Politics
Elizabeth Warren, mulling a run against U.S. Sen. Scott Brown (R-Wrentham), is touching base with Democratic activists, including Dorchester’s Joyce Linehan, a key player in local politics.
Linehan said Warren, returning to Massachusetts after a stint... Read more
Candidates Night at First Parish ChurchThe Ward 15 and 13 Democratic ward committees will sponsor a candidates night on Thursday, Aug. 18 for the candidates for Boston City Council in Districts 3 and 4. The event will begin with District 3 candidates at 6... Read more
With less than two months until the preliminary city election, Craig Galvin continued to lead the District 3 pack in fund-raising for July, raking in $16,435 for his campaign to replace retiring City Councillor Maureen Feeney. Seven candidates will appear... Read more
Brian WallaceSTATE HOUSE, BOSTON, AUG. 9, 2011…..Former state Rep. Brian Wallace pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning in Suffolk Superior Court to charges that he violated state campaign finance law, setting up a trial next spring against prosecutors from... Read more
Sen. Scott BrownSenator Scott Brown made a scheduled stop at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester's Savin Hill campus on Monday afternoon, touring the busy summertime hangout that draws thousands of neighborhood kids before draining jump shots in a pick... Read more
On July 1, the Dorchester Reporter sent a questionnaire to all seven candidates who will appear on the Sept. 27 ballot for District 3 Boston City Council. The survey asked the candidates for a range of biographical information and to explain their... Read more
Ask the average Bay State voter – or, at the very least, one who paid attention to last year’s gubernatorial contest – about a controversial wind farm located out in the ocean, and their thoughts are likely to turn to Cape Wind.
Gov. Deval Patrick came... Read more
District 3 council hopefuls: From left: Marydith Tuitt, John O'Toole, Craig Galvin, Doug Bennett, Marty Hogan, Frank Baker and Stephanie Everett. The group assembled before a June forum in St. Mark's church.
Six of the seven contenders campaigning to... Read more
Former state Rep. Brian Wallace, a South Boston Democrat, was indicted Thursday of campaign finance violations, the state attorney general said. His campaign treasurer, Timothy Duross, was also indicted.
They were charged by a Suffolk County grand jury... Read more
An end came to Dorchester’s worst-kept political secret on Tuesday morning when City Councillor Maureen Feeney formally announced her pick for the District 3 seat she has held since 1993. Feeney, who declined to run for another term, has been seen often... Read more
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