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Mayor Marty Walsh discussed snow, safety and space savers during his annual update on Boston’s winter preparedness on Friday. Though there is no snow on the ground right now, Walsh said the city has $20 million budgeted and 45,000 tons of salt at the ready. “The theme of 2020 is facing challenges by working together,” he said. “That’s what we…

For the first time since his friend Joe Biden became president-elect, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh held a news conference Sunday to say it’s a good thing for the City of Boston. Walsh downplayed speculation that he’ll join the incoming Biden administration, though he didn’t rule it out and has repeatedly declined to say whether he’ll run for reelection next...

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh says with new Mass. coronavirus rules, he is hopeful for a decrease in positivity rates, but “everything is on the table” if rates remain high.

In a COVID-19 update, Mayor Marty Walsh announces that Boston will begin issuing fines for large gatherings and house parties.

Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell is running for mayor next year on a platform that prioritizes racial equity, she announced Thursday morning.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and Boston’s Chief of Health and Human Services Marty Martinez talk about the city’s COVID-19 numbers and monitoring the positivity rate.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh wouldn’t say if he plans to seek re-election next year, a day after he told a reporter that At-Large City Councilor Michelle Wu informed him she is planning to run for the city’s top office.

In a COVID-19 update, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh says testing will continue in Central Square Park through Saturday and there were no new deaths in Boston for the past two days. He also answers questions about running for re-election.

Boston City Councilor At-Large Michelle Wu will run for mayor next year, according to Mayor Marty Walsh. The Boston Globe reported that Wu told Walsh the news in a Sunday phone call.

In a COVID-19 update, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh pushes the school start from Sept. 10 to Sept. 21 and says a plan will be announced “very soon” on if schools will be remote or a hybrid of remote and in-person learning.

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Mayor Marty Walsh said Thursday the city would conduct a comprehensive review of its Zoning Board of Appeal process in the aftermath of a bribery scandal.

People in Boston looked for ways to stay cool Saturday as a heat wave kept temperatures in the upper 90s.

Former Fox News executive Bill Shine, President Donald Trump’s fifth communications director, has resigned, the White House said Friday. Shine was communications director for just over eight months. He will work on Trump’s re-election campaign after tendering his resignation Thursday night, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement.

Those who have thought to themselves that Boston has the worst traffic in the country are officially right. Inrix, a transportation data company, crowned Boston as the U.S. city that had the worst gridlock during 2018. The Hub’s newest winning title isn’t exactly the kind of bragging rights Bostonians hope for, but it does offer insight on traffic in the...

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh delivered his fifth State of the City address on Tuesday. His speech, which began at 7:30 p.m., detailed what he has planned for the city in the new year and review the city’s progress. “One year ago, I pledged my second term to strengthening and expanding Boston’s middle class,” Walsh said. “Today, more people are working...

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is preparing to outline his plans for the city in 2019. The Democrat will deliver his annual State of the City address on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Symphony Hall.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is planning to lobby Massachusetts lawmakers to increase the prices for rideshares in the city, according to the Boston Globe. The Globe reports Walsh wants to increase the prices for Lyft and Uber in an effort to beat Boston’s traffic. At the moment, rideshares pay a 20-cent fee for each ride, with 10 cents of that...