Politics
6 days to Nov. 5. State Rep. Marty Walsh will pick up the endorsement of Mel King, the former state representative who ran for mayor in 1983. King had endorsed TOUCH 106.1 FM's Charles Clemons in the preliminary. City Councillor At-Large John Connolly... Read more
In a genial, low-key forum Monday night, District 2 Councilor Bill Linehan and second-time challenger Suzanne Lee agreed on a number of issues - but also stressed their differences.
Both said South Boston needs help to avoid choking on traffic and having... Read more
8 days to Nov. 5. State Rep. Marty Walsh will hold his last "Mondays with Marty" at 500 Morton Street tonight. In Charlestown this morning, City Councillor At-Large John Connolly will outline a proposal for reforming community policing.
GLOBE DIVES INTO... Read more
9 days to Nov. 5. The two mayoral finalists will be attending services at local churches. State Rep. Marty Walsh will be at Charles Street AME this morning, while City Councillor At-Large John Connolly will be attending several services at various... Read more
12 days to Nov. 5. A Boston Globe poll released last night has City Councillor At-Large John Connolly up by 8. The full results are here. (Mike Deehan has a chart displaying results from the last couple of polls.) Connolly will highlight his proposals for... Read more
Rep. Martin Walsh of Dorchester has shrunk his opponent’s lead in the mayoral race to within the margin of error, as Boston City Councilor John Connolly of West Roxbury edged Walsh in a recent poll, 41-39.
The numbers were closer - 35-34 - when the 503... Read more
13 days to Nov. 5. City Councillor At-Large John Connolly will hold an 11 a.m. press conference on City Hall Plaza focusing on negative mailers. An independent labor-backed group supporting state Rep. Marty Walsh has put out mailers slamming Connolly as... Read more
14 days to Nov. 5. Tonight: The second televised debate between the two finalists at WGBH. The debate, which will have a live audience, will air at 7pm on WGBH 2, 89.7 WGBH, and on WGBHnews.org. Jim Braude and Margery Eagan are the moderators. Starting at... Read more
15 days to Nov. 5. State Rep. Marty Walsh and City Councillor At-Large John Connolly will make endorsements the focus of their respective press conferences this morning: Walsh will tout Congressman Michael Capuano's backing, while Connolly will have... Read more
17 days to Nov. 5. City Councillor At-Large John Connolly and state Rep. Marty Walsh both have a packed Saturday schedule: 11 events each.
THE DAY AHEAD: A list of happenings, as provided by the campaigns. Schedule entries are subject to change:
State Rep... Read more