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Bill Forry
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Editor/Publisher, Dorchester Reporter.
Dorchester, Boston, MA.

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The Boston School Committee met via Zoom on Monday evening (Jan. 5) for its annual organizational meeting where it set a calendar and chose officers for the coming year.

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School Committee welcomes two new members, selects leaders - Dorchester Reporter
The Boston School Committee met via Zoom on Monday evening (Jan. 5) for its annual organizational meeting where it set a calendar and chose officers for the coming year.
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January 7, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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January 7, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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Boston property owners received a mixed New Year’s message from City Hall last week: The values of their homes have gone up, according to city assessments, but the bill due to the tax collector will also go up in the new year.

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City’s message to property owners: Assessments up, taxes, too - Dorchester Reporter
Boston property owners received a mixed New Year’s message from City Hall last Wednesday: The values of their homes have gone up, according to city assessments, but the bill due to the tax collector w...
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January 7, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Brian Worrell really leaning into the under-13 zeitgeist
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Liz Breadon wins City Council gavel in 11th hour ‘compromise’ that pitted Wu loyalists against bloc focused on 'checks and balances'

Worrell says: "I am just encouraged that it went to that ‘six-seven.’"

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Above, Councillor Worrell made the case for his candidacy for president on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. Chris Lovett photo City Council President Liz Breadon with the gavel. Chris Lovett photo
January 6, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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"Boston will be that beacon"

Full text of Mayor Michelle Wu's second inauguration address delivered today at Boston Symphony Hall.

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Mayor Wu: 'Boston will be that beacon' - Dorchester Reporter
"We will not appease or abet any threat to our city, and we will not wait for permission to build the world our families deserve... In our second term, we will reinforce the very foundations of our de...
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January 5, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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Police: Man found shot to death in car on residential street in Mattapan; Boston's second homicide of 2026
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Police: Man shot to death in car on side-street near Morton, Gallivan - Dorchester Reporter
Boston Police report that an adult male was shot to death on Monday morning (Jan. 5)— shortly after midnight— on Stow Road in Mattapan.
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January 5, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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Dorchester's District 4 Councillor Brian Worrell is heavy the favorite to win tomorrow's election for Boston City Council president after Cllr. Gabriella Coletta Zapata exited the race on Sunday.

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Coletta Zapata withdraws from council president race; Worrell poised to win gavel - Dorchester Reporter
District 4 City Councillor Brian Worrell is the favorite to win the votes needed to be the next president of the Boston City Council, according to sources familiar with the vote.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:18 AM
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2026— a preview of likely headlines from The Reporter.

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Editorial— Local stories to watch in 2026 - Dorchester Reporter
Unexpected events aside, here’s a preview of stories we think will be a big part of the narrative locally in 2026.
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January 4, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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Check out this amazing article by @dotnews.bsky.social . One of their reporters came out and saw how BWSC is investing into keeping catch basins clear, reducing overflows and flooding. Read it here: www.dotnews.com/2025/bostons...
December 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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A look back at the top local stories of 2025 in The Reporter

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Checking off the big ’25 happenings in Dot, Mattapan - Dorchester Reporter
A look back at some of the major news events and stories in and around Dorchester in 2025.
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December 31, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Alleged gunman in deadly Mattapan triple-shooting in October held without bail; second suspect sought, prosecutors say
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BPD: Man held without bail for deadly triple shooting in Mattapan; second suspect sought - Dorchester Reporter
A 22-year-old Dorchester man has been arrested in connection with a brazen October shooting that killed a young woman from Malden dead and wounded two other people.
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December 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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The union representing Boston’s firefighters approved a new $90M contract last week that promises the first responders a 2.5 percent pay hike with an additional 2 percent increase over the next three years.

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Wu: Firefighters agree to four-year, $90M contract - Dorchester Reporter
The union representing Boston’s 1,500 firefighters approved a new $90M contract with the city of Boston last week.
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December 31, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Neighbors led by the former top archivist for the city of Boston are looking to create a “history garden” inside an underused public park next to Boston's oldest house in
#Dorchester

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Garden eyed for Dot history lessons in Edward Everett Square - Dorchester Reporter
Neighbors led by the former top archivist for the city of Boston are looking to create a “history garden” near Edward Everett Square and the Blake House, Boston's oldest existing dwelling.
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December 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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State Sen. Liz Miranda wants Gov. Healey to take action after a 32-year-old prisoner died after an incident that Miranda described as a “potential homicide” at the Suffolk County House of Correction at South Bay on Dec. 8.

