5:30 p.m. update: David Dunn, former labor relations director under Mayors John Mandanici and Tom Bucci, has been appointed by Mayor Bill Finch as acting personnel
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Primary Fever, The Riccio Plan And The Rell Bell
5:30 p.m. update: Okay, here’s the City Council primary lineup for September 15. District 135: Peter Clarke and Mary McBride-Lee have qualified to challenge incumbents
Read moreThe Risk Of Changing Spots, Plus: Willard And Ben
Congressman Jim Himes will not be easy to knock off in 2010. The first-term Democrat will have several million to dump in his reelection effort and
Read moreHow Much Will Mayor And Mario Weigh In?
2:30 p.m. update: Five weeks away from primary day for City Council seats. Is there a pulse out there? Any incumbents in serious trouble? What
Read moreCan We All Get Along? Plus: Civil Service, And Saluting City Employees
Another week and still no realistic word on a state budget. Gotta wonder how this is impacting municipal budgets that rely on the state dough
Read moreWhen A Store Was King
It’s hard for me not to think about King Cole when I’m at the corner of North and Park. That was the spot my parents
Read moreLights, Camera, Politics … Time For A Casting Call, Plus: Primary Papers
11 a.m. update: Holy this-way-to-the-egress! Aussie stud Hugh Jackman to play Phineas Taylor Barnum in Columbia Pictures’ The Greatest Showman on Earth, a musical big
Read moreMaster Plan Approved, Plus: Council Primary Fever, And ‘I Want A Piece Of You!’
3:30 p.m. update: The City Council Monday night overwhelmingly passed the Master Plan that was debated in comments over the weekend. Big crowd on hand
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