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One man arrested in series of raids by FBI and Boston police
David L. Ryan / Globe Staff Shown is the house on Devon Street in Dorchester raided by FBI special agents and Boston police today. By Globe Staff One man was arrested today when Boston police and FBI agents raided multiple...
Boston Globe, 05/13/2011
Pastor Eddy Laguerre to lead Sunday's Unity Parade
Pierre Eddy Laguerre has been named the Grand Marshall of the May 15th Haitian Unity Parade by Haitian-Americans United, Inc. Boston Haitian Reporter, 5/12/11
- BOSTON HAITIAN REPORTER Ten years later, the mission remains the same
Surveys roll in for Roxbury/Dorchester/Mattapan transit study
Transportation officials say they have received at least 1,214 surveys on ridership for the Roxbury/Dorchester/Mattapan Transit Needs Study. By Saturday, they will have culled enough data to begin collecting ideas about how to improve public transportation in the area. Boston Globe, 5/11/11
Local students spend vacation under the sea
While other teens spent their April school vacations hanging around the mall or visiting grandparents, this group was learning about life beneath the waters of the Atlantic and the environmental forces threatening that life. Boston Globe, 5/12/11
First Baptist church wins $288,300 in damage suit
A Hyde Park construction firm must pay Dorchester’s First Baptist Church $288,295 in damages after a Suffolk Superior Court jury issued a verdict in the church’s favor this week. Dorchester Reporter, 5/12/11
News Analysis: Flaherty reclaims his niche
Michael Flaherty walked into the Boston Elections Department alone. Without fanfare, television cameras or an entourage, he put pen to paper and joined the list of candidates vying for the City Council’s four at-large seats. Boston Globe, 5/11/11
Imprisoned former Boston councilor refuses to remain silent
Chuck Turner was convicted of accepting a bribe. His colleagues threw him off the Boston City Council. And voters overwhelmingly elected Tito Jackson to replace him in the district that includes the heart of Roxbury. Boston Globe, 5/11/11
Former medical center payroll consultant is indicted
Three years ago, Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center was bleeding money. Programs were cut, staff was barely paid, care deteriorated. Some of the city’s poorest patients were forced to look elsewhere for medical help or do without. Boston Globe, 5/10/11
Man attempts to steal bomb mitigation barrel from T station
A man attempted to steal a 440-pound bomb mitigation barrel from the Shawmut MBTA station on Monday but was arrested soon afterwards, officials said. Boston Globe, 5/10/11
Work Inc. broadens reach to families, community
For more than 45 years, Work Inc. has been providing services, vocational training, and jobs to people with disabilities. Now, the organization is helping families -- including those in Dorchester -- navigate the bureaucracy of social services. Boston Globe, 5/9/11
Wilson to lead Kennedy Institute
Jack M. Wilson, the outgoing president of the University of Massachusetts, has been named interim president of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, the institute announced yesterday. Boston Globe, 5/11/11
Man fatally shot at Savin Hill MBTA station
A shot rang out during a fight yesterday afternoon on the platform of the Savin Hill MBTA stop, leaving a young man fatally wounded in the crowded station, police said. Boston Globe, 5/8/11
Dorchester man rescued after tree-trimming accident
A Dorchester man was rescued from a tree this afternoon after his hand was impaled by a tree branch, stranding him approximately 30 feet above the ground. Boston Globe, 5/8/11
Urban planning in Upham's Corner
Upham's Corner is a dense "small town" with homes, worship centers, grocery stores, personal care salons, schools, a theater, parking, banks and many other businesses. Depending on your definition, Upham's Corner covers less than a half square mile yet packs in over 20,000 people. Upham's Corner News Online, 5/5/11
Cristo Rey Boston and college readiness
The Savin Hill Village section of Dorchester is home to the Cristo Rey Boston High School which uses a highly successful model ensuring college readiness. Upham's Corner News Online, 5/3/11
Lower Mills eatery Common Ground will not re-open
Over the weekend an ominous sign changed the mood: A “for lease” placard went up on the window of the Common Ground. Dorchester Reporter, 5/4/11
JFK Library unveils new museum wing
The newest wing of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum was opened yesterday in an official ceremony, adding 30,000 square feet to the building at the edge of Dorchester Bay. Boston Globe, 5/5/11
With Write on the Dot, UMass students bridge the gap between communities
Authors read their well-crafted sentences and stanzas, speaking over sirens, pop radio and the growing roar of the bar crowd. The little back room at the Blarney Stone was crowded with an audience of residents and students for the first-ever Write on the Dot event last night. Boston Globe, 5/3/11
Boston Public Schools announces new innovation division
Boston Superintendent Carol Johnson today announced the launch of a division within the school department that will focus on finding ways for new schools to succeed. Boston Globe, 5/4/11
Two Dorchester schools earn 'poor' building, physical environment marks
Both the building condition and the general physical environment of two century-old Dorchester elementary school facilities were classified as “poor” – the worst of four possible ratings -- in a recently released state report. Boston Globe, 5/2/11
Bootstrap program pulls up Roxbury, Dorchester middle-schoolers
In school districts scattered around the country, including Boston, the Bootstrap program is teaching algebra to 11- to 13-year-olds, through college-level computer programming and video-game design. Boston Globe, 5/3/11
Little Miss, Young Miss Dorchester Contests on May 14
The Little Miss Dorchester contest for 2011 will be held on Saturday, May 14 at 9 a.m. at the Columbia Rd. campus of Pope John Paul II Catholic Academy. The Young Miss Dorchester contest will be held at 11 a.m. Dorchester Reporter, 5/2/11
Video: A painful intro
to Boston's schools
The lottery assigning Boston kindergartners to classrooms is designed to be fair, but with too few good schools to choose from, too many opt to leave. Boston Globe
- A look inside Boston’s school assignment maze
- Selection process starts with choices, ends with luck
- A mother has high hopes but no room for Plan B
- An ideal of city loyalty tested by uncertain future
- Second roll of the die has a lot at stake
- Full coverage: Inside Boston's school assignment maze
CRIME ON THE MBTA
Downtown Crossing saw most robberies on MBTA
Downtown Crossing saw the most reported robberies among all MBTA subway stops in 2010, according to recently released crime data from the transit agency. Boston Globe, 2/4/11
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- Alewife Station topped T stops in reported bike thefts last year
- Reported crimes quadrupled at Andrew Station last year
- Forest Hills station saw most assault reports last year
- Forest Hills station tops in vandalism reports for 2010
- South Station saw most reported crime last year, T says
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Dorchester Neighborhood Journal
When you tell people you grew up in Dorchester, you'll often get the standard follow-up question: "What parish?" Catholic parishes have long defined neighborhoods within Dorchester. Boston Globe
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