Mayor Joe Ganim is expected to announce some personnel changes to his administration in the coming days. In advance of that he issued a news
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Flashback: City Councilman Pete’s Poop Pickup Demonstration, A ‘Comprehension’ Issue
UPDATE: Pete Spain flushed his Facebook video from public view. Black Rock City Councilman Pete Spain has listed a litany of accomplishments in the
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Strap In City Council Members, Here Comes Maria Piranha
When a new City Council convenes in December it will feature current faces, new faces, returning faces and one piranha with seriously sharp teeth: that
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Sacred Heart Students Turn Out Big In North End
UPDATE: Lyons won reelection handily At the midpoint of voting in the early afternoon, turnout is high at Winthrop School in the North End driven
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Brace Yourself For The Shortest City Council Meeting In History
If you walk into City Council Chambers Monday night inhale deeply, then exhale. The meeting will be over. Historically the shortest council meetings come on
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Health Care Professional Pitches Cure In City Council Run
It can be lonely running as a Republican in a Democratic-dominant district in more ways than one. Helene Kouassi, founder of Stratford-based Hope Health Care, is
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Turn The Pages, Ethan Book Blowtorches His Rivals
Strap in for an extraordinary read from Republican Ethan Book, one of four write-in candidates for mayor. Regular OIB readers know this as Book-speak. For
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Paging City Council Travel Writers
Intrepid government watchdog John Marshall Lee returned recently from a two-week trip to Portugal and Spain. He shared his adventures Monday night with City Council
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