Tag: Nathan Metcalf
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A decades-old state law is squeezing budgets in Brookline and beyond. Local legislators aren’t eager to change it.
As Brookline voters go to the polls next month for the second time in three years to vote on a property tax override – this time for roughly $23 million, the largest in state history if approved — local legislators don’t appear…
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‘This is not normal’: Brookline lawmakers outline priorities for pivotal year on Beacon Hill
This election year will be a high-stakes one in Brookline, on Beacon Hill, and across America, according to the five lawmakers who represent the town at the Massachusetts State House. The effective end of the 194th legislative session on July…
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At UMass Boston, young voters take up Markey vs Moulton match
As US Rep. Seth Moulton mounts a challenge to Sen. Ed Markey built on the idea of generational change in Washington, The Reporter discussed the still-emerging contest with young voters in recent weeks.. By Nathan Metcalf When US Sen. Ed…
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Early voters make their choices ahead of next Tuesday’s city election
By Nathan Metcalf A slow but steady trickle of 2,230 voters cast early ballots at one of the ten locations that were opened over the weekend for voting ahead of Boston’s Nov. 4 municipal election. At Dorchester’s Richard J. Murphy…
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Dot tenants push ballot measure to cap rent boosts at five percent
By Nathan Metcalf Volunteers from Dorchester are gathering signatures at grocery stores, MBTA stops, and community centers in an effort to get a rent-control measure on the 2026 Massachusetts ballot that, if approved, would limit rent increases for most residential…
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Epiphany students help artist ProBlak ‘breathe life’ into new mural
By Nathan Metcalf Laughter, hip-hop, and the smells of soul food filled the air behind Epiphany School on Sunday as more than 200 people gathered to celebrate the unveiling of a mural celebrating Black joy and youth. The mural, “Breathe…
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In Town Field, ‘Journey of Light’ installation illuminates the path to a permanent memorial
By Nathan Metcalf Below a glowing canopy of lights and traditional nón lá hats, each affixed with a slip of paper bearing a Vietnamese family’s immigration date, nearly 100 people gathered Sunday night for a temporary art installation marking a…