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Sep 20, 2024
As your City Council president and a product of our Boston Public School (BPS) system, I have seen and experienced firsthand the achievements and challenges of our educational institutions. Read more
Sep 20, 2024
Above, Pastor Nicolas Homicil, the bishop at Mattapan’s Voice of the Gospel Tabernacle: “All of us feel terribly hurt,” he told The Reporter. Seth Daniel photo Read more
Aug 20, 2024
Commonwealth Massachusetts Biwo Egzekitif Enèji ak Afè Anviwònmantal Biwo MEPA 100 Cambridge St., Suite 900 Boston, MA 02114 Telefòn 617-626-1020 Enfòmasyon ki annapre yo ta dwe ranpli epi soumèt bay yon jounal lokal: Read more
Mar 19, 2024
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 Read more
Feb 29, 2024
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. Read more
Feb 29, 2024
Attorney General Andrea Campbell says her office is thinking nationally but acting locally when it comes to setting priorities and protecting citizens in Massachusetts. Read more
Feb 16, 2024
Marie Etienne has retired as a certified nursing assistant (CNA) at The Boston Home, a role she has performed with loving care for 28 years. She is looking forward to spending more time in Haiti, her native land. Read more
Feb 14, 2024
After a long grassroots push for better and more affordable public transportation, the MBTA will offer systemwide fare discounts for low-income riders as early as this summer, pending final approval from the agency’s board. Read more
Feb 6, 2024
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 Read more
Feb 6, 2024
A technician checks the furnace at Paulette Gray’s Dorchester home. Photo by Alessandra Bisalti/ABCD Read more
Jan 12, 2024
Deadline approaching to enroll in coverage for the new year Read more
Jan 2, 2024
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. Read more
Dec 6, 2023
For years, Haitian American activists have sought a space in the city to serve as a hub to celebrate the achievements, history, and rich culture of one Boston’s largest immigrant populations. Read more
Dec 5, 2023
The growth of people working for themselves is one of the biggest economic changes to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past few years, many people left their jobs to follow their dreams and work independently. Read more
Nov 30, 2023
Don Alexis was first attracted to Mattapan and Blue Hill Avenue when he was 18 and visiting family shortly after immigrating from Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. Read more
Nov 29, 2023
Haitian-Americans United Inc. and Councillor-at-Large Ruthzee Louijeune will host a celebration of Haitian Independence Day on Sat., Jan. 6, 2024 at Dorchester's IBEW Local 103 Freeport Hall. Read more
Nov 16, 2023
At-large City Councillor Ruthzee Louijeune says she has enough support among her colleagues on next year’s council to take over as the body’s president. Seven votes are required to win a majority on the thirteen-member body. Read more
Nov 16, 2023
The Zoning Board of Appeal on Tuesday deferred a vote on a developer's proposal to turn the former St. Read more
Nov 9, 2023
Councillor Ruthzee Louijeune celebrated her re-election with her parents at dBar on Dorchester Avenue. Louijeune was the top vote-getter in Boston on Tuesday— winning 43,127 votes. Seth Daniel photo Read more
Nov 1, 2023
In a comparison of Boston’s three at-large city councillors running for re-election, a single vote tells different stories about their senses of political mission and the limits of their power. Read more

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