Politics
A 41 year-old mother of four and small business owner from Dorchester will join the Boston City Council next year. Annissa Essaibi-George broke into the top tier of finishers in Tuesday's balloting for at-large city council, earning her one of the four... Read more
(Updated on Thurs., Nov. 5, 4:15 p.m.)— Andrea Campbell, a 33-year-old Mattapan resident who emerged from political obscurity this year to mount her first-ever run for office, defeated the city’s longest serving political figure on Tuesday in decisive... Read more
Councillor Steve Murphy : The incumbent councillor sought to connect with voters before they entered a double precinct at St. John Paull II Catholic Academy on Neponset Avenue on Tuesday morning. Bill Forry photo
The citywide turnout in Boston was just 4.... Read more
L-R Councilor Ayanna Pressley, Annissa Essaibi-George, and Councilor Michelle Wu address a women's network at First Parish Church in Dorchester.
Education and advocacy took top priority in a meeting of the All Dorchester Women’s Professional Network on... Read more
The pace of change in this corner of the city may best be described as break-neck. The indicators are around every corner: Longtime businesses are being sold in Adams Corner — including Sonny’s and Gerard’s. The new owners promise to make renewed and... Read more
Gov. Charlie Baker reignited a debate on Thursday that has vexed and divided Democrat and Republican lawmakers in recent years, proposing an expansion of charter schools that would be targeted toward the lowest performing districts statewide.
Baker chose... Read more
The House on Wednesday overrode a veto from Gov. Charlie Baker on a bill that would allow retired Boston police officers to serve on details within the city, after legislators found a solution to the governor's concerns.
Baker last month vetoed a home... Read more
The Adams Street Branch of the Boston Public Library is on the agenda, Patricia Lyons said. Standing in front of the rusted library sign, she said her department will be conducting a comprehensive study of the facilities before bringing in a designer.... Read more
The Bay State's congressional delegation is divided on possible approaches the United States could take as Russia has ramped up its defense of Syria's brutal Assad regime.
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, whose predecessor is now secretary of state, argued for a... Read more
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on Friday said City Hall would "work with" federal prosecutors pursuing extortion charges against members of Teamsters Local 25, which is headquartered in Charlestown.
The federal indictment dated Sept. 29 alleges that a... Read more
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