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Frank Baker is officially running for Boston City Council, after past 12-year stint: ‘I am back!’
Frank Baker is officially running for Boston City Council, in a somewhat surprising bid for a return to city government, just ...
Emergency effort to oust disgraced Boston City Councilor blocked by objection
An emergency resolution to address disgraced Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson’s continued employment on a ...
Boston city councilors demand answers after child killed by school bus
The death of a 5-year-old boy, struck by a school bus in Hyde Park on Monday, has moved Boston city councilors to call for a ...
Some city councilors worry about ‘lack of transparency’ around free museum program
Six museums that participate in a free-admissions program were able to forgo contributions to the city last year.
Cambridge City Council votes to ban mandatory renter-paid broker fees
It joins Boston and Somerville in calling for rules that would make landlords pay for brokers they hire. Lawmakers on Beacon ...
The 2025 Boston election cycle is drawing far more candidates than two years ago. Why?
This year’s Boston election cycle is drawing far more interest from potential candidates than two years ago, which lacked a ...
Former Cambridge city councilor charged with kidnapping after hotel incident
At a Holiday Inn in Cambridge, police said they found Nadeem Mazen bleeding and foaming at the mouth as he tried to scale a ...