Legislation Seen As Way To Counter Imminent Deportation Threats Concerned by the Trump administration's unfolding deportation efforts, some Massachusetts lawmakers and immigrant rights advocates launched a new campaign...

Thomas Gunning received the 2024 Martin J. Walsh Alumni Award from Gosnold Behavioral Health last week. The Cape Cod-based non-profit helps people heal from behavioral health conditions, substance use disorders, and co- ...

Jan 8, 2025 · What does the year 2025 have in store for the neighborhoods on the south side of Boston? As a new, but familiar, and, for many, a menacing administration takes power again in Washington, it’s also a mayoral election year in Boston, and while Mayor Wu has not yet drawn a clear challenge, it’s expected that there will be at least one candidate who will emerge to …

Jan 24, 2025 · With massive patches of slow zones now mostly repaired, MBTA officials have set their sights on pushing some subway speeds to even higher levels as one of the next major goals. T officials hinted Thursday that parts of the Red Line might soon be able to accommodate travel up to 50 miles per hour, a 10 mph increase over current levels that would bring the line closer to

After a nearly two-year permitting process and build-out, the new Papa John’s Pizza shop opened in Fields Corner last week. “So far, so good,” said Joe Johnson, who co-owns the store with his wife Rolanda and ...

Welcome to the new online home of the Dorchester Reporter. We hope you will browse through the new and improved DotNews.com, take it for a test drive and let us know what you think. Much has changed in the 26 years since we started this news organization to serve Dorchester with a community newspaper. But the fundamental mission of the Reporter and DotNews is …

On next Monday, Jan. 20, our country will honor the work and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It’s a federal holiday meant to remind every American that unity, equality, kindness, opportunity, and justice are all ...

Jan 8, 2025 · A new legislative session has arrived, and there are already loads of pressing issues that appear ripe for attention from Gov. Healey, Senate President Karen Spilka, House Speaker Ronald Mariano and the rest of Beacon Hill’s extended cast of lawmakers, regulators, and bureaucrats.

Dec 29, 2024 · Steward Surprise, Continuation of Shelter Stress Top Press Corps Ballots Maybe the word of the year should be "upheaval." This time last year, we were reflecting on how much the tone had changed in 2023 as new pressure points erupted on Beacon Hill. That dynamic only deepened in 2024, as power players swerved from dealing with one crisis to another.

NENPA member The Reporter has won a number of awards for excellence in journalism, including from the New England Newspaper and Press Association (NENPA) and UMass Boston's Center for Media and Society, and has twice been named Best Neighborhood Newspaper by the Improper Bostonian. In 2013, the Reporter won first place in the NENPA's Better Newspaper competition for Spot News coverage by a ...