Michael Kelley, running for District 2 City Council, spoke at the Ward 3 Democratic Committee’s Candidates Night on Wednesday, June 21st. At the end of the evening, the committee voted to endorse Kelley. From his website, Kelley describes himself: “Mike Kelley is a longtime South Ender, public servant and startup founder running for District 2 City Read More…
Stephen Passacantilli, a life long resident of The North End and a father of two, spoke at the Ward 3 Democratic Committee Candidate Night. At the end of the Evening, Passacantilli was endorsed by the committee. Professionally, Passacantilli is the Director of Operations for the Boston Transportation Department. For six of the eight years he Read More…
Ed Flynn, running for District 2 City Council, spoke at the Ward 3 Democratic Committee’s Candidates Night on Wednesday, June 21st. Flynn was the first of four District 2 candidates to speak that evening. Flynn, a father of two, has been a resident of South Boston for his whole life. He spends his time as Read More…
District 1 City Council Candidates spoke to a group of North End waterfront residents on Tuesday night at the Prince Building, 63 Atlantic Avenue. Originally set to be outside, the gathering was moved indoors due to the impending thunderstorm. Candidates Lydia Edwards, Margaret Farmer and Stephen Passacantilli largely stuck to their themes from previous forums Read More…
Several members from local elected officials’ offices, along with the Council’s president, provided updates at the Neighborhood Council meeting on June 12th, 2017. Use the timeline to jump to specific areas of interest in the video. (00:00) John Pregmon – Neighborhood Council President Pregmon welcomed new members to the Neighborhood Council: Tina Natale, Tania Green, Read More…
Stephen Passacantilli, running for District 1 City Council, spoke on June 8th, 2017 to the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) to present his platform for City Council to the members. Passacantilli is running against Lydia Edwards and Margaret Farmer. As a life long North Ender, Passacantilli wanted to make it clear that he Read More…
At the June 8th, 2017 North End Waterfront Residents’ Association meeting, Margaret Farmer discussed her vision for the City of Boston. Farmer is running for District 1 City Councilor in the upcoming primary election this September. Running against Lydia Edwards, who was just endorsed by State Senator Joe Boncore, and Stephen Passacantilli, Farmer proudly noted, Read More…
State Senator Joe Boncore endorsed Lydia Edwards on Tuesday for the District 1 City Council to represent East Boston, the North End, and Charlestown in the seat being vacated by Sal LaMattina. Boncore said the following in his endorsement, “With wholehearted enthusiasm, I endorse Lydia Edwards’ candidacy for Boston City Council, representing East Boston, the North Read More…
At the May 11th North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association meeting, East Boston resident Lydia Edwards, running for District 1 City Council, introduced herself and her platform to NEWRA members. Edwards is currently the Deputy Director for Housing Stability. Her page on The City of Boston’s website says, “As a Deputy Director within the Department of Read More…
East Boston resident, Margaret Farmer, has announced she is entering the race for District 1 City Council to fill the seat being vacated by Sal LaMattina. Farmer has recently served as President of the Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association for five of her fifteen years living in Boston. In a statement, Farmer said: “I am proud to Read More…
The field for District 1 City Councilor continues to narrow with one of the three announced candidates, Michael Sinatra of East Boston, dropping out of the race. With Sinatra’s withdrawal, filed candidates now include Stephen Passacantilli (North End) and Lydia Edwards (East Boston) in vying for the seat. Others that have indicated interest include Carmine Guarino (North Read More…
One of four announced candidates, Jack Kelly, has pulled out of the race for District 1 City Councilor. The Charlestown resident shared his decision Tuesday on Facebook : Although I’ve spent most of my adult life in some capacity engaging in public or private service; this race was simply not in my heart. After sitting councilor Sal Read More…