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MAP: Boston on Election Day

By Daily Free Press Admin November 6, 2012

View Boston on Election Day in a larger map Videos shot and edited by Online team.

With experienced political past, Boston seniors cast votes in 2012 elections

By Daily Free Press Admin November 6, 2012

Fernando Ponce, 81, grew up with a government ruled by Communist dictators and social unrest. But even though he came from Chile, an underdeveloped country where he saw political corruption, Ponce said...

Johnnie’s cuts prices before Whole Foods settles in

By Daily Free Press Admin November 6, 2012

Dozens of people scrounging for discounts kept the staff at Johnnie’s Foodmaster in Brookline busy on Saturday, as the store holds one final sales push before closing to make way for a new Whole Foods...

Aerosmith rocks crowd outside old Allston apartment

By Daily Free Press Admin November 6, 2012

Crowds of people braved the brisk November air for several hours to see perennial rock band Aerosmith play a free promotional concert on Monday outside of their former apartment in Allston. Aerosmith...

Heated Senate race, medical marijuana on ballots Tuesday

By Daily Free Press Admin November 6, 2012

As election season comes to a close, Massachusetts voters face a hotly contested Senate race and the Commonwealth’s controversial ballot questions as they fill the booths on Tuesday. The Senate race...

Starbucks tests new charging mats in tech-savvy Boston

By Daily Free Press Admin November 5, 2012

Unveiling a new service aiming right at the high-tech, youthful market, Starbucks has chosen Boston as the first city to test a new wireless charging service that allows customers to charge their phone...

MBTA procedures help deter fare evasion, crime

By Daily Free Press Admin November 5, 2012

New procedures such as the strict front-door-only policy that might irk T riders have proven successful in cracking down on fare evasion and crime, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officials...

Classical music scene struggles in college environment

By Daily Free Press Admin November 5, 2012

As the Boston Symphony Orchestra attempts to draw young patrons with discounts, only a few college students attend the city’s major outlet for classical music exposure, keeping alive a dying demographic...

Oct. job numbers not good enough, experts, critics say

By Daily Free Press Admin November 5, 2012

The latest U.S. job numbers released on Friday suggest relatively little change compared to the unemployment rate of September, which experts said will likely play into the presidential candidates’ campaign...

Kennedy greets T riders amid complaints on campaign’s activities

By Daily Free Press Admin November 1, 2012

Just as his campaign’s activities have come under scrutiny in a Federal Election Commission complaint, Fourth District Congressional candidate Joseph Kennedy III met locals during a campaign meet and...

Despite history, Allston voter turnout could increase in 2012

By Daily Free Press Admin November 1, 2012

Although voter turnout in Allston remains typically lower than the rest of Boston’s, the primarily Democratic section of the city might see higher turnout rates on Tuesday, a prediction some politically...

Council OKs third redistricting map

By Daily Free Press Admin November 1, 2012

As the deadline for agreement on a new redistricting map passed on Wednesday, Boston City Council approved its third redistricting map after more than a year of debate, sending off the final plan to Boston...

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