First Chinatown, now East Boston: Elections Department to let absentee voters fill out new ballots

By adamg - Mon, 11/06/2017 - 9:42am

The Boston Elections Department reports it will hold absentee ballots in District 1 (East Boston, Charlestown and the North End) until the end of voting tomorrow "due to anonymous concerns" about ballots there. Read more.

Campaign roundup: City voids six absentee ballots in Chinatown

By adamg - Fri, 11/03/2017 - 10:13am

The Globe reports on the "vote farming" among elderly people in Chinatown, says city elections officials just want to fix the problem without blaming anybody.

Over in East Boston, District 1 council candidate Stephen Passacantilli is appealing for votes by telling residents they live in a hellhole: Read more.

Campaign roundup: Jackson releases his budget

By adamg - Fri, 10/27/2017 - 5:21pm

As promised at the last debate, it's now here. It puts specific monetary amounts on some of his proposals, such as $5 million for housing vouchers for 400 low-income families. Read more.

Campaign roundup: We must've missed the press release about Walsh making a council endorsement

By adamg - Tue, 10/24/2017 - 4:29pm

This card has been going around East Boston in recent days. In Spanish, it says, "I'm with Stephen" (and at the bottom: "Authorized and paid for by the Friends of Stephen Passacantilli Committee"). Read more.

Campaign roundup: Walsh tells Jackson he'll have just two debates, and he'll like it

By adamg - Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:05am

CORRECTION: The candidates will have two debates after all - they agreed to a second one on Oct. 11.

After both sides agreed not to scab out at a WBZ debate, we're left with just a single mayoral debate, at WGBH's studios on the 10th (and now a second one the next night at Hibernian Hall in Roxbury). Tito asked Marty for at least four total debates. One of Marty's minions replied, basically: Yeah, right.

Speaking of Walsh opponents, John Connolly popped up this week ... Read more.

Council candidates tell the North End they'd crack down on Airbnb, oppose 4 a.m. closings for restaurants

Edwards, Farmer and Passacantilli at North End forum
By adamg - Mon, 09/11/2017 - 11:46pm

The three candidates for the District 1 City Council seat (North End, Charlestown, East Boston) that Sal LaMattina is giving up sounded similar themes on a number of issues, including Airbnb and 4 a.m. closing times, at a forum sponsored by the North End Waterfront Neighborhood Council tonight. Read more.

In the North End, city-council candidates discuss waterfront development, marijuana dispensaries

By adamg - Wed, 06/28/2017 - 9:23am

NorthEndWaterfront.com reports on a candidates forum for District 1, which includes the North End, Charlestown and East Boston, and candidates Lydia Edwards, Margaret Farmer and Stephen Passacantilli.

Dueling endorsements in race for LaMattina's seat

By adamg - Fri, 06/23/2017 - 9:25am

NorthEndWaterfront.com reports the Ward 3 Democratic Committee this week endorsed Stephen Passacantilli for the District 1 seat (North End, Charlestown, East Boston) from which Sal LaMattina is retiring this year. The East Boston Times-Free Press reports state Sen. Joseph Boncore endorsed Lydia Edwards for the seat. Also running: Margaret Farmer.

Two city managers announce runs for Sal LaMattina's council seat

By adamg - Tue, 04/18/2017 - 3:29pm

NorthEndWaterfront.com reports that Stephen Passacantilli of the North End and Lydia Edwards of East Boston say they're running for the District 1 council seat (North End, East Boston, Charlestown) that Sal LaMattina is not running for again this year. Read more.