Three city councillors back O'Toole
Three sitting city councillors have come out in support of District 3 candidate John O’Toole.Joining with their outgoing colleague Maureen Feeney in support of O’Toole: Rob Consalvo (District 5), Mark...
View ArticleUrban League chief endorses O'Toole in D3
The head of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts said last night he is backing John O’Toole in the race to succeed City Councillor Maureen Feeney.“If you got a problem, he is someone you can go...
View ArticleCongressman Lynch: No endorsement in District 3
Congressman Stephen Lynch is sitting out the District 3 race, declining to endorse either of the contenders facing off for the seat. Savin Hill’s Frank Baker and Cedar Grove’s John O’Toole both worked...
View ArticleBaker proposes expansion of email alert system
District 3 candidate Frank Baker on Friday touted a platform that included a proposal to expand an electronic alert system about daily crime activity in the neighborhood.Neighbors in Savin Hill and...
View ArticleREPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: Campaigning in the sand box: Baker, O’Toole & friends go...
Gintautas Dumcius, News EditorIn District 3, the endorsement war rages on. The two candidates, Frank Baker and John O’Toole, continue to proclaim backing from this union and that union, all the while...
View ArticleGlobe, Herald editorials back O'Toole
Editorials in the Boston Globe and Herald on Tuesday back District 3 candidate John O'Toole for the City Council seat."He makes a convincing case that his volunteer activities, focusing on neighborhood...
View ArticleBaker camp touts seven additional union endorsements
District 3 candidate Frank Baker's camp on on Tuesday said another seven unions have endorsed the former city print shop employee.The unions include AFSCME Local 419, Boston School Custodians Local...
View ArticleBaker proposes that city ‘decentralize’ bus depots, rethink Freeport Street site
District 3 candidate Frank Baker on Friday pushed a proposal to revamp the city’s school bus system, calling for the city officials to “decentralize” bus depots and redevelop the Freeport Street depot...
View ArticleHeated campaign draws to close; voters get their say on Tuesday - Baker,...
After six months of community forums, candidates knocking at their doors and political literature raining on their porch, Dorchester voters go to the polls on Tuesday to pick a successor to retiring...
View ArticleVietnamese outlet and plumbers association endorse O'Toole
A Vietnamese outlet and a plumbers union endorsed District 3 candidate John O'Toole on Thursday, his campaign said.Thang Long, a weekly paper, placed an endorsement on its front page this week...
View ArticleVoters head to polls to pick District 3 councillor and City Council At-Large
Reporter StaffPolls opened at 7 a.m. across the city, with two races on the ballot in Dorchester's District 3: Two men are vying to succeed retiring City Councillor Maureen Feeney and seven-person...
View ArticleElection Day: Where to get info
Polls have been open for over three hours now. As of 9 a.m., turnout was pegged at just under 3 percent, or little over 10,000 voters.A few accounts to follow to keep tabs on the day as it...
View ArticleFrank Baker wins decisive victory in District 3 race
Gintautas Dumcius, News Editor and Pat Tarantino, Reporter StaffCouncillor-elect: Frank Baker and his wife Today Baker posed for a photo with supporters outside Florian Hall shortly after the polls...
View ArticleWill it soon be City Clerk Feeney? She quits Council early; Baker says he’ll...
The end came quickly and abruptly: Maureen Feeney finished her tenure as the District 3 city councilor last Thursday, tendering her resignation some 48 hours after voters had chosen her successor,...
View ArticleBoxer Palmer readies for District 3 Council fight
Donnie Palmer in 2009Reporter StaffDonnie Palmer, the professional heavyweight boxer who survived a shooting last year, pulled papers today to run for Boston City Council in District 3. That seat is...
View ArticleThree city councillors back O'Toole
Three sitting city councillors have come out in support of District 3 candidate John O’Toole.Joining with their outgoing colleague Maureen Feeney in support of O’Toole: Rob Consalvo (District 5), Mark...
View ArticleUrban League chief endorses O'Toole in D3
The head of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts said last night he is backing John O’Toole in the race to succeed City Councillor Maureen Feeney.“If you got a problem, he is someone you can go...
View ArticleCongressman Lynch: No endorsement in District 3
Congressman Stephen Lynch is sitting out the District 3 race, declining to endorse either of the contenders facing off for the seat. Savin Hill’s Frank Baker and Cedar Grove’s John O’Toole both worked...
View ArticleBaker proposes expansion of email alert system
District 3 candidate Frank Baker on Friday touted a platform that included a proposal to expand an electronic alert system about daily crime activity in the neighborhood.Neighbors in Savin Hill and...
View ArticleREPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: Campaigning in the sand box: Baker, O’Toole & friends go...
Gintautas Dumcius, News EditorIn District 3, the endorsement war rages on. The two candidates, Frank Baker and John O’Toole, continue to proclaim backing from this union and that union, all the while...
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