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How much money does Quincy MA Mayor Tom Koch make?

QUINCY − What do the mayors of San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and Boston all have in common? Quincy Mayor Thomas P. Koch will make more than all of them if city council follows the recommendations of a consulting firm hired by the city. Koch’s current $159,00 salary should increase to as much […]

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Rental Registry Program comes back to City Council for third week | #citycouncil

WORCESTER — Councilors have submitted orders on the much-discussed rental registry program, crisis-response training, winter parking bans and the city manager evaluation ahead of Tuesday’s City Council meeting. The meeting will be the last for about a month. There will be no meeting April 16 because Worcester schools are on break. Meetings will also not […]

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Braintree Mayor Erin Joyce fills two important jobs in town government

BRAINTREE – Mayor Erin Joyce has made appointments to two key positions in town government. Joyce has appointed Michael Esmond to be the director of municipal finance. The town council approved the appointment at last week’s meeting, and Esmond began work Monday. A Braintree resident, Esmond takes over from Edward Spellman, the town’s first finance […]

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Fall River Mayor Coogan talks housing, crime, free cash in speech

FALL RIVER — Mayor Paul Coogan described a city growing rapidly during his State of the City address on Tuesday afternoon. “Our recovery from decades of economic trouble is happening before our very eyes,” Coogan told a joint meeting of the City Council and School Committee. The City Council Chambers, filled with members of […]

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What we know of Weymouth Landing project veto and voting

WEYMOUTH − A mayor’s veto of a town council decision is fairly rare in Weymouth. But whenever such disagreement arises between the town’s chief executive and legislative body, members of the town council can discuss the veto and vote with a two-thirds majority to override it. That has occurred three times in the past three […]

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Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch inaugural address at swearing-in ceremony | #citycouncil

QUINCY − Residents, civic and religious leaders and elected officials filled the city hall council chambers Monday morning for the inauguration of the city’s 33rd mayor, Thomas P. Koch, who officially began his seventh term with the swearing-in ceremony. After Koch’s inaugural address, city councilors, including three new members, took the oath of office before […]

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Gardner inauguration of Mayor Michael Nicholson City Council | #citycouncil

Mayor Michael Nicholson touted his administration’s accomplishments and outline his vision for the future of Gardner as he was inaugurated for his second full term at City Hall on Jan. 4. Newly elected members of the City Council and the School Committee were also officially sworn in at the event. “When I gave this speech […]

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New Braintree Mayor Erin Joyce takes office

BRAINTREE − Minutes after taking the oath of office as the town’s third mayor and the first woman to hold the office, Erin Joyce identified the first major test for her administration. Joyce said early projections show she must come up with upwards of about $10 million in new revenues or spending cuts to balance […]

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Marlborough Mayor Vigeant vetos City Council acceptance of Gikas Lane | #citycouncil

MARLBOROUGH — Mayor Arthur Vigeant’s final veto in response to a City Council vote concerns the absorption of a private way into the city’s system of roads. Vigeant on Dec. 8 vetoed the council’s decision to accept Gikas Lane as a public way. Built to access several new single-family homes that were constructed on what […]

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