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District 7 candidate Carlos Henriquez has often walked around the federal corruption charges levied against Councillor Chuck Turner. But now he's getting "nervous," he tells the Jamaica Plain Gazette, about the surveillance video that FBI officials... Read more
The political action committee of the Boston chapter of MassNOW (National Organization for Women) has endorsed three candidates running for City Council At-Large: former Kerry aide Ayanna Pressley; Felix Arroyo, son of the city councillor; and Tito... Read more
Waiting for the procession: Onlookers gather along the Savin Hill Avenue Bridge in Dorchester to view the funeral cortege. The scene was replicated all along the 75 mile route form Hyannisport to Boston. The procession passes: Senator Ted Kennedy's... Read more
The WBZ-TV mayoral debate between Mayor Thomas Menino and his three challengers has been pushed back a week to Sept. 2, two campaigns said Wednesday. Same time: 7 p.m. And same place: at the station's Allston studios on Soldiers Field Road. There's also a... Read more
The Wednesday night debate between Mayor Thomas Menino and his three challengers is postponed, officials with two campaigns confirmed. The early morning announcement of the death of U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy has led to the suspension of public mayoral... Read more
Make of this what you will. According to a person familiar with the layout of the WBZ-TV debate, it will be set up like this: From left to right and facing the camera (and with political analyst/debate moderator Jon Keller in the middle), Flaherty and... Read more
“They have nothing else to do,” Mayor Thomas Menino said of his three opponents in this WBUR article on development. “They haven’t accomplished anything in their careers. I’m trying to do a decent job in the city, but you’re listening to guys... Read more
The 2009 mayoral race, for all intents and purposes, officially starts at 7 p.m. Wednesday night. First impressions will be formed in the showdown between the four candidates for mayor, as people tune into WBZ. (Or maybe most will check out "Access... Read more
Polling locations in South Boston will stay the same for the 2009 municipal elections, the city’s election chief said Tuesday. And city-wide, there will be only one move: from Academy Hill Library, which is undergoing extensive repair, to the Veronica... Read more
That's "for the win," for those in need of translation. (Not the, uh, different translations we didn't even know about.) On Thursday, web media guru Adam Pieniazek, an Uphams Corner native, wrote up a pretty brutal take down of City Councillor At-Large... Read more

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