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Boston City Hall. During the City Council meeting on Wednesday, councilors passed an ordinance introducing code restrictions on buildings near parks, recognized November as Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month and discussed voting issues. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

City Council protects parks, recognizes Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, discusses Election Day

Hazel Nystrom November 6, 2024
Boston City Council passed an ordinance imposing building restrictions near parks, recognized November as Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month and discussed Election Day issues during its Wednesday meeting at City Hall Plaza.
A child plays with toys.

City and state lawmakers jumpstart child care agenda

Samuele Petruccelli February 22, 2021
The Mayor’s Office will conduct its second Boston Childcare Survey alongside this year’s Annual Resident Listing. Meanwhile, a separate bill pushing to establish universal child care in Massachusetts is circulating the statehouse.
Mass. voters to choose congressional candidates in Sept. 1 primary

Mass. voters to choose congressional candidates in Sept. 1 primary

Daily Free Press Staff August 31, 2020
Massachusetts is gearing up for a primary election unlike any the state has seen before. Voters are choosing their party’s U.S. Congress candidates Tuesday, while the state battles a pandemic and record unemployment rates.
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Friday that Boston will host nine early voting sites for the November 2016 presidential election. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Early voting sites to come to Boston for 2016 election

Dave Sebastian April 12, 2016

In an effort to provide flexibility for voters, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Friday nine early voting sites for the November 2016 presidential election as a part of the Early Voting Initiative,...

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