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| "Share a Laugh" for AFAB |
 The Association of Haitian Women of Boston (AFAB) invite you to laugh whole-heartedly this Thursday evening at their 4th Annual "Share a Laugh" Benefit. Come enjoy entertainment by comedienne Wendy Liebman & Friends. All proceeds go to Dorchester's AFAB and other Community Works members. This event is right off the red line in Davis Square! |
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| Meet with Representative Henriquez |
 The Representative of the 5th Suffolk District, Carlos Henriquez, has scheduled a series of community meetings so that your voice can be heard. The public is invited to meet with Henriquez at the Cape Verdean Adult Center and share your ideas, concerns, issues and willingness to help out. If you can't make this casual meeting there will be several others in the community, click below for further details. |
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Dinner & A Movie at Dot 2 Dot |
 Join Dot 2 Dot Cafe for a night of film and cuisine appreciation. Enjoy "Eat, Drink, Man, Woman" by Ang Lee, a classic Taiwanese film about family and the culinary arts. Dinner reservations are required and the delicious menu is already up on the Dot 2 Dot website; roasted squash soup, italian chicken cassoulet and oh so much more! |
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| Solar PV & Hot Water at Codman Square | |
 Come welcome 81 Brent Street, a new healthy, energy efficient and eco-friendly Codman Square residency, to the community. This building even has a rainwater harvesting system to recycle rainwater! Join Codman Square Neighborhood Council this weekend to take part in an educational solar panel installation. Hear from the residents building the home and how you can get involved with installation through Co-op Power. The neighborhood is invited to learn how to make your home green while enjoying the gorgeous spring weather!
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Dorchester Park Easter Egg Hunt |
 Get excited because it's almost that time of year when that long-eared friend of ours comes out to hide some sweet treats! Bring your family & your smiles to Dorchester Park on Saturday morning to partake in one of the largest Easter Egg Hunts in Boston. Arrive early and you may even win some prizes for the most eggs collected! |
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18th Dorchester Community Seder |
 All are welcome to attend the 18th Annual Dorchester Community Seder at the First Parish Church to dine and drink with your neighbors. Thoughtful words will be shared and this will give us a chance to enjoy one another's company during the holiday weekend, no matter what your religious affiliation may be. This Passover Seder will unite residents of Dorchester, Mattapan, and Roxbury in peaceful celebration! |
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The MyDorchester Team Wishes You A Happy Easter! |
| "Common Security Clubs" Presentation |
 Chuck Collins will introduce The Dorchester Common Security Club with a session entitled, "Common Security Clubs: Building Resilience During Tough Economic Times." This session will introduce the concept of Common Security Clubs and discuss issues of debt, foreclosure, unemployment, evaporating savings and rising costs. Come learn what you can do to ensure you'll make it through these hard times at the First Parish Church on Monday.
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| Family Fun Night |
 The whole family is invited to celebrate Easter, eat a hearty meal and learn about resources for young children at Family Fun Night! This celebration will include an egg hunt, egg decorating, Girl Scouts "Bullying" video showcase, information for summer resources and more. Stop by and celebrate the Easter season in style! |
| Make Dorchester Clean & Green This Spring Season! | |
 From April 25 to May 20 residents can have their leaves and yard waste picked up by Boston Public Works crews on recycling days at 7 a.m. right on their curb! The City of Boston will also hold drop-off days to dispose of household hazardous waste products. Have a pile of old batteries lying around the house? Bring it over to the UMass-Boston Harbor Campus on May 7, or to the West Roxbury Public Works Yard on June 25. Details on waste products accepted are in the link below.
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| Where to Swim in Dorchester | |
 Come by and get fit for the summer season! The Dorchester House Multi-Service Center's swimming facilities were temporarily closed from April 6 - 20 due to required sprinkler installations, but they are now up and running again. Don't live by Fields Corner? There are plenty of other public swimming pools in the community including the Holland Community Center, Perkins Community Center, YMCA Dorchester and more! To find locations in your neighborhood click below and browse our compiled list.
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| "TAKE the Message HOME" Benefits Close to Home | |
 Come support local artwork and Close to Home's mission to reduce and prevent the impact of domestic violence in Dorchester! Richard Inonog has an installation of hand-painted paper bag art entitled "Take the message Home," at The Boston Common Coffee Co. in the North End. Sale of the artwork will benefit Close To Home and another project Inonog is developing with the nonprofit: a summer program for local youth. When the exhibit is over these bags will be donated to local Dorchester restaurants as a "Take Home" bag, complete with a domestic violence prevention message. Stop by soon, the art exhibit is up until May 20.
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Saturday, April 30: New England Urban Music Awards - the renowned award show is coming to the Strand this year & celebrating women in the music industry ~
Saturday, May 14: FIC Walk-A-Thon - Freedom In Christ Ministry needs walkers and your pledge! ~
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Sunday, June 5: Dorchester Day Parade - come flaunt your community pride & view elaborate floats from organizations all over Dorchester ~
Friday, June 10: MyDorchester Night - a free event celebrating arts, culture & civic engagement within our community! ~
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New Photo: Email eBlast@mydorchester.org if you know the location of the photo below and we will give you recognition in the next eBlast!
Send Us Your Photos for the MyDorchester Photo Contest!
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If you have photos of unique Dorchester outdoor artwork, monuments, you name it, email eBlast@mydorchester.org with your pictures of Dorchester and their locations so we can keep the photo contest up and running. We'll credit you as the author, of course.
Want to know where the past Photos of the Week were taken? Visit our Archive. |
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Dorchester Flashback |
Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1527
The municipal building at Lower Mills was formerly the Blue Hill Bank building and later a private residence and studio.
The brick building at the corner of Richmond and Washington Streets, Dorchester, was at one time the Blue Hill Bank of Dorchester and later the police station and branch library.
The Dorchester and Milton Bank was chartered by the State, March 17, 1832, with $100,000 captial and with Moses Whitney as prsident. It was located in the Tolman Building on Washington Street. June 1, 1850, the vaults were robbed of $31,921. The name was changed to Blue Hill Bank, March 28, 1851. Asaph Churchill became president in October, 1853, and the name became The Blue Hill Bank of Dorchester. A national charter was granted October 3, 1864. A second robbery occurred in September, 1867, when $10,000 was taken and Mr. Bispham was gagged and bound.
In 1872, the Bank was moved to the brick building at the corner of Washington and Richmond Streets. E.J. Bispham became president and S.J. Willis cashier in 1876. The name was changed to The Blue Hill National Bank of Milton in 1882, when it was moved to Associates Building, Milton [not the same as Milton Savings Bank].
In 1882, the building at the corner of Richmond Street was sold to the City of Boston. Station 11 of the Police Department was for a long while located here, and the Lower Mills branch of the Boston Public Library operated from this building for many years. It is now a private residence.
If you would like to receive a historical image via daily e-mail, please
join the Dorchester Historical Society's group by joining this google group. You may also want to contact Earl Taylor
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