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Month: April 2013
No decision on JPNC lawsuit
A Suffolk County Superior Court judge made no decision on a motion to dismiss the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council’s (JPNC) controversial lawsuit at a hearing yesterday afternoon, according to an attorney involved in the case. The attorney declined to speak on…
Councilor Ross announces run for mayor
City Councilor Mike Ross, who lives in Mission Hill and represents part of Hyde Square, announced he is running for mayor today. He tweeted the announcement with a link to his campaign website at Kevin Fitzgerald Park on Mission Hill.…
Hennigan won’t join mayoral race
By John Ruch and Peter Shanley/Gazette Staff Maura Hennigan, clerk of the Suffolk County criminal courts and a 2005 mayoral candidate, will not run for mayor this year, she told the Gazette. “As much as I would love to run…
Arroyo announces mayoral run
City Councilor At-Large Felix Arroyo, a Jamaica Plain resident, officially joined the mayoral race today, kicking off his campaign at the downtown office of the Service Employees International Union Local 615. “I will bring my skills as a community organizer,…
City takes over some Charlestown council duties
The City of Boston has quietly taken over some Charlestown Neighborhood Council (CNC) zoning review duties after a private City Hall meeting with its leaders, the Gazette has learned. The move apparently was triggered by recent lawsuits filed against the…
Politics as Unusual: The tough path to electing a mayor of color
Despite their notoriously low voter turnouts in municipal elections, local communities of color are already buzzing over the mayoral madness sweeping Boston. As expected, important conversations are under way about the viability of certain minority candidates. Even outside of black,…
JP’s Councilor Arroyo to run for mayor
At-large City Councilor Felix Arroyo, a Jamaica Plain resident, will join the race for the Mayor’s Office tomorrow morning, according to a source close to the campaign. Arroyo will “announce his intention to run for mayor” at a 10 a.m.…
Consalvo: Mayor’s Office is about helping people
City Councilor and mayoral candidate Rob Consalvo pledged to bring a mix of innovation—including naming a “technology czar”—and old-fashioned public service to the Mayor’s Office in his first major campaign interview. “We’ll fistfight over who’s the biggest visionary,” Consalvo said…
Police ID homicide victim
HYDE SQ.—The Boston Police Department (BPD) has identified the man fatally shot March 31 at 104 Minden St. as Edward Villalona, 25, of Jamaica Plain. BPD said he was found with a gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced…