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Mayoral candidates scramble for last-minute votes

Daily Free Press Admin November 5, 2013

In the final stretch of campaigning for mayor of Boston, Mass. Rep. Martin Walsh and City Councilor John Connolly continued their efforts to gain as many undecided and last minute voters as they can...

Students unenthusiastic about Boston’s upcoming historic mayoral race

Daily Free Press Admin November 4, 2013

As Boston nears its first open mayoral election in decades, some Boston University students said they do not feel they have a stake in the election. College of Arts and Sciences senior, Renée Gaillard...

Candidates discuss city official appointments in final mayoral debate

Daily Free Press Admin October 30, 2013

In the final debate of the mayoral race before the election on Tuesday, City Councilor John Connolly and Mass. Rep. Martin Walsh talked about some of the most important decisions they would make as...

John Connolly encourages college students to stay in Hub

Daily Free Press Admin October 29, 2013

This is the second part in a series of profiles about the candidates facing off in the Nov. 5 election. City Councilor John Connolly, running to be the next mayor of Boston against Mass. Rep. Martin...

Mass. Rep. Marty Walsh pushes education, business leading into mayoral election

Daily Free Press Admin October 28, 2013

This is the first part in a series of profiles about the candidates facing off in the Nov. 5 election. After serving 16 years as a state representative for Massachusetts for Dorchester, Democrat...

Marty Walsh, John Connolly face off in diversity forum

Daily Free Press Admin October 24, 2013

Racial issues came to the forefront Wednesday as Boston mayoral candidates Mass. Rep. Martin Walsh and City Councilor John Connolly went head-to-head in a diversity forum at the Reggie Lewis Center...

Political endorsements, public education argued in second mayoral debate

Daily Free Press Admin October 23, 2013

Mass. Rep. Martin Walsh and City Councilor John Connolly, candidates running to replace Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, went head-to-head Tuesday night in a second televised debate at WGBH studios in Brighton...

On 1-year anniversary of Sandy, environmental groups seek disaster plan

Daily Free Press Admin October 23, 2013

One year after Superstorm Sandy hit the east coast of the U.S., the Environmental League of Massachusetts called on the two Boston mayoral candidates to have detailed plans on how the city will be better...

From college campus to campaign office

Daily Free Press Admin October 22, 2013

BU senior shares her first-hand  experiences with Boston’s mayoral campaign Voices bounced off the white walls of John Connolly’s small campaign headquarters on Oct. 14 as volunteers made last...

John Connolly, Marty Walsh spar in first mayoral debate

Daily Free Press Admin October 16, 2013

Facing off Tuesday in the first of three televised debates, Mass. Rep. Martin Walsh and City Councilor John Connolly, the two candidates running to replace Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, focused on issues...

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...

Near end of public officials’ terms, BRA increases meetings

Daily Free Press Admin October 9, 2013

With Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and Boston Redevelopment Authority Director Peter Meade’s time in office coming to an end, the BRA has adopted an accelerated building proposal review process to deal...

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