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Residents rebuke Worcester City Council

DHS says Massachusetts city council member 'incited chaos' as ICE arrested 'violent criminal alien'
The Department of Homeland Security accused a Worcester, Massachusetts city council member of creating a chaotic situation when ICE arrested a violent criminal illegal alien.
‘I’m ashamed’: Residents rebuke Worcester City Council after chaotic ICE arrest
Scores of Worcester residents rebuked their City ... arrested by Worcester police, who are not legally allowed to aid ICE, Petty said at the meeting. Residents participating in Tuesday’s council ...
Rally held outside Worcester City Council meeting to protest recent ICE arrests
Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty moved Tuesday’s City Council meeting from in-person to be virtual for safety concerns, as dozens protested outside City Hall.
Protesters at City Hall demand ‘ICE out of Worcester’ as council meeting goes virtual
Outside of Worcester City Hall Tuesday evening, nearly 100 people rallied against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and their recent arrest in Worcester. The protesters gathered on Worcester Common at 5:30 p.
Outside empty City Hall, protesters demand 'no ICE in Worcester'
Protesters also questioned the role of Worcester police in the ICE raid and had very unkind words for the city manager and some members of the City Council. Promoted beforehand on social media as a potentially “large and noisy NON-VIOLENT public standout” before the May 13 City Council meeting,
‘This is unnecessary’: Two Boston city officials arrested after fight at apartment, police say
Two staffers with Boston Mayor Wu’s administration are facing domestic violence charges after officers were called to a investigate a fight between the couple.
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Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson pleads guilty to federal corruption charges
The 46-year-old council member was charged ... refusing when she was arrested in December 2024. A special election will be held to fill her seat when she resigns. Boston City Councilor Ed ...
Boston City Council considers response to member's guilty plea, ranked-choice voting proposal
The agenda for a meeting of Boston's City Council on Wednesday includes a resolution responding to a member's recent guilty plea and a proposal to change the city's election system.
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Boston City Hall staffers placed on unpaid leave after alleged domestic incident
Two City Hall staffers, including Boston’s chief of staff for the office of police accountability, have been placed on unpaid leave after being arrested on charges related to an alleged domestic ...
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Boston City Councilors renew calls for Fernandes Anderson to resign
Some Boston City Councilors ... Fernandes Anderson was arrested in December on charges that she ran a kickback scheme with a family member whom she employed in her City Hall office, using ...
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Tania Fernandes Anderson remains on Boston City Council despite guilty plea, promise to resign
BOSTON CITY ... WHEN THE FEDS ARRESTED FERNANDEZ ANDERSON AT HER HOME. SHE WAS ACCUSED OF TAKING A $7,000 KICKBACK FROM A RELATIVE ON HER STAFF INSIDE A BATHROOM AT CITY HALL, AND ONLY ...
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Colleagues up pressure calling for resignation of convicted Boston city councilor
She continues to collect her $120,000 annual salary, as Boston City Council rules prohibit the council from removing her from her position until after her sentencing, which is scheduled for ...
'Fire them both': Boston city councilor calls for termination of employees in domestic violence case
An outspoken member of Boston's City Council is calling for two city employees to be fired after they were arraigned on ...