Politics
The Adams Street Branch of the Boston Public Library is on the agenda, Patricia Lyons said. Standing in front of the rusted library sign, she said her department will be conducting a comprehensive study of the facilities before bringing in a designer.... Read more
The Bay State's congressional delegation is divided on possible approaches the United States could take as Russia has ramped up its defense of Syria's brutal Assad regime.
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, whose predecessor is now secretary of state, argued for a... Read more
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on Friday said City Hall would "work with" federal prosecutors pursuing extortion charges against members of Teamsters Local 25, which is headquartered in Charlestown.
The federal indictment dated Sept. 29 alleges that a... Read more
Annissa-Essaibi George: at Stitch House, her business in Dorchester. Jennifer Smith photoAnnissa Essaibi-George is tired, in the best way.
“I think if I weren’t tired, it would mean I haven’t been working very hard,” she said on Tuesday at Stitch House,... Read more
In an effort to strengthen his campaign to impose a 2 percent tax on alcohol sold in Boston, City Council President Bill Linehan and City Councillor Frank Baker visited Hope House in Dorchester on Tuesday to outline how revenue from the tax could be used... Read more
Students, faculty and staff crowded into a University of Massachusetts ballroom Wednesday morning to decry recently-approved student fee increases, which they said are akin to "digging an ever-deeper well of student debt."
"The level of student debt has... Read more
While Boston Police Commissioner William Evans said he is in the dark about Uber's background check system, his predecessor - now an adviser to the ride-hailing company - said Tuesday he had met personally with the background check teams.
"I've learned... Read more
Gov. Charlie Baker has vetoed a bill that would have allowed retired Boston police officers to serve on police details, writing in a letter to lawmakers that the legislation would have caused Massachusetts unemployment law to violate federal requirements... Read more
Jeanne DuBois: Dorchester’s advocate“Power is organized people and organized money,” said Jeanne DuBois as she sat in a small conference room flanked by promotional leaflets and large neighborhood maps. After serving for 20 years as the executive director... Read more
Andrea Campbell: Finished first in today's preliminary election. Newcomer Andrea Campbell has scored an impressive debut victory in her challenge of longtime District 4 incumbent Charles Yancey in a preliminary election that was marred by a record-low... Read more
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