2+ week, 6+ day ago (215+ words) There may have only been one option in the Boston mayoral race this year, but we asked Herald readers to choose from many: Who was your favorite Hub mayor? Winning a resounding 50.4% of our respondents" votes, Thomas Menino earned the title of Herald readers" favorite mayor. Menino held the city"s highest office for more than 20 years, serving as mayor from 1993 to 2014. Another two 20th century mayors rounded out the podium, with former Mayor Kevin White landing second place with 14.3% of the vote and former Mayor Raymond Flynn securing third with 12.4%. White served as mayor from 1968 to 1984, succeeded by Flynn, who held the office from 1984 to 1993. Former mayors Marty Walsh and James Curley followed in our poll results, while current Mayor Michelle Wu, John Hynes and James Collins receiving a handful of votes each. Our readers" favorite mayor, Menino was the…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago (363+ words) With Boston's city council and mayoral election upcoming on Tuesday, here's what voters need to know. In the City Council At-Large race, the four incumbents " Councilors Ruthzee Louijeune, Julia Mejia, Erin Murphy and Henry Santana " will face four challengers " former District Councilor Frank Baker, local businessman Marvin Dee Mathelier, long-time city government figure Will Onuoha, and City Hall worker Alexandra Valdez. Santana appeared the most vulnerable incumbent following the September preliminary election, trailing behind his fellow at-large councilors with 12.6% of the vote. Baker finished the preliminary leading the challengers with 10.8%. Voters will also decide seven district City Council races, with only District 3 Councilor John FitzGerald and District 8 Councilor Sharon Durkan running unopposed. The District 7 seat, representing Roxbury, Dorchester, and Fenway, will be particularly contested after former Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson's arrest and resignation earlier this year. After a crowded primary,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago (334+ words) It wasn't an enjoyable election night for Everett Mayor Carlo DiMaria, who lost his reelection bid amid heat over $180,000 in bonus payments. "I want to thank everybody, ya know, 18 years is a long run for a mayor," he said after losing to Everett City Councilor Robert Van Campen. Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch should take notice. He wasn't up for reelection, but six council candidates critical of the incumbent won seats on the nine-member board. Koch allocated $850,000 of taxpayer cash for statues of two Catholic saints at a public safety building and was proposing a 79% raise for himself. He has since revised that pay bump from $285,000 down to $225,000 from his current $159,000. That fiscal juggling will now go before a wary council. Taunton Mayor Shaunna O'Connell, a one-time Republican rep, defeated challenger Estele Borges convincingly, 52.6% to 46.9%, according to preliminary reports. U.S. Rep. Ayanna…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago (612+ words) The Boston Police Department is seeking the public's help finding five people suspected of armed robbery of a scooter. Police say that at least one of the five held a firearm when the suspects robbed a person of a scooter at around 8:15 p.m. on Oct. 18 near Marcella St. The scooter was found abandoned behind 2875 Washington St. and the suspects were seen walking in a field near there toward Academy Homes Development. Police arrested a second suspect wanted in connection with an Oct. 8 shooting in Roxbury that left a victim with life-altering injuries. Shawn Walker, 24, of Boston, faces a slew of firearms charges as well as a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, causing bodily injury. His firearms violations are exacerbated by his status as a felon with three prior violent or drug crimes. Devante Stinson, 23, of Boston, was…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago (581+ words) Bob Sales has his fingerprints all over this paper. Bob was among a few editors who studied the popularity of the old Herald American and pivoted to what readers craved. If you want it sugar-coated, buy a donut " as our old billboard stated " and that's what he envisioned. A paper without bias that let readers see all sides and make up their own minds. Bob Sales died Monday at the age of 89, and his family said his days as a Herald editor in sports and news were some of the happiest of his career. "He was addicted to newspapers," Bob's son, Jonathan, said. "He was ahead of his time," his daughter, Marian, added. The Herald's archives are filled with Bob's work, but that's not a surprise. Journalism is often called the first draft of history, and the stories keep coming....

