Many -many!- building fires, outstanding students, growing community leaders, meager participation in the local elections, and of course, countless other stories happened in the neighborhood of Dorchester during the year that is ending. However, the following are the undisputably twelve that got more attention.
In case you wonder, we didn’t choose them. It was the people’s choice based on the interactions in our web platform.
Therefore, without further ado, the Dorchester Post presents to you the Top 12 most popular stories of 2019.
#12
Dorchester’s former neighbor, the Boston Globe, was condemned by several scholars from Harvard, Boston University, Boston College, and Northeastern University for a “journalism that stokes baseless fear and irrationality.”
For promoting “fear and irrationality,” scholars from Harvard, BC, BU, NU condemn the Boston Globe
#11
Although transportation was not the best in town and that grew worse after the JFK/Umass station derailment, the story about the brand new Blue Hills Avenue T station stood out.
#10
The Dorchester Hope Garden brought a lot of awareness with its free tree program for Dorchester residents.
#9
For the second year in a row, the Dorchester community gathered to celebrate a Latin Catholic mass in the beautiful banks of the Neponset River.
Dorchester community to hold an outdoor mass at Neponset Reservation
#8
Four teachers from Dorchester schools (of a total of 11 of the entire city) were awarded Boston Public Schools Educators of the Year.
Teachers of four Dorchester schools awarded 2019 BPS Educators of the Year
#7
Congratulations to Janine Carreiro for enlightening the Dorchester community.
A female Dorchester leader will receive first-ever Pope Francis Social Justice Award at BC High
#6
Unfortunately, thirty neighbors were displaced by this massive building fire that occurred on the peak of summer heat.
Thirty neighbors displaced in Dorchester after fire at Quincy Street
#5
Dorchester’s students demonstrated once again what is this community made.
#4
We don’t know if this story was so popular because of the unfortunate fire or because the building was the same as Restaurant Laura.
Fire above Restaurant Laura leaves one firefighter and one resident injured
#3
Neighbor and former 5th Suffolk State Representative, Evandro Carvalho, wasn’t unnoticed.
#2
Hopefully, these individuals are now on the correct path, and something like this never happens again.
Criminals invade a home, tie up and blindfolds woman in Dorchester
#1
The best part of this story is that Emily is now safe at home. The second best part is to see how many thousands and thousands of people were following and helping until she was found.
Found: Boston Police asks for help to find missing Dorchester girl
The Dorchester Post, Comunicas Foundation wishes to each neighbor much love, prosperity, and happiness for 2020. Let’s keep in mind that if we want a better society, a better world, the very first step starts at home, and then here, in the community.
