Dorchester Pursues Grants For Water Access, Emergency Response Projects
Dorchester County officials are moving forward with a grant application that could help low-income homeowners repair plumbing systems, restore water access, and address other basic household needs after county staff identified dozens of homes lacking complete plumbing or kitchen facilities. The County Council authorized staff at its last meeting to pursue a state water-security grant […]
ShoreRivers Safe to Swim Report: 6/18
With summer swimming in full swing, ShoreRivers has kicked off its seasonal Bacteria Monitoring program, ensuring safer waterways for recreational use. Each year, a dedicated team of community scientists collects water samples from popular swimming and boating sites, which are analyzed in ShoreRivers’ labs following strict EPA protocols. The results, published weekly each Friday […]
Design with Jenn Martella: “Irish Tides”
Expansive estate on the south-facing Miles River waterfront, offering optimal sunlight. In my first year as a real estate agent new to the area, I learned that the south side of the Miles River is nicknamed “Millionaires Row” since the estate waterfront properties face south that provide optimum sun for houses and pool areas. […]
Food Friday: Juneteenth 2026
Today marks the 161st anniversary of Juneteenth, which celebrates the official end of slavery. It has been 161 years since Union troops arrived in Galveston to ensure that all of the 250,000 enslaved people were freed. News of the Emancipation Proclamation had been suppressed by slave owners in Texas. While the enslaved were technically […]
Be Careful Whom You Insult, Mr. President by J.E. Dean
My ancestors could have been turning in their graves had they read President Trump’s social media post of 9:11 a.m. on June 15. They would have been as deeply offended and horrified as I am that the President of the United States had written such a troubling post. Trump’s post reads, in its entirety: […]
Cambridge Time Machine: Greene’s Opera House
Greene’s Opera House was a music hall located on Pine Street across from Wells Street, built around the turn of the 20th century. It was one of the most important African American entertainment venues in Cambridge. Like many “opera houses” of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it hosted a variety of entertainment, including […]