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September 14, 2006

Final act in Dem's race set for Adams Corner

Chris Gabrieli, Deval Patrick and Tom Reilly, above (l-r) will all appear in Adams Corner on Monday night at an Old Time Political Rally, The election eve event is likely to be the final act in what has been a fiesty race for the Democratic nomination for Governor. The rally will be staged outside Gerards Adams Corner and will begin at 6:30 p.m. Also expected to appear: Candidates for Lt. Governor and a number of state and county offices.
More on the rally, here. (AP photo)

In the race for Boston's wards, Patrick has pole position
Despite Tom Reilly's many big-name endorsements and Chris Gabrieli's Beacon Hill address, pundits say that it's Deval Patrick who is likely to have the best showing across Boston's neighborhoods next Tuesday. Jim O'Sullivan handicaps the Democratic showdown.

Despite tough year, neither St. Fleur, nor her opponents, focused on travails
Despite her heavily publicized difficulties of the last ten months, Fifth Suffolk State Rep. Marie St. Fleur is heavily favored to win the Democratic nomination next Tuesday. She will face two primary foes and old nemesis Althea Garrison, running as a Republican.

Savin Hill man wounded in Iraq

Terrence Shane Burke, a Marine reservist and Boston police officer whose father, T.J. ,is currently the honorary Mayor of Dorchester, lost a leg and was badly burned during an incident in Iraq last Tuesday.

Donahoe brought wit, smarts to civic life
Raymond P. Donahoe, longtime Cedar Grove activist and youth sports organizer, died last Wednesday, Sept. 6 at age 62.Longtime friend and neighbor Dan Burke remembers a man whose love for politics, youth baseball, and learning was equaled only by his devotion to his family and his hometown.

Health center organizes response to drug woes in Neponset
A coalition aimed at curbing illicit drug use in Neponset is forming around
the Neponset Health Center this fall.

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The candidates for governor: a Q&A
On July 27, the Reporter asked each of the six candidates who are running to succeed Mitt Romney a series of questions that touch on considerations on the minds of many who live in Dorchester.


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