Category: Dorchester Reporter
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Burst pipe in UMass Boston dorm leaves 600-plus students searching for refuge
Waterlogged belongings, makeshift beds, and unresolved frustration defined this past week for students on UMass Boston’s Columbia Point campus who say the administration has not done enough to support the more than 600 of them students who were displaced after…
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Tết in Boston fest ‘shows our unity as a community’
For Jiachao Chen, a 15-year-old immigrant from China, the 37th annual “Tết in Boston” Lunar New Year celebration reminded him of the importance of keeping cultural traditions alive, even when you’re far from home. “It’s comforting because it shows people…
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Back-to-back snowstorms move electeds to pitch ‘strike force’ for removal efforts
State Sen. Nick Collins and City Councillors Brian Worrell and Ed Flynn want to augment Boston’s snow-removal approach by establishing a snow clearance strike force. Citing the “extra strain” on city workers when there is a heavy snowfall, Worrell proposed…
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‘Places of Resilience’— Five Dot park projects given Lee Fund grants
Five beloved green spaces in Dorchester will get a fresh burst of life after receiving five of a ten-grant allotment from the Henry Lee Fund for Boston Parks, which supports community-driven projects that improve parks and gardens across Boston, according…
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City plan calls for half-acre farm in Mattapan to combat food insecurity
City officials Monday night unveiled a plan to create a half-acre farm in Mattapan to serve people experiencing food insecurity. The 22,000-square-foot farm, tentatively called “River Street Farm,” will be built on Boston Public Health Commission’s Mattapan Heights campus near…
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A new home for Haitian dance and folklore opens in Roxbury’s Nubian Square
Jean Appolon Expressions, the Haitian folkloric and contemporary dance organization, celebrated the grand opening of its new dance center in Roxbury’s Nubian Square on Tuesday, Jan. 27. The JAE Dance Center, a 2,846-square-foot studio and black box performance space on…