Politics
The fine folks at CommonWealth magazine serve up this profile of Mayor Thomas Menino in their Summer 2009 issue.
They note that "[r]ace relations have improved markedly on his watch. The schools have made gains by some measures but not by others. Crime,... Read more
Take it as a sign that the campaign in shifting into mainstream mode, where regular folks turn their attention to the names they’ll be faced with on the Sept. 22 ballot: WBUR listeners got a reprieve from pledge drives, comments from members of the... Read more
City Councillor At-Large and mayoral candidate Michael Flaherty launched a new website on Saturday that hit Mayor Thomas Menino over city spending.
The website features a new flyer Flaherty volunteers are distributing this weekend: One side, titled "... Read more
A political tidbit for a slow Friday:
On break from sacking quarterbacks, a New England Patriots player has written out a campaign donation to Tito Jackson, a Patrick administration official running for one of the four City Council At-Large seats. Le... Read more
Wondering where you can meet your favorite mayoral candidate? Agendas are provided by the Menino, Flaherty, Yoon and McCrea campaigns and laboriously pasted here by Lit Drop staff.
MAYOR THOMAS MENINO:
1:30 PM Veronica B. Smith... Read more
Mayor Thomas Menino on Thursday said he supports the controversial "Route 28X" bus line proposed by state transportation officials, saying bus service is needed to get people to their jobs.
"I think we have to have better transportation," he said in a... Read more
…You can thank one local homeowner who called into TOUCH 106.1 FM to complain about the unkemptness of the Quincy Street area in Dorchester, close to the proposed Columbia Road commuter rail station.
Describing herself as a “big fan†of the mayor... Read more
The Michael Flaherty campaign took a swing at Mayor Thomas Menino this morning, issuing a statement declaring Flaherty’s opposition to Menino’s plan for a meal and hotel tax increase. Flaherty said that Menino “has failed to effectively manage the... Read more
Wondering where you can meet your favorite mayoral candidate? Agendas are provided by the Menino, Flaherty, Yoon and McCrea campaigns and laboriously pasted here by Lit Drop staff.
MAYOR THOMAS MENINO:
12:00 PM Bocce Ball with North... Read more
Or, the case of the mysterious white van:
Federal prosecutors have offered a behind-the-scenes look at the arrests of former state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson and District 7 City Councillor Chuck Turner in response to a judge questioning their methods in... Read more
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