Politics
Opponents of a ballot initiative to legalize medical marijuana claimed on Monday that proponents ultimately hope to legalize the drug for all uses, but proponents accused them of using “hysteria and fear” to keep people from necessary medicine.
The two... Read more
District 7 Councillor Tito Jackson this week suggested moving most of Mattapan into Rob Consalvo’s District 5 while pushing the boundaries of Councillor Charles Yancey’s District 4 west into Roslindale.
Councillors were expected to debate again at their... Read more
The City Council’s agonizing redistricting process drags on this week as it weighs several competing maps that would redraw the lines of the district seats in time for next year’s election. District 4, which covers parts of both Mattapan and Dorchester,... Read more
Could this be a preview of the gubernatorial race in 2014? The GOP’s nominee in 2010, Charlie Baker, is scheduled to appear with Treasurer Steve Grossman, a Democrat and past candidate for governor, on Friday on NECN’s “Broadside with Jim Braude.”
Both... Read more
A few hundred past and present members of the Menino administration turned out for a Thursday night fundraiser that was in part a look back, with a video featuring old campaign footage. But there was also a strong 2013 undercurrent, with talk of... Read more
Brown, Warren supporters duel in Grove Hall: Friday morning standout drew a crowd.
Supporters of Republican Sen. Scott Brown and backers of Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren faced off at the intersection of Washington St. and Blue Hill Ave. on Friday... Read more
Whitman endorses Brown : Sen. Brown was endorsed by former NJ Governor Christine Todd Whitman on Tuesday at Phillips Old Colony House.
US Sen. Scott Brown picked up the endorsement of former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman on Tuesday at the... Read more
Christine Todd Whitman gives Brown the thumbs-up at Phillips Old Colony House: The former New Jersey governor, left, joined Sen. Brown at the landmark Morrissey Boulevard eatery and function hallon Tuesday afternoon.
U.S. Sen. Scott Brown on Tuesday... Read more
The three-family home at 9 Inwood St. appeared to reflect on the outside the alleged drug activity that was going on inside.
The bank-owned house’s roof needed work. The porch was in disrepair. A shopping cart was parked on the property, and below the... Read more
Over the last 16 months, the City Council and redistricting activists have pumped out enough maps to fill a small atlas. This week, they added a few more to the mix.
The new maps – one submitted by City Councillors Rob Consalvo and Frank Baker and another... Read more
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