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 by the attorney general aims to “define and regulate the contract-based relationship between network companies and app-based drivers as independent contractors with required minimum compensation,...

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 in Senate special election The next Senator from the Suffolk and Middlesex District (Courtesy Edwards Campaign)

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 Rio's website The Herald has a story.

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 well-paid marine industrial jobs. The modern working port of Boston remains vibrant as growth in containerized cargo volumes, seafood-processing production, cruise ship passenger visits and other...

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 that the Democrat who wins this month will be the next Senator. That’s because Republicans have once again have failed to field a candidate in...

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 and Middlesex District has, perhaps inevitably, devolved thus. As I go around the district, attending candidate events, reviewing the two candidates’ endorsements and talking to ordinary...

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, 3 through 5 and 11 Polls open from 7:00 am - 8:00 pm EAST BOSTON 1 SAMUEL ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - 165 WEBSTER STREET, VOTE IN AUDITORIUM. VOTERS...

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 field for a broad spectrum of candidates vying to take the corner office. 'After several months of discussion with our families, we have decided not to...

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 neither of the two candidates, Lydia Edwards and Anthony D’Ambrosio. Second, it is home to Joe Boncore, the Senator whose resignation some weeks ago prompted...

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 quarter-century after Menino’s call, we have a new generation of leadership at Boston City Hall. Our newly elected Mayor Michelle Wu faces a deeply troubled...

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 January 1, 2024. Lopera is a Boston Public Schools (BPS) parent, Executive Director of Latinos for Education and current Boston School Committee member. Polanco García...

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 and donated hundreds of non-perishable food items, as well as grocery store gift cards, for the Authority’s annual food drive that benefits several community organizations. “Food...

AGENDA Welcome / Intros New Greenway Planning and Design Consultant Bulb Planting Wayfinding sign update Extensions Update MassTrails Grant Plan East Boston + Bennington St Comment letter Trustees Event: Luminara on 12-11 Development Committee Update Other topics ZOOMYou are invited to a Zoom meeting.When: Dec 2, 2021 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvdeGppjMiHdR-5WDsEB_GIfz83D_EADZh After...

Executive Director of La Colaborativa honored for raising awareness about and addressing the gross inequities in our safety net systems BOSTON, MA, November 22, 2021 – Eastern Bank Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Boston-based Eastern Bank, is pleased to announce it has honored Gladys Vega, Executive Director of La Colaborativa, with the 2021 Social Justice Award. The award, now in...