Politics
Councillor-elect: Frank Baker and his wife Today Baker posed for a photo with supporters outside Florian Hall shortly after the polls closed on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Photo by Pat Tarantino
Frank Baker, the 43-year-old former city employee from Savin Hill,... Read more
Pressley finishes first: The councillor addressed a cheering crowd outside her Dorchester Ave. headquarters on Tuesday night. Photo by Mike DeehanBy 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, the city’s political conventional wisdom had been upended: Ayanna S. Pressley, widely... Read more
Frank Baker has won the District three city council election held today, according to sources in both the Baker and O'Toole campaigns. Developing story.
Polls have been open for over three hours now. As of 9 a.m., turnout was pegged at just under 3 percent, or little over 10,000 voters.
A few accounts to follow to keep tabs on the day as it progresses:
-- @DotNewsD3
-- @LitDrop
And, of course, stay with... Read more
Polls opened at 7 a.m. across the city, with two races on the ballot in Dorchester's District 3: Two men are vying to succeed retiring City Councillor Maureen Feeney and seven-person field is fighting for the four City Council At-Large slots.
The two top... Read more
U.S. Reps. William Keating and Stephen Lynch would be thrown into the same Congressional district and a new incumbent-free district based in southeastern Massachusetts would stretch from the Cape and Islands across Plymouth and Bristol County to Fall... Read more
A Vietnamese outlet and a plumbers union endorsed District 3 candidate John O'Toole on Thursday, his campaign said.
Thang Long, a weekly paper, placed an endorsement on its front page this week endorsing O'Toole. According to a translation of the... Read more
While the Dorchester Reporter has deliberately not taken an editorial position on the District 3 council race, the newspaper’s publisher, Ed Forry, is personally endorsing Frank Baker.
Next week, we will go to the polls to select one of two local men to... Read more
Redistricting plan becomes law: Governor Patrick signed the legislation passed by the House and Senate on Thursday. Photo: Governor's office
House and Senate lawmakers sent redrawn political maps to the governor’s desk this week. While most Bay State... Read more
District 3 candidate Frank Baker on Friday pushed a proposal to revamp the city’s school bus system, calling for the city officials to “decentralize” bus depots and redevelop the Freeport Street depot for mixed use.
The depot is a 122,709-square foot site... Read more
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