Citing concerns with violence and low staffing levels, a Boston city councilor formally requested that police department leadership enlist the help of outside law enforcement agencies to “ensure public safety” at this weekend’s festival and events. City Councilor Ed Flynn made the request in a Tuesday email sent to Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox and … Read more
Concerns about violence at this weekend’s Boston Caribbean Carnival celebration, associated with a mass shooting last year, are rising in the wake of the “senseless” violence that took place at a different festival held in Franklin Park on Sunday. Boston police union officials are sounding the alarm on low staffing levels, saying that although the … Read more
The City of Boston mailed flyers to registered voters with errors in early voting dates for the Sept. 3 primary, a potentially confusing mistake that concerned one candidate enough to raise a complaint with state election officials. Originally Published: August 17, 2024 at 9:48 a.m. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is … Read more
Boston city councilor pitches pause on downtown events amid violence, mayor dismisses request as unserious Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: August 15, 2024 at 8:48 p.m. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In … Read more
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz joked about his “interesting” first week as Kamala Harris’ running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket and criticized Donald Trump’s background on Wednesday during a Denver fundraiser that collected $3 million for the campaign. “This week has been interesting,” Walz told roughly 150 attendees in the backyard of the 33,000-square-foot Phipps … Read more
In a blow to the mayor’s climate agenda, the Boston Zoning Commission voted to block a proposal that seeks to accelerate the timeline for when new buildings would be required to adhere to net-zero emission standards, from 2050 to 2025. Originally Published: August 14, 2024 at 8:27 p.m. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! … Read more
Two men were shot, one fatally, inside a Dorchester home on Monday evening, Boston Police said. Police responded to a report of a shooting at 5 Trent St. at approximately 6:36 p.m. and found two men suffering from gunshot wounds, Deputy Superintendent Paul McLaughlin said. Both men were taken to a local hospital, where one … Read more
Advocates opposed to the city of Boston’s plan to redevelop Franklin Park’s White Stadium into the new home of a professional women’s soccer team are pushing for a state review over the plan’s legality, in a last-ditch effort to stop the project. The Garrison Trotter Association and the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, which sued the city … Read more
A Boston city councilor is pressing the mayor to provide details on what steps the city will take to blunt the impact of a projected double-digit residential tax increase next year, amid revelations that her bid to raise commercial tax rates is all but dead on Beacon Hill. Originally Published: August 8, 2024 at 7:40 … Read more
Former Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara pleaded guilty to driving with a suspended license in connection with a June 2023 crash, and was sentenced to probation and ordered to apologize to the elderly woman whose home she hit, court records show. Originally Published: August 7, 2024 at 8:14 p.m. Read original article here Denial of … Read more
