Gourmet Kreyol plans sit-down restaurant for Dorchester's Codman Square

PicturedL Nathalie LeCorps, co-owner of Gourmet Kreyol food truck and catering, announced at the Codman Square Neighborhood Council that she plans to open a 49-seat full- service restaurant at 657 Washington St. and asked the group to support her application for one of the new all-alcohol restaurant liquor licenses. She aims to open the restaurant and an office headquarters there by April. Seth Daniel photo

Carney Hospital 'listening session' set for Dec 12 in Dorchester

Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) will convene a "Community Listening Session" on Thursday, December 12, at 5:30 p.m. at the Sheet Metal Workers Local 17 Training Center, 1181 Adams St. in Dorchester.

According to an advisory released by BPHC:"Community members impacted by the Carney Hospital closure are invited to attend this meeting to share comments with the working group about the health needs and inequities in their communities following the hospital’s closure, and to offer ideas for how to address those needs and promote equity."

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Two women with Haitian roots elected to Governor's Council

From left: Eunice Zeigler (D-Methuen), Tamisha Civil (D-Stoughton). The first two women of color — both daughters of Haitian immigrants — appear poised to join the Governor's Council, the elected panel that vets and confirms new judges in Massachusetts. And the council, which will feature new faces representing three of its eight districts, seems likely to remain entirely in Democrat hands heading into 2025.

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Commentary—Finally, it’s time for the US to stop pulling strings in Haiti

Haiti’s deepening crises have so far been resistant to the Biden Administration’s proposed solutions, but that is because the United States resolutely blocks the easiest solution of all – ceasing the interference that generated the crises in the first place. Haitians have demonstrated their capacity to negotiate and compromise to get their democracy back on track, but each time the United States has blocked the plans in order to promote its friends at the expense of Haiti’s democracy.

City moves ahead with center-running bus lane plan for Blue Hill Avenue

A rendering from a 2022 presentation shows how a center-running bus lane might be positioned along Blue Hill Avenue near the Mattapan Branch Library. Mayor Wu and US Rep. Pressley— two prominent supporters of the idea— say that any final designs will be made in future meetings with neighbors, merchants, and other stakeholders. City of Boston image

Campbell: AG’s office eyes local focus, being ‘go-to source for residents’ issues

Attorney General Andrea Campbell says her office is thinking nationally but acting locally when it comes to setting priorities and protecting citizens in Massachusetts. In an interview with the Reporter on Monday, the Mattapan Democrat said she’s leaning in on her experience as a Boston city councillor, but also listening closely to residents across the Commonwealth to set an agenda for her office for the next three years.

Caregiver charged with draining elderly client's bank account and forcing her home into foreclosure

A personal care assistant for a 95-year-old woman in Dorchester faces charges that she withdrew $120,000 from her client's bank account, stole $30,000 in rent payments from a tenant in the woman's house and then forced the house into foreclosure, by taking out a reverse mortgage on it.

ABCD urges residents to apply for heating assistance

A technician checks the furnace at Paulette Gray’s Dorchester home. Photo by Alessandra Bisalti/ABCD With winter temperatures now in full chill-mode, Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) is urging residents to apply for funds from the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to help cover utility costs.

Massachusetts has again expanded health coverage affordability

Deadline approaching to enroll in coverage for the new year Over the past years during and following the pandemic, Massachusetts residents have made major changes to adapt to our new social and economic landscapes. This means more people have been changing jobs, moving, and following their dreams of working for themselves. Significant numbers of residents are also transitioning from MassHealth coverage following the end of federal COVID-19 protections.

Louijeune assumes Council presidency stressing ‘equity’ … ‘shared prosperity’

At-Large City Councillor Ruthzee Louijeune was elected president of the Boston City Council Monday, succeeding Councillor Ed Flynn in that post and pledging to make equity a guiding principle while aspiring to "bring everyone along" in the city. The daughter of immigrants from Haiti, Louijeune was born and raised in Mattapan and Hyde Park and attended Boston Public Schools. An attorney, she graduated from Columbia University, Harvard Law School, and Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, and is trilingual with French and Haitian Creole.
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