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Henry Santana, a highly touted challenger for city councilor-at-large who snagged an endorsement from Boston’s mayor, addressed his blank voting record, saying that his immigration status prevented him from casting a ballot in prior elections.

Fernandes Anderson agreed to pay a $5,000 penalty for conflict of interest violations regarding her hiring family members and increasing their pay.

Warm weather is contributing to a rise in cyanobacteria blooms across the state, from Arlington to Nantucket to Shrewsbury. Here's what you need to know about cyanobacteria (also known as blue-green algae) and how to spot it before taking a dive into your local pond.

Her constituents have to decide whether she represents their interests or merely her own when she ignores laws others are expected to follow.

Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara has said she will seek reelection this fall despite the fallout from her June 30 crash.

The “Save Our City” event grew out of private meetings that business leaders have been quietly holding for the last several months, including several developers who have been shut out of the Wu administration and aren’t happy.

Boston City Councilor at-Large Michael Flaherty is calling for embattled colleague Kendra Lara to resign after the city councilor's crash last month in Jamaica...

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Southie residents and Curley Center members will get the chance to cool down at L Street Beach next week after the Conservation Commission on Wednesday approved an operations and maintenance plan.

In the small world that encompasses Boston politics, there were the stirrings of two coalitions this week. One remains under construction, with help from labor leaders. The other, if it even existed outside of an email from a top public relations company, evaporated in the summer heat. Both encircle City Hall, home to multiple factions as progressives fight with each other, as