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Writer, photographer @DotNews news editor, strategist and traveler w/in the City of Boston.
Dorchester, Massachusetts
Joined October 2021
City Council President Ruthzee Louijeuene won re-election handily Tuesday, finishing far out in front in a field of eight candidates. But she said she’s not celebrating — she’s getting back to work. https://t.co/vWV7ScTCNI
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Jascha Franklin-Hodge, City’s Streets Chief, To Exit Wu Cabinet As First-Term Ends #Boston
https://t.co/dcrrR8pAbg
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One of Mayor Wu’s top lieutenants – Chief of Streets Jascha Franklin-Hodge — will leave the administration at the end of the year. Franklin-Hodge, who oversees the city’s Public Works and Transport...
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Another Rx gone: Customers & employees apparently learned yesterday @cvspharmacy #UphamsCorner closing Dec. 18. Rx customers told to find new location. Follows Sept. closing of Codman Walgreens, others. #RxOdus
@BillForry @universalhub @StacoS @uphamscorner @DaRosaAtLarge
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Rev. Miniard Culpepper won the District 7 seat left vacant by Tania Fernandes Anderson. Story via @YawuMiller
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A vacant lot behind the Engine 18 firehouse in Peabody Square would be acquired by the city of Boston for $1.3 million to allow for the facility to expand on the site in the future. #Dorchester
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Boston Election— Santana beats out Baker for final At-Large seat; Louijeune tops ticket citywide; Culpepper wins District 7 seat; Wu sails to 2nd term as Mayor https://t.co/NaBNdiDJmm
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Campaign sources confirm that Henry Santana will win the fourth spot in the at-large city council race, beating out Frank Baker, who'll finish fifth. "City Councillor Henry Santana was overwhelmingly re-elected in a landslide," Mayor Wu just told crowd in Seaport.
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At Frank Baker's party in Florian Hall: Playing "Got to count me out" by New Edition as the party gets started. Numbers coming in across the city. @BillForry
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Polls are now closed in Boston. Stay tuned to this account for early returns from select precincts in: Dorchester, Mattapan, South Boston, Roxbury, South End, and Hyde Park.
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The @MadsonParkTVHS (19-0) girls volleyball takes down Mahar Regional, cruising to victory, 3-0, at home. Will face Smith Voc/Norfolk Aggie at home later this week in Round of 8. @BillForry @universalhub @SuperBaston Dot News coverage:
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The Madison Park Technical Vocational High School girls volleyball team powered its way over East Boston at Friday’s City Championships in the Boston Latin Academy gym, topping off a 17-0 regular...
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Longtime Latin Academy coach Rocco Zizza was named the NE Patriots HS Football Coach of the Week. He received his award from Hall of Famer Andre Tippett. No word if Rocco will celebrate with some tripe. 🇮🇹
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As of 3 p.m., 63,948 voters have shown up for the #Boston election. That's 14.8 percent turnout, per city Election Dept. Not yet clear if today's participation rate will match, exceed or fall short of the September turnout, which was roughly 22 percent— or 93,854 total voters.
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The operator of a convenience store at 533 Columbia Rd. in the heart of Uphams Corner rebutted stiff resistance from abutters last Wednesday night over his bid to add a package store liquor license to his grocery market. #Dorchester
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Savin Hill restaurant removes mobster portraits that caused controversy in #Dorchester
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Polls open in Boston Election; Contest for Council seats takes center stage Stay with https://t.co/7D7gL5u3Dq today for updates and election results tonight. https://t.co/NaBNdiDbwO
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Turnout in today's municipal election in #Boston through 9 a.m. (including early vote) stands at 37,105 or 8.62 percent, according to city Election dept. Get updates at https://t.co/7D7gL5u3Dq
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Join DotLife podcast host Erin Caldwell as she visits Dorchester, UK, the "original" Dorchester, a pastoral market town and the county seat of Dorset, just seven miles from the English Channel. https://t.co/tErARIDfOm
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Traffic presents obstacle for 24-unit condo plan at Granite Avenue and Hill Top Street in #Dorchester
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A slow but steady trickle of 2,230 voters cast early ballots at one of the ten locations that were opened over the weekend for voting ahead of Boston’s Nov. 4 municipal election. Story: https://t.co/DX4rn9QIyL
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