Politics
Mayor Walsh votes in Savin Hill, Nov. 4, 2014: Photo by Mike Deehan
(Updated 4:30p.m.) — Savin Hill's 13-10 is so far leading the Dorchester turnout race in today's state election. Citywide, 87,850 people have made it to the polls as of 3 p.m., according... Read more
The leading candidates for governor Democrat Martha Coakley and Republican Charlie Baker spent the final hours of the campaign on Monday trying to rally their supporters and drum up enthusiasm before the polls open to decide a tight contest to succeed Gov... Read more
Hundreds of mourners lined the streets of Dorchester and Mattapan to salute Mayor Thomas M. Menino and his family as his funeral procession followed a route through the neighborhoods to his Hyde Park parish church this morning.
In Mattapan, the mayor's "... Read more
An Irish bar in the shadow of City Hall was transformed into a somber campaign rally of sorts early Thursday evening, signaling the end of an era in Boston politics.
Inside, men and women clutching pints and wine glasses warmly embraced, some getting... Read more
Dorchester Reporter Head Reflects on Menino from Chris Lovett on Vimeo.
Bill Forry, editor and publisher of the Reporter, joined Chris Lovett on BNN-TV's Neighborhood Network News on Thurs., Oct. 30 to discuss the legacy of Mayor Thomas M. Menino, who... Read more
Boston’s political community hailed former Mayor Thomas Menino as a “man of the neighborhoods,” “political giant,” and the “greatest mayor” in Boston’s history at the news of his passing on Monday.
Menino died at 9 a.m. on Wednesday at the age of 71... Read more
Thomas M. Menino: He'll be remembered long after the signs come down.
Thomas Menino, a self-described "lunch bucket guy" who rose from his roots in Hyde Park to dominate Boston and Massachusetts politics as the capital city's mayor for 20 years, has... Read more
The Reporter recommends the following positions on the four questions that will appear on state ballots on Nov. 4.
Question 1—A move to eliminate the current indexing of the gas tax would hamper the capacity of the state and city to make needed repairs to... Read more
Last week’s news that former Mayor Thomas Menino was suspending his book tour and entering palliative care for his cancer brought somber words from a number of Irish-American politicians who know him well.
“For every Bostonian, whether they supported the... Read more
Four proposals have been submitted to the city of Boston by development teams eager to build a mix of housing and retail on the site of a long-empty Mattapan car dealership.
The Cote Ford property on Cummins Highway is situated close to a planned new... Read more
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