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The chief backer of a Boston bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics is now supporting the idea of a 2016 referendum on the bid. Suffolk Construction CEO John Fish, who is spearheading the privately funded nonprofit seeking to bring the summer Olympics to Boston... Read more
Support among Boston area voters for Boston hosting the 2024 summer Olympics has fallen from 51 percent in January to 44 percent in February to 36 percent in a WBUR poll of 504 Boston area registered voters taken March 16-18. Conducted by the MassINC... Read more
Mayor Martin Walsh’s Chief of Staff Daniel Koh has filed an ethics disclosure with the city today in response to an inquiry from the Dorchester Reporter regarding his relationship with Amy Sennett, an employee of Boston 2024, the non-profit organization... Read more
Boston’s bid for the 2024 Olympics is an intriguing — and increasingly— complicated proposition for residents of this neighborhood. If the city wins the Games, it’s likely that the Olympic Village will be sited on Dorchester’s Columbia Point on what is... Read more
The first independent study of the possible economic impact of Boston’s hosting of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games concludes that there “could be a net economic positive,” but adds there is much left to be determined. “Success will depend upon smart... Read more
John “Wacko” Hurley, the man who for decades sought to keep LGBT groups out of the South Boston St. Patricks Day Parade, has left the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council, the group which organizes the parade. Hurley confirmed the news with the... Read more
EMILY's List Award: Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, left, with City Counciilor-at-Large Ayanna Pressley.Last week, in a glittering ballroom in Washington, DC that was packed to the brim with powerful women and those who admire them, Boston City... Read more
Mayor of Dorchester hopefulsOur hyper-political hamlet has a new race to keep its eyes on: Two young political guns from Neponset are vying for the neighborhood’s annual ceremonial brass ring, the Mayor of Dorchester. Twenty-three-year-old Pat O’Brien... Read more
Public transit riders will see free access to the MBTA and the commuter rail for one day, while corporate and other passholders will see a 15 percent discount for one month, under a $5 million plan that state officials approved Wednesday. The plan, passed... Read more
At-Large City Councillor Ayanna Pressley is filing two hearing orders related to Boston’s bid to host the 2024 summer Olympic games at Wednesday’s City Council meeting, according to documents provided to the Reporter. One hearing would “analyze the... Read more

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