Category: Dorchester Reporter
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City’s heat island issue has deep roots – and there’s a leafy solution at hand
The Boston Parks Department has an answer to the city’s summer heat problem — plant more trees. Boston experiences the urban heat island effect — increased temperatures in places covered in asphalt and concrete — across its more developed neighborhoods…
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‘Voices of Dorchester’ event will bring Revolutionary War stories to life for 250th anniversary
The “Voices of Dorchester” program on April 11 presented by Historic New England and the Dorchester Historical Society aims to amplify stories from the time period using diaries, letters and personal accounts… In Dorchester, history isn’t just confined to museums.…
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Candidates line up to replace Morrissey as Norfolk County DA
After years of controversy surrounding the Norfolk County district attorney’s office, voters will choose a new top prosecutor this fall as a crowded field of candidates begins to take shape. District attorneys serve as the chief law enforcement officials in…
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In 7-0 vote, School Committee passes $1.73 billion budget
The Boston School Committee on Wednesday unanimously passed a $1.73 billion budget for next school year, a more than 4.5 percent increase over this year’s spending plan, but ongoing financial pressures and declining enrollment will put between 300 and 400 jobs at…
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Hundreds celebrated 250th anniversary of Evacuation Day on Dorchester Heights
Above: Revolutionary War reenactors fire their muskets at the city. The guns were only loaded with powder, not actual bullets. Photo by Truman Dickerson Hundreds of people and dozens of Revolutionary War reenactors on Tuesday, March 17 celebrated the 250th…
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BPD officer charged with manslaughter in shooting death of Dorchester man last week
A Boston police officer charged with manslaughter after he shot and killed a Dorchester man suspected in an apparent carjacking in Roxbury last week was released on personal recognizance after his arraignment Thursday. The officer, Nicholas O’Malley, 33, of West…
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At City Hall vigil, calls for justice for Emmanuel Damas, who died while in ICE custody in Arizona
Speakers called for probe into actions by ICE, DHS, and local law enforcement in Boston and Suffolk County… More than 100 people stood in frigid weather at Boston’s City Hall Plaza Wednesday evening to mourn the death of Emmanuel Damas,…