City Councilor Lydia Edwards is now in the process of scheduling a hearing to review and discuss a Home Rule Petition that would be sent to the State Legislature requesting that a potential mayoral Special Election in June be waived.…
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State DPD Reports First Confirmed Case of COVID-19 Variant
Officials from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health on January 17 announced that the first case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 has been detected in Massachusetts, coming from a Boston woman who had travelled to the United Kingdom. This is…
New Middle School at Charlestown High Would Have Unique Academics, More Activities
A large group of Boston Public Schools (BPS) administrators told the community this month that the new middle school at Charlestown High starting next year would not only provide a more predictable educational path within 02129, but also would offer…
Biden Taps Walsh for U.S. Labor Secretary in Washington, D.C.
President-elect Joe Biden has called on Mayor Martin Walsh to join his Cabinet and lead his incoming Labor Department – and Walsh has answered the call for his long-time ally and friend. Rumors had been swirling all last week, particularly…
State of the City
A Safe Return: BPS Announces Tentative Schedule for Re-Opening Additional School Buildings
As Boston Public Schools (BPS) Supt. Brenda Cassellius and Boston Teachers Union (BTU) President Jessica Tang announced on Monday an update to the timeline for re-opening school buildings to students, a prominent grass-roots parent organization in Charlestown had its doubts…
Arroyo Files Council Order to Waive Mayoral Special Election
City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo has filed a Home Rule Petition before the City Council to waive any Special Mayoral Election that would be triggered if Mayor Martin Walsh were confirmed as the new U.S. Secretary of Labor and would leave…
Who’s Running? More Like Who Isn’t Running for Mayor
In the wake of Mayor Martin Walsh deciding to join the Biden Administration in Washington, D.C., everyone quickly wondered who would be a candidate in any Special Election, which would be required if Walsh left office before March 6 –…
Council President Janey Starting Transition to Acting Mayor
Council President Kim Janey appears to be about ready to make history in becoming Acting Mayor of the city – thus also becoming the first African American mayor or Boston. Janey said in a statement she would be ready to…
In Final State of the City Address, Walsh Speaks of Boston’s Resiliency
Mayor Martin Walsh delivered what was probably his final State of the City address virtually on January 12 from the new Roxbury branch of the Boston Public Library. Last week, President-elect Joe Biden nominated Walsh for Labor Secretary, and on…