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BOSTON — Charles Yancey, the longest-serving Boston city councilor, and veteran at-large member Stephen J. Murphy lost their seats to newcomers Andrea Campbell and Annissa Essaibi George in municipal elections on Tuesday that brought voters to the polls in the Hub and more than 50 other communities statewide. Yancey, first elected
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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
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British film director Sarah Gavron's latest feature film, "Suffragette," which opened in the U.S. Friday, and debuts in East Coast theaters this weekend, is a gritty period-piece about the English women who struggled for nearly 70 years for the right to vote. Starring Carey Mulligan,
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BOSTON — Boston's city councilors voted to give themselves a $12,000 pay raise just days before they face voters for re-election — though most are running unopposed. The salary measure, which passed 9-4 on Wednesday, will boost the annual pay for a councilor by 14 percent to $99,500
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