Category: Dorchester Reporter
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A Q&A with Katie Nolan, newly-named Dorchester mayor, about Dot Day and home
‘I don’t ever want to leave this area,’ says Katie Nolan.. Katie Nolan has been going to the Dorchester Day Parade for as long as she has been alive. Born in February 1998, she notes that she was at the parade that…
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A BPS program that helped 3,000 families avoid homelessness is surprised by a major funding cut
A partnership between Boston Public Schools and support organizations that helps families avoid homelessness has seen its funding cut… A new study showed that a partnership between Boston Public Schools and support organizations helps families avoid homelessness, increases students’ school attendance rates,…
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A ‘full-service support system’ makes Salvation Army’s responses invaluable
Kroc Center team is ever at the ready to assist Bostonians impacted by disasters such as house fires. Truman Dickerson reports… When an apartment building in Mattapan went up in flames last month, the Boston Fire Department, as usual, responded…
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Senate bond bill includes funding for ongoing rehab of Town Field
An environmental bond bill passed by the State Senate and awaiting action by the House of Representatives includes roughly $3 million in funds aimed at Dorchester projects, according to Sen. Nick Collins. In its current form, the “Mass Ready Act”…
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Kyre Ambrose danced before he could walk; his legacy will endure through a scholarship
Kyre Ambrose’s love of dance began before he was born. “I used to joke all the time when he was in my stomach, if we were out somewhere and there was music playing, you would just see my stomach just…
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JP ‘Wakes Up The Earth,’ takes to the streets to advocate for environmental, economic policy, civil liberties
Amid a sea of giant puppets, performers on sky-high stilts and oversized butterfly wings replacing backpacks, hundreds of families, non-profits and residents of all ages congregated to welcome spring and advocate for issues impacting their communities. The Wake Up The…
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Boston’s Citizenship Day turns hope into reality for aspiring US citizens
Citizenship Day, which will be held this year on May 2 at the Reggie Lewis State Track Athletic Center in Roxbury, is an annual event where aspiring citizens can get help with their citizenship applications for free… Since arriving in…