Boston voters get a chance to reflect their sentiments in the polling booth on Tuesday regarding a 14 percent pay raise the City Council gave itself last week.
Several of those who backed the increase face opponents in their bids for re-election, including three district councilors. Only one challenger is running for an at-large seat, so at least one of those incumbents will be re-elected, including one of the two who favored the pay raise.
The 2015 Boston Book Festival has selected author Jennifer de Leon's short story "Home Movie" for this year's 'One City One Story' read. The story centers on a Guatemalan wife and husband living in Boston with their three children. The plot is drawn primarily from the personal experiences of de Leon's own parents who were also Guatemalan immigrants. "Home Movie" portrays the life of an immigrant couple, split between sticking it out in their new country and returning to the old.
