Politics
A home rule petition that will be considered this month by the Boston City Council would extend the terms of individual councillors from two to four years. The measure, introduced by Dorchester’s Frank Baker, is already being billed as a way to save city... Read more
Heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko, left, is shown with Dorchester’s Donnie Palmer this week at the champ’s training camp in the Austrian Alps. Photo courtesy Donnie Palmer
Donnie Palmer is 0-1 in his political career. His prospects of ever... Read more
A notoriously blighted storefront on an otherwise bustling Savin Hill block has been seized by the city of Boston, the Reporter has learned. The long-vacant eyesore at the prominent intersection of Savin Hill Avenue and Sydney Street was secured this... Read more
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
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