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Boston City Council members listen to testimony regarding municipal ID cards for residents in the City of Boston Thursday afternoon. PHOTO BY CAROLYN KOMATSOULIS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City Council discusses municipal ID program

Amanda Kaufman October 27, 2016

About 75 people convened at a Boston City Council hearing Thursday afternoon at City Hall to discuss the implementation of the OneCard Municipal Identification Program. The program is still under...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh has partnered with the Samaritans group to promote suicide prevention. PHOTO BY ABIGAIL FREEMAN/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Boston mayor partners with suicide prevention group

Andres Picon October 5, 2016

In an effort to raise public awareness about suicide prevention, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced the city’s partnership with a support organization called Samaritans of Boston on Saturday during...

Petitioners ask for affordable housing options

Daily Free Press Admin March 18, 2014

As Boston Mayor Martin Walsh’s cabinet members settle into their new positions, over 100 leaders, activists and residents protested outside City Hall Tuesday and delivered a petition to the city’s...

Mayoral candidates receive endorsements going into final push

Daily Free Press Admin October 9, 2013

With less than a month until the Boston mayoral election, City Councilor John Connolly and Mass. Rep. Martin Walsh were each endorsed by several Boston public officials to give them an edge going into...

Voters out in stronger numbers than in previous elections

Daily Free Press Admin September 25, 2013

Less than a third of registered voters made their way to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballot for one of the 12 mayoral candidates looking to replace longtime Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. About...

John Connolly, Marty Walsh to face each other in final mayoral election

Daily Free Press Admin September 24, 2013

Narrowing down the field from 12 candidates to two, Mass. Rep. Martin Walsh and City Councilor John Connolly advanced from Tuesday night’s primary to the Nov. 5 mayoral election as they square...

SED hosts mayoral debate to involve, educate students

Daily Free Press Admin September 15, 2013

Boston University School of Education Dean Hardin Coleman said SED officials hosted Thursday’s mayoral debate to try to encourage BU students to share perspectives on education and to answer questions...

Mayoral candidates debate education with BU students

Daily Free Press Admin September 13, 2013

Focusing on education, six of the 12 mayoral candidates looking to replace Boston Mayor Thomas Menino debated in front of a crowd of over 100 students on how to handle issues prevalent in the Boston...

Tight race as primary nears for mayoral candidates

Daily Free Press Admin September 5, 2013

As the deadline for voter registration in the primary ended Wednesday with many candidates looking to spend their fundraising money on campaign ads, over one-third of voters only have a few weeks left...

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