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Interim District Attorney Kevin Hayden and his opponent Ricardo Arroyo on Wednesday night faced off over allegations of misconduct at a forum hosted by the Communities of Color (COC) coalition at Mattapan’s Morningstar Baptist Church. The debate between DA candidates was the second event of three on the coalition’s docket. The moderator, Channel 4’s Jon Keller, kicked it off
Two state representatives jockeying for the same state Senate post. A former occupant, who held the post for 15 years, looking for a comeback after time in prison and a focus on community activism. A longtime federal housing official and local pastor making his first run for public office. These four people – state Reps. Nika Elugardo and Liz Miranda, former state Sen. Dianne
Some voters will go to the polls in person next Tuesday to cast ballots to determine Democratic and Republican primary candidates, and, in some cases, to pick winners in the general election who are expected to face little opposition in November. Early voting has been underway since last Saturday, and it ends on Friday this week. Voters had the choice of mailing in their
UNITE HERE Local 26, the 12,000-person union representing hospitality workers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, is swinging its support to state Rep. Liz Miranda as she runs for the Second Suffolk Senate seat. “Liz grew up in a Local 26 household. She knows better than anyone what hotel and food workers need and how to get it,” the union’s president, Carlos Aramayo said in a
A 2021 roadside dispute between a 33-year-old Hispanic Black man and an off-duty Transit Police officer is shaking up the 2022 race for Suffolk County district attorney. The Boston Globe reported last Saturday that the incident in Mattapan led to an investigation into the off-duty transit officer, Jacob Green, who pulled a gun on the 33-year-old, Jason Leonor. Other transit