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Miranda presses Healey to act after inmate’s death at South Bay - Dorchester Reporter
State Sen. Liz Miranda wants Gov. Healey to take action after a 32-year-old prisoner died during an incident that Miranda described as a “potential homicide” at the Suffolk County House of Correction ...
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December 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Trustees at Cedar Grove Cemetery are planning to put up three buildings— each with two units of housing—on a parcel of land it owns near the corner of Granite Avenue and Milton Street.

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Cedar Grove Cemetery looking to build housing on a corner parcel - Dorchester Reporter
Trustees at Cedar Grove Cemetery are planning to put up three buildings— each with two units of housing—on a parcel of land it owns near the corner of Granite Avenue and Milton Street.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Boston public health officials warn of surge in Flu cases, hospitalizations as seasonal illness hits earlier and harder than expected

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“Flu cases are on the rise in Boston, and we are urging residents to protect themselves and their loved ones from respiratory illnesses which can cause hospitalization and severe illness,” said Bisola Ojikutu, MD, MPH, FIDSA, Commissioner of Public Health for the City of Boston (pictured here). Photo by Seth Daniel for the Dorchester Reporter
December 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Michelle Wu will be sworn in as Boston's mayor for the second time on Mon., Jan. 5 at Boston Symphony Hall. When she convenes her first meeting with senior staff and cabinet chiefs, there’ll be many familiar faces, but with different roles and titles.

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Team Wu 2.0 taking shape: familiar faces, new roles - Dorchester Reporter
The second term of Mayor's Wu's administration will feature many familiar faces with new titles in senior roles.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Young musicians from Mattapan's Immigrant Family Services Institute delighted a packed audience at Dorchester's TechBoston Academy auditorium last weekend with a Christmas concert featuring violins, voices, and a brass orchestra.

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Young musicians delight TechBoston Christmas concertgoers - Dorchester Reporter
While the Immigrant Family Services Institute (IFSI) in Mattapan Square is best known for its workforce development classes and immigration case work, the non-profit has also offered over the last fiv...
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December 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Pretty standard stuff for a massive cover-up.
December 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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“It’s been three years [since the last public update]. And we’re at 15 percent still. The T has built a Green Line extension. The T has built South Coast Rail. The Mattapan line has five refurbished trolleys in that same time frame.” - State Sen. William Driscoll (D-Milton)
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Seven years after MBTA officials announced a ten-year plan to “transform” the Mattapan-Ashmont trolley line, representatives for the agency told attendees of a public meeting on Wednesday evening that they are only 15 percent of the way toward meeting their goals.

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Mattapan trolley project remains far behind its projected timeline - Dorchester Reporter
Seven years after MBTA officials announced a ten-year plan to “transform” the Mattapan-Ashmont trolley line, representatives for the agency told attendees of a public meeting on Wednesday evening that...
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December 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Many residents dismiss the vote for the next Boston City Council president as procedural. It isn’t. In 2026, the Council Presidency matters more than ever, writes George 'Chip' Greenidge.

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Opinion— Let's choose the next Council president wisely and transparently - Dorchester Reporter
In 2026, the Boston City Council presidency matters more than ever, writes George 'Chip' Greenidge.
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December 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Sunday Menorah lighting planned on Morrissey Blvd. to celebrate Chanukah

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Sunday Menorah lighting planned on Morrissey Blvd. to celebrate Chanukah - Dorchester Reporter
A group of Jewish residents will hold a Menorah Lighting and Chanukah celebration on the Star Market property at 45 Morrissey Blvd. on Sunday, Dec. 21, 5 p.m.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Once upon a time, we had decent people in charge.
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While in Chicago, I took a tour around the Obama Presidential Center. I can’t wait for you all to visit in June 2026. Here’s a sneak peek:
December 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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State officials confirmed today that a controversial plan to redevelop the Shattuck Hospital campus that was put on pause in 2023 has now been totally scrapped.

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State officials, BMC say plan for Shattuck Hospital recovery campus is officially dead - Dorchester Reporter
State officials confirmed today that a controversial plan to redevelop the Shattuck Hospital campus that was put on pause in 2023 has now been totally scrapped.
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December 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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A very bad look for the Krafts.
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Among board members voting YES today, in favor of renaming the Kennedy Center the “Trump-Kennedy Center”:

Bob Kraft’s wife.

Just one year ago, Bob was regularly explaining how he had distanced himself from Donald Trump because of Trump’s views, and how he hadn’t spoken with Trump since 1/6/2021.
December 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM