Bostonians, who have long faced tough hurdles to secure gun licenses compared to suburban peers, are pressing state lawmakers to ease those restrictions as new gun reform legislation advances on Beacon Hill this season. And, increasingly, the calls on behalf of expanding Second Amendment rights are coming from men and women of color who live in Dorchester and Mattapan. State
Thank you, residents of the Fifth Suffolk District, for trusting me with the job of proudly representing you as your state representative. This is the moment where we can create systemic change that will affect generations to come. As state representative, my goals are threefold: delivering resources to the district; providing world-class constituent services; and creating
Boston City Hall ended 2022 with a well-stocked mayoral cabinet, including several members with Dorchester connections. Mary Skipper, the superintendent of the Boston Public Schools (BPS), is a resident and the founding head of TechBoston Academy, formerly known as Dorchester High, while Michael Cox, the police commissioner, lived in the neighborhood before he decamped for Ann