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The Sept. 24 preliminary is 23 days away.
-- This came in from the Marty Walsh campaign last night: “We believe we will report $383,000 for the month, which puts us in the vicinity of $1.1 million since the start,” said Joyce Linehan, a campaign adviser... Read more
In response to a News Service questionnaire, ten of the 12 candidates for mayor of Boston offered their positions on how state law could be altered to allow for more liquor licenses for the city. Currently, the Legislature selectively grants additional... Read more
What will the next mayor of Boston do with the Strand Theatre, the Uphams Corner landmark that debuted as a movie palace in the waning days of World War I? Like a Charlie Chaplin character flickering across its earliest screen, the Uphams Corner landmark... Read more
On a humid Tuesday afternoon, Bill Walczak was waiting outside City Hall. His mayoral campaign, like the others struggling for attention in a 12-person field, had just been handed a small gift from a few floors above: an agreement between the city and... Read more
The Sept. 24 preliminary is 27 days away. In today's round-up: City Councillor Michael Ross releases his first TV ad, while fellow City Councillor Rob Consalvo highlights a blighted property in his new ad.
-- Ross’s ad features the District 8 councillor... Read more
There are 28 days left before the Sept. 24 preliminary and 70 days left before the Nov. 5 final election.
-- Bill Walczak’s campaign has released its first television ad, scheduled to air on WCVB during the 6 p.m. hour, his campaign said. The ad focuses... Read more
In July, the Dorchester Reporter prepared its own questionnaire for mayoral candidates and asked each of the 12 candidates on the Sept. ballot to participate. To date, nine of the 12 candidates have submitted the survey, which included biographical... Read more
Nine of the twelve mayoral candidates have weighed in on a host of topics – from gun violence to the names of their role models – that were included in a questionnaire they received from the Dorchester Reporter. They offer varied and sometimes lengthy... Read more
Connolly Embraces Ed Reform Support, Minus Money from Chris Lovett on Vimeo.
Stand for Children, an education reform group, was poised Wednesday to spend $500,000 to benefit the Boston mayoral campaign of City Councilor John Connolly. The candidate,... Read more
There are 34 days left until the Sept. 24 preliminary election and 76 days until the Nov. 5 final election.
City Councillor At-Large John Connolly highlighted his 2011 discovery of expired frozen food in Boston Public Schools when he ran for reelection... Read more