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The Boston City Council holds a meeting last year in the Christopher A. Iannella Chamber. More than 50 people have registered to run for a Council seat this fall. HALEY ABRAMS/ DFP FILE

City Council candidates share their goals, hopes for election

Joel Lau May 2, 2019
Since nomination applications opened two weeks ago, more than 50 Boston residents have applied to become candidates in the 2019 Boston City Council elections, according to WBUR, hoping to be chosen by voters to fill one of 13 open seats in November.
Josh Zakim winds down the evening laughing with supporters at his election watch party at the Baseball Tavern Tuesday night. Incumbent Zakim beat challenger Kristin Mobilia. PHOTO BY JOHN KAVOURIS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

District 8, 9 City Council seats go to incumbents

Daily Free Press Staff November 8, 2017

By: Breanne Kovatch, Amanda Kaufman, Kaylie Felsberg and Isabel Contreras After a day of voting in Boston, it became clear that Josh Zakim and Mark Ciommo — two incumbent city councilors — would...

Members of the Boston City Council sit for a meeting on April 24 at Boston City Hall to discuss the budget for the 2018 fiscal year. PHOTO BY LEXI PLINE/ DFP FILE PHOTO

District 9 City Council preliminary election: Ciommo, Bowser move on to general election

Breanne Kovatch September 27, 2017

  Boston City Council incumbent Mark Ciommo and candidate Brandon Bowser won the preliminary elections for the District 9 councilor seat, which covers the Allston-Brighton area, on Tuesday...

Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson files a hearing order March 29 regarding the city’s decision to close two transitional housing programs for people in recovery. PHOTO BY ABIGAIL FREEMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The Election Issue

Till Kaeslin June 7, 2017

With the Boston municipal elections coming up in November, we at The Daily Free Press want to keep students up-to-date on all the latest election developments. Here is a run-through of this year’s...

Locals gather to discuss a 110-acre project to reconstruct the Mass. Pike Interchange in Allston. PHOTO BY NATALIE CARROLL/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

MassDOT holds meeting, discusses Mass Pike improvements

Natalie Carroll February 8, 2017

Local residents and officials gathered on Tuesday at Jackson Mann Community School and Council Inc. to discuss, among other large projects, the 110-acre project to rebuild the I-90 Allston Interchange. The...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh speaks in front of a student apartment in Allston-Brighton on Monday. The mayor stated in the speech that the city is committed to fixing safety violations in student housing. PHOTO BY MIKE DESOCIO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mayor Walsh plans to protect students, facilitate move-in during Allston Christmas

Jaime Bennis September 1, 2014

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced a series of housing reforms in Allston-Brighton Monday as hundreds of students moved in and out of their apartments during “Allston Christmas.” “Students have...

Environmentally friendly apartment complex planned for Allston

Daily Free Press Admin January 28, 2013

Just a block south of Commonwealth Avenue near the Griggs Street T stop, a patch of empty space sits enclosed by a tall chain-link fence. Technically in Allston — but practically in Brookline —...

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