Boston City Councilor Erin Murphy, who lost her bid for Suffolk clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court this month, said dysfunction on the Council and a difficult working relationship with the Wu administration drove her to seek a new role. Originally Published: September 16, 2024 at 5:10 a.m. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! … Read more
Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn has remained mum thus far on whether he plans to challenge Michelle Wu in the 2025 mayoral election, but a coalition of veterans may already be organizing on his behalf, in hopes to “embolden and inspire” him to run. Veterans for Ed Flynn, a coalition of Boston-based veterans, “dedicated to celebrating … Read more
Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Wednesday that will add 225 liquor licenses to the city of Boston over the next three years, many of which would be targeted to minority neighborhoods with the aim of providing an economic boost. Healey, in a statement announcing the action, said the bill would “lower barriers” for Boston restaurants … Read more
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
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
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
Big Apple hotel owners plan on raising $20 million to launch a new lobbying group to combat a City Council bill they say will destroy the local lodging industry. The new Hotel Owners of New York also will maintain a $15 million annual budget to sustain its lobbying and education efforts, organizers told The Post. … Read more
The Boston City Council is considering deploying birth control to cut down on the city’s rat population as an alternative to killing rodents with poison, which has inadvertently led to the deaths of local pets and wildlife. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Read original article here Denial … Read more
The Boston City Council passed a resolution calling for the creation of a special commission to address office vacancies and declining values four months ago, but one councilor says the Wu administration has not acted on the recommendation. Councilor Ed Flynn said he’s been trying to “sound the alarm” on the issue “for some time” … Read more
For rats in Ottawa’s Heron Park neighbourhood, Melanie Giroux has become something like the Grim Reaper. Giroux estimates she’s trapped and killed many hundreds of the rodents since her backyard became infested in 2021. That year alone, she bagged nearly 500 using black reusable traps. Despite that prolific record, Giroux said it hasn’t gotten any easier. “You … Read more
