The long-awaited re-opening of the renovated Mattahunt community center and pool drew an enthusiastic crowd of neighbors and officials, including Mayor Wu, to the city-owned facility off of Cummins Highway last Thursday (April 25). “I don’t like how it turned out, I love how it turned out,” said Robert Jenkins, a longtime Mattapan resident who was relieved that a four-year
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The 40th annual National Night Out celebration of anti-crime efforts in the neighborhoods took place last week via a traveling caravan to most every neighborhood and police district. On Monday, July 31, the B-3 (Dorchester and Mattapan) district held its event in Hunt-Almont Park with live music from Conscious Reggae and free food prepared by the NECAT program and ice cream
Many years ago, the only experience most people in Dorchester and Mattapan had with turkeys was on the last Thursday of November, and those specimens usually came frozen and ready for the oven. While the gobblers had disappeared as everyday wanderers across Massachusetts for more than 100 years until about 1970, a long repatriation effort by state wildlife experts over the
Many years ago, the only experience most people in Dorchester and Mattapan had with turkeys was on the last Thursday of November, and those specimens usually came frozen and ready for the oven. While the gobblers had disappeared as everyday wanderers across Massachusetts for more than 100 years until about 1970, a long repatriation effort by state wildlife experts over the