Politics
Frank BakerJohn O'TooleFormer city employee Frank Baker of Savin Hill and Cedar Grove civic activist John O’Toole will face off for the District 3 City Council seat in the November election after emerging first and second from a seven-person preliminary... Read more
The Reporter's Mike Deehan captured reactions from the two top finishers in Tuesday's balloting in the District 2 city council seat, in which challenger Suzanne Lee topped the ticket over incumbent Councillor Bill Linehan. Lee — a first-time candidate—... Read more
Frank Baker: Topped the ticket in today's District 3 election.
(9 p.m.)— Frank Baker rode a strong surge from his Savin Hill neighborhood into the top spot in today's District 3 city council election, outpacing his nearest competitor by several hundred... Read more
Former state Sen. Robert Travaglini, an East Boston Democrat, will be giving US Sen. Scott Brown, a Wrentham Republican, a tour of the neighborhood on Wednesday.
After the tour, the two former colleagues are scheduled to lunch at Santarpio's Pizza on... Read more
What follows is a listing of where candidates in the district races will be after the polls close tomorrow night. This post will be updated to add locations as we receive them. For political junkies who are planning on staying in, BNN-TV's Joe Heisler... Read more
The Globe's Metro section has a rundown on the District 3 race, with John O'Toole, Craig Galvin and Frank Baker viewed as the frontrunners.
All three top-tier candidates have benefited from significant fund-raising, influential endorsements, and the... Read more
A campaign flier distributed to voters this weekend by the Frank Baker campaign touting his endorsement by State Senator Jack Hart has been repudiated by Hart, who says he has not endorsed anyone in the District 3 preliminary election set for Tuesday.... Read more
It’s now very clear that resort-style casino gambling will be setting up shop in Massachusetts in the not-so-distant future. The House of Representatives easily passed a measure last week that will allow for up to three such casinos across the... Read more
Smart Voter 2011: A special supplement to the Sept. 22 Dorchester Reporter details the choices in the upcoming preliminary election in District 3.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.
UPDATE: According to the Boston Election Department, voter turnout... Read more
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, SEPT. 15, 2011…..Religious leaders and advocates for minority communities called on Gov. Deval Patrick Thursday to reject any redistricting maps that fail to “amplify” the voice of black, Latino and Asian residents of Massachusetts,... Read more
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