News from the campaign office of District 1 City Council candidate, Lydia Edwards: East Boston resident and former candidate for Boston City Council Margaret Farmer endorsed Lydia Edwards for Boston city councilor. “The issues that face the City of Boston, District 1 are complex, intertwining and far-reaching,” says Farmer. “With a $3.1 Billion dollar budget Read More…
Boston’s preliminary municipal election will be next Tuesday, September 26. There are three candidates running to fill the seat being vacated by Sal LaMattina for District 1 (North End, Charlestown and East Boston) city councilor — Lydia Edwards, Margaret Farmer and Stephen Passacantilli. The top two candidates from that election will appear on the general municipal Read More…
Focusing on the Boston and state-wide opioid-related overdose and death epidemic and the 400% increase in deaths from 2000-2015, Margaret Farmer, Candidate for Boston City Council, has called for creating a Boston version of the Angel program, pioneered and already successful in Gloucester, where an individual can walk into a police station and ask for Read More…
Citing concern for the environment in the neighborhoods directly surrounding Logan Airport, Margaret Farmer, Candidate for Boston City Council, has called on Massport to work with the City of Boston to fund, explore, and implement a number of solutions aimed at reducing pollution and increasing the quality of life for the community surrounding Logan Airport. Read More…
Margaret Farmer spoke at the Ward 3 Democratic Committee Candidates Night on Wednesday, June 21st, 2017. Farmer is running for District 1 City Council. “I’m the only candidate in the race who doesn’t work for the mayor;” something Farmer makes clear to each audience she speaks to. Farmer, originally from Maine, has been an East 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…
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…
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…