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An Irish bar in the shadow of City Hall was transformed into a somber campaign rally of sorts early Thursday evening, signaling the end of an era in Boston politics.
Inside, men and women clutching pints and wine glasses warmly embraced, some getting... Read more
Mayor Thomas Menino will be meeting up with U.S. Sen.-elect Scott Brown on Tuesday, their schedules show.
Both will meet at the Parkman House on Beacon St., next to the State House, at 9 a.m. A press availability will follow.
At noon, Brown meets with... Read more
Embroiled in a controversy over deleted City Hall emails, a top aide to Mayor Thomas Menino requested and received an unpaid leave of absence from his job.
Menino said in a statement Tuesday night that the administration would honor the request of Michael... Read more
Mayor Thomas Menino's poem, as delivered to the crowd at "Spotlight on the Candidates" at the Riverside Theatre:
My name is Tom and I am from Hyde Park
I love fighting for the people, working past dark
Tonight I am here to present my case
That I am the... Read more
Mayor Thomas Menino read a poem. City Councillor At-Large Stephen Murphy and District 5 Councillor Rob Consalvo provided a rendition of "Putting on the Ritz." And District 6 Councillor John Tobin, in a Hugh Hefner get-up, dealt some one-liners.
At the... Read more
The Globe puts up a PDF of some of the (at-one-point-deleted-and-then-deleted-again) emails they obtained, including suggested jokes for the St. Patrick's Day breakfast from an assistant in the mayor's office. Somebody contact Hill, Holiday and sign her... Read more