5+ day, 7+ hour ago (356+ words) Boston Police arrested a 28-year-old suspect on firearms charges Saturday night in Dorchester. Dequan Mitchell, of Mattapan, faces four gun-related charges, including carrying a firearm and loaded firearm without a license and possession of firearm and ammunition without a Firearm Identification card. Officers arrested Mitchell after responding to a call of individuals loitering in front of a store around 146 Dorchester Ave. at about 10:50 p.m. When police arrived, they say an individual later identified as Mitchell quickly walked away from the group with his right hand holding something against his body. Police stepped out of their vehicle to approach the suspect, who they say kept walking at a fast pace. After seeing that Mitchell had a black metal object coming out of his jacket, officers said they ordered him to show his hands. Mitchell allegedly refused to comply, zipped the object up…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago (180+ words) The Boston Police Department reports that its officers responded to 237 incidents in its summary ending at 10 a.m. Thursday. Those include two robberies, nine aggravated assaults, five thefts from vehicles, four stolen cars and 27 instances of miscellaneous larceny. All of the below-named defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. " Kevin Mialoudama, 53 Bowdoin, Boston. Assault and battery with dangerous weapon. " Daniel Houde, 112 Southampton St., Roxbury. External warrant arrest " Shanaya Gumbs, 130 Stanwood, Boston. Receiving stolen property more than $1,200. " Jamiel Brome, 4 Stanton, Mattapan. Assault and battery with dangerous weapon. " Robert DeMaria, 112 Southampton St., Roxbury. Shoplifting more than $250 by asportation. " Michael Coke, 26 Albert St., Brockton. Fail to stop for police. " Stephen Costa, 252 W Broadway, South Boston. Assault and battery on ambulance personnel. " Lisemone Greve, 701 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Unregistered motor vehicle. " Adrian Thomas, 108 Andrew, Dorchester. Armed robbery. " Sandra Hughson, 16 Sterling Sq., South Boston. Resisting arrest. " Ryan…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago (243+ words) But with relative quiet in Boston amid the national noise, the Herald wanted to take the opportunity in From the Archives to reflect on mayors past (and present) " asking our audience: Who was your favorite mayor of Boston? As a Blue Wave swept through the country Tuesday night, Election Day 2025 in Boston came and went with few surprises. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu cruised to an unopposed victory for re-election in her second term, and her favored candidate for city council held on to his seat. But with relative quiet in Boston amid the national noise, the Herald wanted to take the opportunity in From the Archives to reflect on mayors past (and present) " asking our audience: Who was your favorite mayor of Boston? Take the poll at the link here. James Michael Curley (1914-1918, 1922-1926, 1930-1934, 1946-1950) [Boston Herald article from 1914 election. (Herald archive)]…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago (487+ words) A Windsor man faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to violent threats against a medical facility in Springfield. "They're gonna get what's coming soon. 3 years later I'm still in pain. You're next. Now refusing to release medical records. Will be there in the morning to get them myself one way or another," Michael Andrew Rodgers wrote in an April 5, 2023, publicly viewable Google review of the unnamed medical practice in Springfield. Along with the text he posted an image of a hand holding a gun. The threats escalated in a lengthy fraud report tip he submitted on the medical facility to the Social Security Administration's Office of the Inspector General website. "I m gonna start taking what I need. By any means nessacary [sic]," the submission read in part, according to court documents. Most of the rest was…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago (916+ words) Seeds: 1. St. John's Prep (8-0); 2. Springfield Central (7-1); 3. Xaverian (6-2); 4. Natick (6-2); 5. Central Catholic (5-3); 6. Wachusett (7-1); 7. Methuen (6-2); 8. Leominster (6-2); 9. Franklin (5-3); 10. Lowell (7-1); 11. Andover (5-3); 12. St. John's (Shrewsbury) (4-4); 13. Weymouth (6-2); 14. Brockton (3-5); 15. Taunton (3-5); 16. Framingham (4-3) GAME 1 " Framingham at St. John's Prep GAME 2 " Franklin at Leominster GAME 3 " Weymouth at Natick GAME 4 " St. John's (Shrewsbury) at Central Catholic GAME 5 " Taunton at Springfield Central GAME 6 " Lowell at Methuen GAME 7 " Brockton at Xaverian GAME 8 " Andover at Wachusett Seeds: 1. Catholic Memorial (6-2); 2. Bishop Feehan (7-1); 3. Bridgewater-Raynham (5-3); 4. Winchester (8-0); 5. Lincoln-Sudbury (7-1); 6. Billerica (5-3); 7. Quincy (6-2); 8. Wellesley (4-4); 9. Plymouth North (4-4); 10. Chelmsford (4-4); 11. Beverly (5-3); 12. Concord-Carlisle (4-4); 13. North Quincy (4-4); 14. Woburn (4-4) No. 1 Catholic Memorial and No. 2 Bishop Feehan received a first-round bye GAME 1 " Plymouth North at Wellesley GAME 2 " North Quincy at Winchester GAME 3 " Concord-Carlisle at Lincoln-Sudbury GAME 4 " Chelmsford at Quincy GAME 5 " Woburn at Bridgewater-Raynham GAME 6 " Beverly at Billerica Seeds: 1. King Philip (8-0); 2. Barnstable (7-1); 3. Milton (7-1); 4. Hingham (6-2); 5. Marshfield (6-2); 6. Masconomet (7-1); 7. North Attleboro (6-2); 8. Mansfield (5-3); 9. Plymouth South (5-3); 10. Milford (4-4); 11. Melrose (5-3); 12. Malden Catholic (3-5); 13. Minnechaug (4-4); 14. Reading (4-4); 15. Doherty (4-4); 16. Chicopee (8-0) GAME 1 " Chicopee…...