston Fire Department posted the item below on its Twitter page: Did you remember to water your #ChristmasTree today? A well watered tree can stay safe right through the…
The Boston Police Department has launched a new security program which utilizes the internet-connect security cameras at participating businesses and homes. The program description: “Boston Police Department, District C-11 recently launched a Public Safety Consortium among Dorchester Business Owners with…
According to yesterday’s Dorchester Reporter: “The Zoning Board of Appeal approved a controversial housing project at the corner of Pleasant and Pearl streets this week, giving the go-ahead to the construction of a 17-condominium building at the site of the…
The Boomerang Bags Boston Sew-a-thon event will start on November 18! Sierra Rothberg invites interested persons to participate and help spread the word. The goals are to assemble at least 250 reusable handmade bags this weekend and 1,000 bags before…
Is Morrissey Boulevard a parkway (featuring a waterfront park with recreational activities), a highway (for commuters living outside the city), or a street (with park access for neighborhood residents)? It matters. The Livable Streets site provided a historical perspective why…
Boston Blooms with Daffodils, a citywide program offered by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, has once again provided 500 daffodil bulbs to be planted this fall in the Columbia-Savin Hill section of Dorchester. There will be two planting locations again this…
Today’s post is fifth in a series about free events in Dorchester. First, Mayor Walsh’s Movie Nights will show “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial” on Thursday August 17 in Savin Hill Park. To see the complete schedule of free events and activities…
