September 14, 2013
10 days to the Sept. 24 preliminary.
SUFFOLK POLL IN THE FIELD: David Paleologos, who runs Suffolk University’s polling outfit, confirmed last night that his team has a Boston citywide poll in the field.
MAYORAL CANDIDATES' STANCE ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA: The State House News Service surveyed mayoral hopefuls on their thoughts on medical marijuana.
THE DAY AHEAD: A list of happenings, as provided by the campaigns:
State Rep. Marty Walsh
8:30 a.m. Rep. Walsh will kick off a canvass with supporters from the Greater Boston Labor Council (35 Colgate Road, Roslindale)
9:00 a.m. Rep. Walsh will visit local businesses in Roslindale (Roslindale Square)
9:40 a.m. Parkway Youth Flag Football League Opening Day (Reservation Road, Hyde Park)
11:00 a.m. Judy Evers Community Room Dedication (Charlestown Police Department, 9 Terminal Street)
12:30 p.m. South Boston Chamber of Commerce Street Fair (I Street to L Street, South Boston
3:00 p.m. Vietnamese-American Community Mayoral Forum (Newspaper Conference Room, 1377 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester)
8:00 p.m. Annual Main Streets Event (1179 River Street, Hyde Park)
City Councillor At-Large John Connolly
Meet and Greet in East Boston
10:30 AM
Event is at a private residenceSouth Boston Street Festival
2:00 PM
East Broadway, South BostonVietnamese-American Community of Massachusetts Candidates Forum
3:00 PM
1377 Dorchester Avenue, DorchesterMeet and Greet in Mattapan
4:30 PM
Event is at a private residenceCHAD Annual Candlelight Vigil
6:30 PM
Hayes Square, CharlestownConcert and Award Ceremony at First Christ Union Church
Councilor Connolly speaking at 7:30 PM
Yawkey Club of Roxbury Boys and Girls Club, 115 Warren StreetMeet and Greet in Dorchester
8:00 PM
Event is at a private residence
City Councillor At-Large Felix Arroyo
12:00PM Hyde Square Canvass Kickoff
370 Centre Street Jamaica Plain 02130
Kicking off canvass in Hyde Square with volunteers1:45PM East Boston Community Conversation
168 Falcon St. #1 East Boston 02128
Hosting a conversation to hear ideas from the community and talk about his vision for Boston with residents of East Boston3:00PM Vietnamese-American Community of Massachusetts's Candidates Forum
Thanh Long Office 1377 Dorchester Avenue, Second Floor, Dorchester 02122
Participating in forum4:00PM Hyde Park Community Conversation
1056 River Street, Hyde Park 02136
Hosting a conversation to hear ideas from the community and talk about his vision for Boston with residents of Hyde Park6:00PM Bostonia Avenue & Langley Road Block Parties
2 Bostonia Ave Brighton 02135
Joining the community celebrations
Former state Rep. Charlotte Golar Richie
Ambassador Charles Stith announces support, along with community and civic leaders, dignitaries, guests, neighbors and friends
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Charlotte for Mayor Roxbury Campaign Office, 155 Dudley Street
District 5 Councillor Rob Consalvo
8:00 a.m. - Meets and greets voters at Roche Brothers, West Roxbury
Noon - Meets and greet voters at South Boston Street Festival, East Broadway and L Streets, South Boston
1:15 p.m. - Meets business owners and employees, Charles Street and Dot Ave, Dorchester
2:30 p.m. - Attends Roslindale Village Main Streets New Resident Social, 4257 Washington Street, Roslindale
5:30 p.m. - Knocking on doors with Rep. Kevin Honan, former Cllr. Jerry McDermott, Brighton Allston Civic Association President Anabela Gomes, Brighton
7:00 p.m. - Attends Langley Road Block Party, Brighton
8:00 p.m. - Attends Hyde Park Main Street Hoe Down event, 1179 River Street, Hyde Park
Codman Square Health Center co-founder Bill Walczak
9:00am-10:00am: Bill attends the Savin Hill Cove Clean Up, Vietnam Veterans Memorial of Dorchester, Malibu Beach, Dorchester
•11:00am-2:00pm: Bill stops by and meets voters at the South Boston Street Festival, Broadway Avenue, South Boston
•2:15pm-3:15pm: Bill stops by and meets voters at the Upham's Corner Open Air Market, The Strand Theatre: 543 Columbia Rd, Dorchester
•3:30pm -4:30pm: Bill attends the Vietnamese-American Community of Massachusetts Candidate's Forum, Thanh Long Office, 1377 Dorchester Avenue, Second Floor, Dorchester, Massachusetts
•5:00pm-7:00pm: Bill stops by Boston OctoberFest, Park Plaza Castle, 130 Columbus Ave., South End
•7:00pm-10:00pm: Bill stops by the Asian Community Development Corporation 8th Annual Films at the Gate, Chinatown Park - Rose Kennedy Greenway
District 8 Councillor Michael Ross
Mike Ross will not be campaigning in observance of the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. He'll be attending services during the day and breaking the fast at his sister's house.
Former School Committee member John Barros
NOTE: Former Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative executive director and Mayor of Berkeley Gus Newport will be hitting the trail for Barros. Below is his schedule.
1:10 p.m.
Dorchester Canvass Kickoff
1080 Dorchester Ave2 p.m.
Pastor Odom’s Block Party
Corbet St.3 p.m.
Vietnamese- American Community Mayoral Forum
1377 Dorchester Ave5 p.m.
Adam Gibbons House Party
43 Mather St. Dorchester6:30 p.m.
Ice Cream Social with Youth Organizers United for the Now Generation
Savin Scoop in Dorchester8 p.m.
Piano Factory Art Gallery Opening
791 Tremont St.
CORRECTION: This post was updated with the correct Gus at 4:18 p.m.