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In a 10-2 vote, councillors on Wednesday sent to Mayor Wu’s desk a map that redraws the boundaries of the nine district seats. The vote ends weeks of turmoil for the 12-member body, which was tasked by a federal judge to take another shot at drawing a new map. Patti Saris, the judge, ruled that civic groups and some Dorchester residents, upset that the precincts around Florian
With at-large Councillor Ruthzee Louijeune at the helm, the City Council seems close to a consensus on approving new boundaries of its nine district seats. Louijeune, the chair of the Civil Rights Committee who is presiding over the redistricting process, has in the last week held multiple meetings of her panel as she and others raced to meet election-driven deadlines in
Lawyers for several voting rights advocacy groups, which played a role last fall in redrawing the political boundaries of the nine City Council district seats, are now seeking to intervene in the federal court case at the center of the city’s chaotic political scene. NAACP Boston, MassVOTE, the Chinese Progressive Association and other groups are seeking to intervene in the
When you re-read a book, the ending never changes, but this summer, Dorchester residents will have the opportunity to rewrite the story of time-challenged clocks, toasters, and toys, with volunteer help amid the shelves of romance, thrillers, and sci-fi novels at local libraries. Members of the community have been invited to bring damaged items to the first of three local
Mayor Wu and a cadre of city leaders visited Town Field in Fields Corner last Friday morning for the launch of her 2023 Neighborhood Coffee Hour event and used the occasion to officially cut the ribbon at the park’s recently renovated Gibson Playground.