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Full docket for Boston City Council's start to 2025, from ethics to rats to schools
Boston City Council is back to work in 2025 following a rocky finish to 2024. The first meeting of the new year coming just weeks after federal authorities filed theft and wire fraud charges against District 7 Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, sparking calls for her resignation and reigniting discussion around ethics. District 2 Councilor Ed Flynn is still calling for...
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What to expect in the Kelly Ayotte era in NH
The Ayotte era set to begin in New Hampshire. Gov.-elect Kelly Ayotte is set to assume office Thursday and begin combing through critical issues facing the Granite State. “I think housing is a big issue here in New Hampshire, and how we tackle that, because it’s not as easy as just throwing money at something,” said Neil Levesque of the...
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Can steeper fines fix Boston's rat problem?
There’s a persistent rodent problem plaguing neighborhoods throughout Boston. From Dorchester to Roxbury and into Allston, rats continue to multiply with faulty trash storage and absentee landlords fueling the fire. “It’s a huge issue where we have large complexes with overflowing dumpsters, or not enough garbage cans,” said Rat City Arts Festival Director, Ricky Meinke. City councilors have spent years...
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2024 in review: An impactful year on the political beat
2024 was filled with some incredible political headlines in Boston and beyond. A presidential election, a migrant housing crisis, and federal charges against a Boston city councilor all come to mind in what was an impactful year on the political beat. Our recap starts in the frozen tundra of Des Moines, Iowa, where former President Donald Trump won the Hawkeye...
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‘Very convenient': Hyde Park's River Street Bridge reopens after yearslong closure
Drivers in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood are breathing a sigh of relief after the River Street Bridge reopened following years of delayed repairs and extended closures. “You know about the Amtrak that passes beneath, and it was connected to Acela’s electricity, so that added to the delay of the project,” said Boston City Councilor Enrique Pepén, who represents District 5....
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Community floods Boston toy drive with donations after nonprofit calls for help
Toys are flooding into a Boston nonprofit after concerns earlier this week that no donations were coming in for its annual toy drive. Friday, we got a look at the holiday haul at Action for Boston Community Development – or ABDC – and where those gifts are headed. It may feel like a cliche, but in many ways it’s a...
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Tania Fernandes Anderson attends 1st City Council meeting after arrest
Embattled Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was back at work Monday despite calls from colleagues and city leaders to resign after her arrest on federal corruption charges. Just days after her arraignment, Fernandes Anderson stuck to the script while seeming to signal she’s planning to stay in her role. The councilor is facing five counts of aiding and...
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Latest changes to Mass. emergency family shelter system take effect
More changes to Massachusetts’ emergency shelter system went into effect on Tuesday, weeks after being announced.
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Mayor Wu calls on Boston City Councilor facing federal charges to resign
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is speaking out in the wake of federal public corruption charges being filed against sitting City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson. In a statement issued Friday morning, Wu called on Fernandes Anderson to resign from the council. “Like any member of the community, Councilor Fernandes Anderson has the right to a fair legal process. But the serious...
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Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson reacts to reported federal probe
Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson is reacting to the news that she’s reportedly involved in a federal investigation.
