Last Sunday (July 31), dozens gathered atop Savin Hill to hear more about the history of the park and the Neponset band of the Massachusett tribe that lived hereabouts before European settlers arrived in 1630. The event, sponsored by the Dorchester Historical Society and the Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association, featured remarks by Thomas Green, a Bay State native and
The Friends of Savin Hill Park held its 38th annual Savin Hill Park cleanup up this past Saturday. The cleanups have been essential to the restoration of the top five acres of the park, with each year achieving an incremental improvement. This year, a group from the Patten’s Cove area asked to be part of the cleanup. Boston’s parks are well known in the world of urban parks,