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Boston to Lift Business Curfew, But Will Remain in Phase 2, Step 2: Walsh
Some businesses in Boston will be allowed to open past 9:30 p.m. starting next week as the state eases some COVID-19 restrictions, but others will be required to remain closed under the city’s cautious reopening plan, Mayor Marty Walsh said Friday. In a press conference, Walsh said Gov. Charlie Baker’s lifting of the state’s early business closure order —...
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Boston to Remain in Phase 2, Step 2 of COVID-19 Reopening Plan
Mayor Marty Walsh says Boston will allow some businesses to stay open past the 9:30 curfew starting next week, but the city will remain in phase 2, step 2.
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Mayor Walsh Speaks at Addiction Awareness Event
Mayor Marty Walsh participated in the addiction treatment nonprofit Shatterproof’s “End Addiction Stigma- Pledge to Help Those Struggling In Your Community” event as part of the National Day of Service.
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Boston Health Chief Marty Martinez ‘Absolutely' Weighing Mayoral Run
Boston health and human services chief Marty Martinez said Thursday that he’s “absolutely considering” a mayoral bid, describing himself as “intensely focused” on the city’s pandemic response and saying recovery from COVID-19 will be a major focus of any potential successor to Mayor Marty Walsh. Walsh, President-elect Joe Biden’s labor secretary nominee, did not take questions from reporters at...
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Boston Schools Prepare to Bring All Students Back in Waves
With his stint as Boston mayor potentially coming to a close in the coming weeks, Marty Walsh warned of “concerning” coronavirus numbers as the city works to vaccinate people and bring students back to the classroom. Students in Boston Public Schools will be able to chose whether or not to return to in-person learning in waves between February and...
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Mayor Walsh Bids Emotional Farewell to Boston in State of the City Address
Acknowledging his pending departure, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said that he’ll bring the city, “my heart,” with him to Washington, and that as part of the Biden administration, he “will work to make sure it’s the best federal partner Boston and America’s cities ever had.”
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Looking Back at Mayor Walsh's Legacy
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is set to become President-elect Joe Biden’s labor secretary.
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Boston Public School Students Get Updated Timeline for Return to Classes
In-person learning is expected to resume for the next wave of Boston Public Schools students on Feb. 1, the district and its teachers union said Monday. They’ll be followed by the widespread return of students in phases starting with the youngest students returning March 1 and ending with high schoolers in class in the beginning of April. The new timeline…
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Sen. Warren Endorses Councilor Wu in Boston Mayoral Race
With Boston Mayor Marty Walsh off to Washington, D.C. to join President-elect Joe Biden’s cabinet as Labor Secretary, speculation has begun on who will run to replace him in office later this year. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren made it known Saturday who she’d like to see replace Walsh, endorsing Boston City Councilor At-Large Michelle Wu. “Michelle has always been...
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Biden Introduces Boston Mayor Walsh, RI Gov. Raimondo as Cabinet Picks
President-elect Joe Biden introduced the mayor of Boston and the governor of Rhode Island as members of his economic and jobs team on Friday, the final Biden-Harris Cabinet nominations to be announced. Biden had on Thursday revealed Mayor Marty Walsh as his candidate for labor secretary and Gov. Gina Raimondo as his choice to become commerce secretary. The scale of…
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Biden Nominates Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as Labor Secretary
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said he is getting ready to work for the American people as President-elect Joe Biden announced him as his choice for labor secretary.
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Biden Taps RI Gov. Raimondo, Boston Mayor Walsh for Cabinet Positions
Boston City Council President Kim Janey could soon have a new title — mayor.
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Boston Mayor Marty Walsh Accepts Nomination as Biden's Labor Secretary
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh accepted the nomination to serve as President-elect Joe Biden’s secretary of labor, saying, “I look forward to working with you to deliver good jobs with dignity, security, prosperity and purpose to all American families.”
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VIDEO: Boston Mayor Marty Walsh Leaves House for Delaware
NBC10 Boston cameras captured Mayor Marty Walsh leaving his home Friday morning. He’s expected to appear at an afternoon event in Delaware later in the day where President-elect Joe Biden will introduce him as a Cabinet nominee.
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Walsh, Raimondo to Be Introduced Friday at Event in Delaware
President-elect Joe Biden planned to introduce Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, and two other candidates at an event Friday in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Biden Taps RI Gov. Raimondo, Boston Mayor Walsh for Cabinet Positions
Two New England politicians have been chosen to join the Biden administration: Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for labor secretary and Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo for commerce secretary.
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Mayor Walsh, Religious Leaders Call for Racial Justice in Wake of Capitol Riot
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and religious leaders made separate calls for racial justice, Thursday, in response to the brazen pro-Trump riots in Washington, D.C. a day earlier. Walsh said discrepancies in how law enforcement officials responded to the riots at the Capitol and racial justice protests over the summer showed the country needs to work together bridge a widening...
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Local Leaders React to News of Walsh Appointment to Biden Cabinet
Local politicians were quick to react to the news Thursday that Boston Mayor Walsh had been picked by President-elect Joe Biden to lead the U.S. Department of Labor. Walsh, 53, has yet to release a statement, but he has been rumored to be in the running for the labor post for months. Following reports that the mayor had been selected,…
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Biden Taps Walsh for Labor Secretary, Sources Say
President-elect Joe Biden has picked Boston Mayor to be head of the Labor Department, sources tell NBC News.