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Stop trying to push Black candidates out of the mayorâs race By Adrian Walker Globe Columnist,Updated May 2, 2021, 8:19 p.m. Email to a Friend Richard Taylor, a Black developer and sometime political activist, is nothing if not direct. And, true to form, he didnât mince words last week in his hugely ill-considered effort to push Andrea Campbell out of the race to succeed former mayor Marty Walsh. In an e-mail to some of Campbellâs supporters, Taylor urged them to back her (nonexistent) bid for Suffolk district attorney, a position that could soon become vacant if Rachael Rollin...
Need a precedent for whatâs going on in Boston politics? Look to 1993 Raymond L. Flynnâs resignation 28 years ago triggered a fierce contest to become the next mayor. By Danny McDonald Globe Staff,Updated January 15, 2021, 8:17 a.m. Email to a Friend Boston mayoral candidates John Nucci, Tom Menino, Bruce Bolling, Rosaria Salerno, Bob Rufo, and James Brett joined hands during a mayoral forum at the Seaport World Trade Center on May 5, 1993.Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff After intense speculation, a 53-year-old Irish-American mayor from a working-class neighborhood is tapped by a Democratic...
SNYDER'S STOUGHTON: Mourning for Ed Coppinger, a special person Mark Snyder I was in tears as I wrote this, but our Stoughton community lost a great man. Edward Coppinger was a man who did so much, much of it behind the scenes. The huge grant that Stoughton got for downtown beautification years ago was credited to our reps, but all of us knew it was Ed, working for the Department of Transportation, that helped it along. Ed was a family man, adoring daughters Lauren and Allison He was an amazing friend. He was by Boston City Councilor John Nucci's side when the late politician battled for ...