The Battle of Dorchester Heights is a Revolutionary War battle that is unfortunately little known. Perhaps that is because there were no battlefield heroics, or, for that matter, any battlefield casualties. General George Washington was able to liberate the town of Boston from British occupation without a single shot being fired in what is today ...
Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts was founded in 1630 by newly arrived settlers from England. Boston itself was not founded until a year later. As with many of the settlements of that time, the main industry in Dorchester, Boston Massachusetts was agriculture. They knew how to build in those days. They built homes to last forever. The ...
There are not as many Catholic Churches in Boston as there used to be with parishes being closed and consolidated, but there are Catholic Churches in most of the neighborhoods of Boston. From the biggest cathedral to the smallest chapel, each one of the Catholic Churches in Boston has a different variety of programs for ...
Massachusetts has a fairly unique and closely watched approach to healthcare. With the implementation of the Healthcare Reform Act in 2006, all Massachusetts residents are required to have insurance coverage or face tax penalties. The verdict is still out on this being a viable working model for other states. Although the number of uninsured has ...
Boston proper and the metro area is rich in scenic outdoor paths, parks, reservations and recreation spots, and city and neighborhood streets quite perfect for jogging, walking and gentle hiking. After all, Boston is home to the Boston Marathon and the city that National Geographic hailed as GreenTown in its June 2008 Travel Blog. In ...
