On the street"Excuse me, are you registered to vote here in Boston?""We're asking Boston for a recount because they never properly counted the write-in votes in the election last week. I only need [N] more signatures, by 5pm … [Read more...]
Is the 5th Suffolk District Race Picking Up?
What is going to come of this race. With two opponents in the Primary, it will be interesting to see if Owens (a career candidate) and Cruz(a relative unknown except for the occasional campaign poster you see around) have enough of a … [Read more...]
Herald: tumbleweeds blowing through Boston City Hall
Today's Herald reports that the holders of numerous critical city jobs have quit and haven't been replaced. So, in addition to the well-known lack of a permanent police commissioner, there is no homeland security czar, no fire … [Read more...]
A little history on the Boston crime wave
I just reread a Boston Phoenix article from a year ago, provocatively entitled "The Worst Homicide Squad in the Country." (HT to Charley for digging it out.) It's well worth reading to give yourself a sense of how the city has … [Read more...]
Will the Perry-Kerry connection matter?
Analicia Perry, a 20-year-old aspiring nursing assistant and mother, was murdered a week ago at the shrine to her murdered brother. Both the Globe and the Herald ran stories today on Ms. Perry's funeral. Both reported Rev. … [Read more...]
Seven murders in nine days is too many.
The latest victim of Boston's out-of-control crime spree is Alberto Duarte, a 24-year-old father of three who, according to the Globe story, was shot four times with a rifle because he stepped in to try to protect a 17-year-old girl … [Read more...]
How many more must die in Boston?
And no, I'm not talking about Milena del Valle's tragic death in the Big Dig tunnel. I'm talking about the murder of Analicia Perry, who had stopped by the shrine where her brother was murdered four years ago last Saturday, only to be … [Read more...]
Boston City Council Special Election- June 13th Lamattina bests Ryan
For those who follow city politics in Boston, there was a special election in Charlestown, East Boston,the North End, and Beacon Hill to fill Paul Scapicchio's seat on Tuesday. As many of you know, Scapicchio left the council to take … [Read more...]
Boston Buys Guns
Boston.com reports today on a new gun buy-back program: 40 grand to be spent in total, $200 a pop, no questions asked. Correction: the $200 comes in Target gift certificates. Evidently this is the preferred store of illegal gun … [Read more...]
Update: Wilkerson Challenge to Nomination Papers Falls Short by 9 Signatures
The Boston Election Commission today completed its review of Dianne Wilkerson's challenge to the lack of certified signatures for nomination. Wilkerson waited until the last day allowed by law to request the review, May 25, and fell … [Read more...]