Category: Dorchester Reporter
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At The Boston Home, customized repairs on wheelchairs support mobility, dignity
Jody Gold, who uses a power wheelchair, doesn’t drive it with her hands, she drives it with her head. Gold, a resident at The Boston Home on Dorchester Avenue since 2017, has multiple sclerosis (MS) and is unable to walk…
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Data drop: Shoplifting is soaring in Dorchester
Arrests for shoplifting in Dorchester by Boston police increased nearly fivefold, or 468 percent, from 2023 to 2025, far outpacing the statewide jump of more than 73 percent, according to a Dorchester Reporter analysis of three full years of data.…
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Girls’ LEAP brunch honoree Denella J. Clark talks about ‘leading with courage’
Denella J. Clark says courage is about “having the confidence to use your voice, the courage to stand up for yourself and others, and the determination to pursue your goals even when obstacles stand in your way.” Clark, the president…
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Fairmount Line electric train plan faces delay, raising concerns along corridor
The first of the battery-electric multiple-unit trains, known as BEMUs, is now expected to arrive for testing in 2029, and service is expected to begin in 2030… A long-awaited plan to bring battery-powered trains and more frequent service to the…
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Businesses urged to join city’s World Cup guide before Sunday deadline
Businesses still have time to join Boston’s FIFA World Cup Neighborhood Business Guide before Sunday’s deadline. City officials are urging local shops, restaurants and bars to sign up for a guide meant to steer soccer fans into Boston’s neighborhoods. The FIFA World…
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‘Legacy’ Boston businesses honored for staying rooted in neighborhood life
When Elizabeth Deveney Frazier walks through cemeteries across Boston, she can often recognize her family’s work before she sees the name. “I can walk around any cemetery in Boston, and I can pick out stones that we made,” said Frazier,…
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Meet Richard Dobbyn: Lifelong Dot resident, Vietnam vet, and chief marshal of the Dot Day parade
Richard Dobbyn is no stranger to the annual Dot Day parade. Born and raised in Dorchester, he marched in it as a Boy Scout at age 13. Now 78, the lifelong Dorchester resident will assume the role of chief marshal,…