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Pepén at his election watch party on Nov. 7.

City Council will welcome four new members

Daily Free Press Staff November 17, 2023
Voters across Boston elected candidates to fill all 13 seats on City Council on Nov. 7, many of whom were reelected to their current positions. However, four new members will soon be sworn into office as the newly elected representatives from districts 3, 5, 6 and an at-large seat.
Enrique Pepén city council election

Boston elects progressive new council following municipal elections

Crystal Yormick November 8, 2023
After Boston’s municipal elections yesterday, four city councilors for at-large seats as well as nine district representatives were elected, with four of the city council seats filled by newcomers. 
Former Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara

City council incumbents lose their spots in preliminary municipal election

Emilia Wisniewski September 18, 2023
Boston City Councilors Ricardo Arroyo and Kendra Lara will not return to City Hall after losing in the preliminary election on Sept. 12.

Boston 2024 focuses on updated bid plans at sixth community meeting

Justin Pallenik July 1, 2015

After unveiling an updated proposal for Boston's bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics, organizing group Boston 2024 held a meeting Tuesday in Jamaica Plain to receive feedback from the community. The...

The City Council's Special Committee on the 2024 Olympics met Monday to discuss the International Olympic Committee's agenda for 2020. PHOTO BY DANIEL SCHWEN/ WIKIPEDIA

City Council reviews 2020 Olympic agenda to plan for 2024

Navraj Narula May 19, 2015

As part of the planning process for Boston to potentially host the 2024 Summer Olympics, the Boston City Council held a hearing Monday to focus on the agenda for the 2020 International Olympic Committee...

Hundreds of Boston residents attended the second Boston Olympics Community Meeting in South Boston Tuesday night. PHOTO BY OLEG TEPLYUK/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Hundreds gather at second Boston Olympics community meeting

Stephanie Pagones February 25, 2015

Approximately 300 members of the Greater Boston community convened Tuesday at South Boston’s James Condon Elementary School for the city’s second community meeting regarding Boston’s 2024 Olympic...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh speaks about issues surrounding the city’s bid for the 2024 Olympics at a community meeting at Suffolk University Law School Thursday night. PHOTO BY ERIN BILLINGS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Walsh, Boston 2024 hold first Olympic bid community meeting

Sekar Krisnauli February 6, 2015

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh met with local residents at Suffolk University’s School of Law for the first of nine Boston 2024 Olympic bid community meetings on Thursday night. The meeting addressed citizens’...

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