For Immediate Release: December 17, 2021 Massachusetts Unemployment & Job Estimates for November BOSTON, MA – The state’s November total unemployment rate increased by one-tenth of a percentage point at 5.4 percent, the Executive Office of...

by Mike Freedberg SPECIAL TO EASTBOSTON.COM On Tuesday, 13,564 voters in Boston, Revere, Winthrop and a small part of Cambridge bothered to cast a ballot to elect a new State Senator for their District, the First...

IN NOVEMBER 2022,  voters will determine the future of the gig economy in Massachusetts, deciding two ballot measures related to temporary or contract workers who seek to remain independent freelancers. The first petition recently certified...

News: @lisakashinsky Edwards wins! East Boston regains the seat! Boston Results: Unofficial Revere Results: Unofficial Cambridge Results: Unofficial Winthrop: Unofficial Commonwealth Magazine: Boston city councilor tops Revere official with strong support from her Boston base  Bay State Banner: Edwards is victor...

East Boston resident Tanio Del Rio is the first out of the gate in the sure-to-be-hotly-contested fight to succeed Senator-elect Lydia Edwards on the city council. Expect other names to surface soon. Here's Del...

Kelly Strong of the Boston Shipping Association The Port of Boston has a long and well-known history of supporting the New England economy through its working waterfront and a reputation as a home to...

by FRANK CONTE Who will win the Tuesday, December 14, 2021 Democratic Primary for State Senator that will determine the successor to former Senator Joseph Boncore? That’s a very big question. The only sure thing is...

By MIKE FREEDBERG Special to EastBoston.com In much of today’s America, culture and custom have replaced economics and family history as determinants of voting. The special election taking place on December 14th in the First Suffolk...

CITY OF BOSTON ELECTION DEPARTMENT POLLING LOCATIONSSpecial State Primary - December 14, 2021FIRST SUFFOLK and MIDDLESEX SENATORIAL DISTRICT: Ward 1 Precincts 1 through 14Ward 3 Precincts 1 through 4, 6 and 8Ward 5 Precincts 1,...

UPDATE: Read Mike Freedberg's analysis over at Here and Sphere From the Boston Herald: "Gov. Charlie Baker has made the “extremely difficult decision” not to seek re-election for a third term as Massachusetts governor, clearing the...

by Mike Freedberg SPECIAL TO EASTBOSTON.COM For the past two days, seeking an angle on the upcoming special election in the First Suffolk and Middlesex District, I’ve spent much time in Winthrop. First, it is home to...

Early in his career as the Mayor of Boston, Thomas M. Menino famously called for the city’s residents to ''judge harshly" if there was not significant improvement in the Boston Public Schools (BPS). A...

BOSTON - Tuesday, November 30, 2021- Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the reappointments of Lorena Lopera and Rafaela Polanco García to the Boston School Committee, to serve the remainder of terms that end on...

Annual food drive brought donations to community organizations BOSTON – The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) is helping some neighbors in East Boston, South Boston, and Worcester feed their families this holiday season. Massport employees collected...