Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn said he does not plan to run for mayor in 2025, dismissing speculation that his higher political visibility of late is indicative of his plans to seek higher office. Flynn’s remarks came after a Friday luncheon he attended in the North End, where he broke bread with three restaurant owners … Read more
No cars. Empty skyscrapers. Fossil fuels banned. Major businesses fleeing the city. Vacant downtown. This is the Wutopia that Boston Mayor Michelle Wu wants, her vision to transform the city. Mayors like Kevin White, Ray Flynn and Tom Menino helped build Boston, and she could be presiding over its dismantling. Wu is overseeing a commercial … Read more
Anthony Scaramucci, the 10-day White House communications director for former President Donald Trump, threw his weight behind John Deaton, a Republican running in Massachusetts to unseat Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Scaramucci said this week he would host a fundraiser for Deaton, though the event has not been scheduled, according to Deaton’s campaign manager, Michael Gorecki, who … Read more
Outgoing Boston City Council President Ed Flynn said he was forced to make difficult decisions as part of his efforts to provide positive leadership during a tumultuous two-year period for a body tarred by its ethical and legal lapses. As he prepares to hand over the gavel to the body’s undetermined new leader, Flynn points … Read more
Outgoing Boston City Council President Ed Flynn defended his father’s “record on race relations” in the wake of criticism that’s been leveled at former Mayor Ray Flynn as part of a new documentary recounting the 1989 Stuart murder. Flynn said that while he hasn’t seen the documentary, a collaboration between HBO and the Boston Globe … Read more
