When John Hand and Nancy Flynn went into business together 42 years ago and set up Dorchester Door & Window, their first location was on Freeport Street, where, Flynn noted, their little shop had no windows – and not much of a door. From that small site, they moved to Hallet Street in 1986 and built a “very successful” business that continues today with Hand and a dedicated
The historic Boston mayoral race reflects a major American city that is very much at a crossroads, of communities wanting to embrace the new, and others not quite ready to let go of what they know.