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Boston City Hall. Boston City Council addressed complaints over Boston Public School bus delays on the first day of school during the city council meeting on Wednesday. SYDNEY ROTH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER.

City Council addresses BPS first day transportation delays

Lauren Albano September 11, 2024
Boston City Council addressed parental concerns after Boston Public School buses arrived late, or not at all, to transport students on the first day of school during its Wednesday council meeting.
Quincy Market in Faneuil Hall Marketplace. Boston City Council members voted to change the name of Faneuil Hall, named after prominent colonial slave trader Peter Fanueil. CLARE ONG/DFP FILE

City councilors pass resolution to rename Faneuil Hall

Nicole Abrams October 25, 2023
A resolution to rename Faneuil Hall — named after wealthy merchant Peter Faneuil who profited off slavery — was passed by city councilors Wednesday during a Boston City Council meeting.
Boston Police station in Government Center. A city council meeting this morning discussed a flood risk reduction program, early voting, and more than $3 million in funding for a controversial Boston Police surveillance unit that maintains a database of suspected gang members. MOLLY POTTER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

City Council meets to discuss flood risk reduction, early voting and the Boston Regional Intelligence Center

Nicole Abrams October 5, 2023
A city council meeting was held on Wednesday to discuss the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program, expanding early voting access for the Nov. 7 election and the Boston Regional Intelligence Center.
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City Council rejects amendments to Mayor Wu’s Participatory Budgeting Plan

Cassandra Dumay February 10, 2023
City Council members on Wednesday voted down amendments to Mayor Michelle Wu’s plans to give residents a say in spending taxpayer dollars.
A residential street in Boston. A new ordinance that limits protests in residential areas will prevent “targeted picketing” from the hours of 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. ALICE LEE/DFP STAFF

Tiered fines introduced for residential protesting

Bella Ramirez April 7, 2022
The Boston City Council passed an anti-picketing ordinance by a 9-4 vote March 30.
Michelle Wu addresses supporters at her watch party at Distraction Brewing Co. after winning her reelection campaign for Boston’s City Council at-large on Tuesday. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston’s race for city councilor at large ends with a call for recount

Daily Free Press Staff November 6, 2019
While Michelle Wu, Annissa Essaibi-George and Michael Flaherty were all reelected, the winner of the fourth councilor at-large seat remains to be seen, as candidates Julia Mejia and Alejandra St. Guillen were separated by only 10 votes.
Attendees at a city councilor-at-large debate hosted at WBUR’s CitySpace on Oct. 29, ahead of Boston’s general city council elections that are taking place tomorrow. RACHEL SHARPLES/ DFP FILE

All you need to know for Tuesday’s City Council General Election

Joel Lau November 5, 2019
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5. There, voters will pick the winners of all 13 city council seats -- 9 district seats and 4 city councilor at-large seats.
The eight city councilor-at-large candidates at a debate hosted at WBUR’s CitySpace Tuesday. RACHEL SHARPLES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Candidates for city councilor at-large debate at WBUR’s CitySpace

Gabriella Finocchio October 24, 2019
The eight remaining candidates for city councilor at-large gathered to debate various issues facing the City of Boston, including transportation, addiction, housing, and education.
The Boston Public Library in Copley Square, where at-large candidates for Boston City Council hosted an open forum to discuss their environmental stances on Wednesday night. CHLOE GRINBERG/ DFP FILE

City Council candidates tackle environmental challenges in public forum

Alyssa Figueroa October 3, 2019
All but one of the at-large candidates for Boston’s City Council convened at the Boston Public Library Wednesday night for a forum in which city residents pressed the contenders on their stances on energy and environmental issues.
Voters at the Boston City Hall polling station voting in the 2018 Midterm Elections. Boston’s preliminary city council elections took place on Tuesday, narrowing down the field of candidates advancing to the Nov. 5 general election. RACHEL SHARPLES/ DFP FILE

The winners of the Boston City Council preliminary elections

Joel Lau September 25, 2019
Only two councilors per district and eight councilors in the city councilor at-large race can advance to the general elections in November.
The Boston University School of Education received a grant for $1 million over three years for the intention of working with Massachusetts policymakers to study how young people can be better prepared for college and a career. PHOTO BY EMILY ZABOSKI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SED researchers continue program to tackle college, career readiness

Mina Corpuz October 1, 2014

Researchers at Boston University’s School of Education are working on their partnership with city innovation experts and policy makers to create a program that will prepare students for college and...

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