.#Dorchester native covering #Boston news in print, TV, photos since 1976. Views my own. Retweets not endorsements.
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The great deal-maker stocks up on "dead souls."
Breaking news: The Social Security Administration added the names and Social Security numbers of over 6,000 mostly Latino immigrants into a database it uses to track dead people, effectively erasing their ability to receive benefits or work in the U.S. wapo.st/3G70hPt
via @dotnews: The makings of the last close call for an incumbent Boston mayor: White vs. Timilty in 1975. Photo from 1979 rematch. dotnews.com/2025/parade-bost…
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Mayor Wu responds to Josh Kraft's launch
“Frankly, I’m a little surprised that someone who hasn’t even voted for mayor or City Council in the city, thinks that he is ready to lead the city, but I look forward to getting into the details and there’s so much to talk about"
via bsky.app/profile/dotnews.bsk…: data prompt small changes in admissions policy for Boston exam schools--and more analysis to come. dotnews.com/2024/new-data-dr…
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Campaign finance regulators, in Nov. 14 letter released this week, dinged Boston Cllr Tania Fernandes Anderson for violations, including late disclosures of financial activity
More could be coming. The person listed as her treasurer told me weeks ago he no longer works for her
via @dotnews. A look at Boston's presidential vote: less a Trump surge than Democrats unplugged. dotnews.com/2024/boston-vote…
What happened in Boston was the same as in other "blue" strongholds around the country, according to @nytimes: nytimes.com/interactive/2024…
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Jim Montgomery is out. nytimes.com/athletic/5890537…
Also related: Dorchester's Ward 14 (Grove Hall, Mt. Bowdoin, Franklin Field, part of Mattapan) had the city's largest drop (since 2020) in presidential election votes cast--by 28.2 perecent.
Local political figures are saddened by the passing, at age 82, of former #roxbury State Rep. Gloria Fox. Before that role, she was among the activists who rallied neighbors against the proposed highway along tghe Southwest Corridor, in the late 1960s.
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The share of Boston’s operating revenue coming from the property tax has risen dramatically over the last two decades from 55.9% in FY06 to 71.1% budgeted in FY25. tinyurl.com/ytbcpddv #bospoli
Since 2008, there has been little change in Boston votes cast for the GOP presidential ticket. Trump's gain in '24 was half of that in '20. The big difference was in votes for Democrats, down 22%, and total votes cast.
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Trump wins Dorchester's 16-12 precinct, which Biden won narrowly last time.
The Globe reports business groups are offering a compromise on the tax-rate adjustment measure. Even with shock absorption in the next tax bills, there could still be more fiscal turbulence without some new revenue, austerity, or redeployment of commercial space.
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What an honor, @DotNews recognized nationally! Thank you Press Forward for recognizing the value of local community news. This is possible because of our amazing team and the incredible neighborhoods we cover. @BillForry
We are excited to share that @DotNews is one of five Massachusetts news orgs to win a competitive $100k grant from Press Forward to boost our mission to deliver high-quality journalism to Boston’s neighborhoods.
More here: dotnews.com/2024/breaking-…
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"All those problems are relegated, on the news, to Roxbury, but we have a lot of those problems. And we should be working in solidarity with other people who have these problems.” - Michael Patrick MacDonald @MickPaddyMack tells @cmslovett in @DotNews
NEW— Neighbors from South #Boston and #Dorchester unite through stories of trauma, loss, and survival via "All Souls" author Michael Patrick MacDonald and the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute dotnews.com/2024/survivor-st…
