Politics
Mayor Tom Menino announced he would not seek another term on March 28, 2013.
The night of March 27, 2013 had the state’s political class initially focused on a U.S. Senate debate between Congressmen Stephen Lynch and Ed Markey, who were both vying for the... Read more
Thomas M. Menino, Mayor for All Neighborhoods
Mayor Thomas M. Menino died today at his home in Hyde Park after a battle with cancer. He was 71 years old. The Reporter looked back on the mayor's career and legacy in Dorchester earlier this year.- Editor... Read more
On the morning after Mayor Thomas Menino’s first State of the City address in January 1994, an analysis in the Globe said, “Although the new mayor coasted through the holiday season on a surfeit of good will, his administration never got out of first gear... Read more
Expressing continued concern with mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders, Gov. Deval Patrick said he would be “very interested” in commuting the sentences of a segment of the inmate population if it would relieve overcrowding in... Read more
Boston Mayor-elect Marty Walsh on Friday pushed back against reports that there is a simmering tension between his transition team and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, fueled by what has been described as a late push from Menino to win final approvals for... Read more
Annissa Essaibi George, who ran unsuccessfully for one of the four City Council At-Large slots this year, said on Friday that she will not be a candidate for Mayor-elect Marty Walsh’s seat in the Massachusetts House. “I feel I’m more suited for City Hall... Read more
Marty Party: Mayoral inauguration will happen at BC's Conte Forum, celebration to follow at Hynes Convention Center. Photo by Mike DeehanOn Jan. 6, Marty Walsh will be sworn in as Boston’s 54th mayor — and the first from Dorchester in more than a half-... Read more
Annissa Essaibi George, who ran for one of the four City Council At-Large slots this year, said Friday she will not be a candidate for Mayor-elect Marty Walsh’s state House seat.
“I feel I’m more suited for City Hall,” she said.
Dan Hunt, an attorney who... Read more
The City Council next week could vote on whether the dilapidated Savin Hill home at 24 Grampian Way should be designated a local landmark.
The council’s economic development committee, chaired by Councillor Bill Linehan, held a hearing on the landmark... Read more
One year ago today, families across America saw the carnage in Newtown broadcast on the nightly news. Yet one year later, politicians in Washington have failed to protect the American people.
The epidemic of gun violence continues to plague our nation as... Read more
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