At first glance, Wu has almost a perfect foil in Kraft, 57, a rich trust fund kid, a white carpetbagger from tony Chestnut Hill whose father, Robert, is a pal of President Trump.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu talks about her choice not to take time off after giving birth to her newborn baby Mira on Monday.

As the Globe reported on Tuesday, Josh Kraft — longtime do-gooder and youngest son of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft — plans to launch a bid to unseat Mayor Michelle Wu sometime in February. Wu will be seeking a second term.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu in her first term has hired 301 new employees with a third of them earning more than $100,000, as she’s renewed her legislative push for tax relief for homeowners while

The new proposal is aimed at blunting the impact of steep increases to residential property tax bills sent out earlier this month, the mayor said.

Wu made history again this week when she gave birth to her third child, baby girl Mira Wu Pewarski, on Monday.

BOSTON – Boston Mayor Michelle Wu gave birth Monday afternoon to a healthy baby girl, her office announced. Wu and her husband Conor welcomed baby Mira Wu Pewarski around 2 p.m. The couple previously had two boys.

The mayor welcomed a baby girl Monday. Both she and her newborn “are in good health," a city spokesperson said.

Now that tax bills have hit mailboxes, Mayor Michelle Wu is appealing to legislators again for relief for Boston homeowners — and seeking permission to offer rebates at the very least. The mayor is announcing an “expanded” tax relief home-rule petition Monday that aims to help residents hit with “the single largest jump in the residential share of the property tax levy since 2007,

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has declared a cold weather advisory in the city through Thursday due to arctic temperatures in the forecast.

A recommendation by Mayor Michelle Wu and Superintendent Mary Skipper to close the Dever under a longterm facilities plan is raising fresh questions about the future of school receiverships in Massachusetts.