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When the controversy over the deletion of City Hall emails first exploded, some brushed it aside as much ado about nothing. While it appears there's no evidence of wrongdoing in the emails, there is an apparent goldmine of hilariously embarrassing... Read more
Mayoral candidate and City Councillor At-Large Michael Flaherty takes a break from the campaign trail on Monday to head into court for jury duty. The former prosecutor has been summoned to Suffolk Superior Court. The last time he had jury duty several... Read more
Talk about a late Friday news dump. Mayor Thomas Menino’s office has released a list of thousands of emails. The list itself totaled 200 pages laying out emails that top Menino aide Michael Kineavy both sent and received between Sept. 2, 2008 and April... Read more
Despite some initial reluctance among some members, the Dorchester delegation overwhelmingly voted this week to hand Gov. Deval Patrick the power to appoint an interim U.S. senator. State Sen. Jack Hart (D-South Boston) was the lone vote against the... Read more
Michael Flaherty talked about the campaign after the results were in. Updated on Sept. 28: Mayoral hopeful Michael Flaherty told supporters tonight that third-place finisher Sam Yoon will not only endorse his campaign tomorrow, but will join Flaherty on... Read more
City Councillor At-Large John Connolly announces the birth of Edward Ronan Connolly. The baby came a few hours ahead of schedule: he was due on Sept. 22, the day of the preliminary. Congrats to John and his wife Meg from the Lit Drop and the Dorchester... Read more
The following is a list of where the mayoral candidates will be on (Preliminary) Election Night. Three candidates will be in Dorchester, including one at a Mason lodge, and another will be at a bar around the corner from his house. Mayor Thomas Menino and... Read more
Mayoral campaign aides won't have to stay up late tonight, waiting to see who the Globe endorses to face off against Mayor Thomas Menino in their Sunday pages: It's Michael Flaherty. For City Council At-Large, they endorsed on Saturday the following:... Read more
The mailer City Council At-Large candidate Tomas Gonzalez is sending to Boston voters erroneously lists District 3 Councillor Maureen Feeney’s endorsement. A perturbed Feeney said Friday she has not endorsed Gonzalez, who has held past City Hall jobs... Read more
But he didn't take the stage for the back and forth between three of the four candidates who are on the ballot. William Feegbeh was out in front of English High School in Jamaica Plain before the Thursday night event got underway. (He wasn't the only one... Read more

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