WBUR's April poll on the Mayor's race found almost half of those surveyed were undecided about who to support, and that a majority didn't know the names of all the major candidates. But three-and-a-half months before the primary, some people are paying attention to the election.
Arlington official says Fontenot campaign harassed, threatened her
Wicked Local I’ve realized I’ve put myself into some jeopardy.but it is making me sick and I can’t sleep, Arlington Housing Authority board member Jo Anne Preston said this week, accusing the campaign of a Housing Authority candidate of repeated harassment which led her to file a report with Arlington police.
Preston told the Advocate multiple members of the campaign to elect Kelda Fontenot to the Housing Authority, have harassed and threatened her over her endorsement of another candidate, and a social media post she made about Fontenot s living situation.
Arlington protesters mark the one-year anniversary of Breonna Taylorâs death
By Breanne Kovatch and Adam Sennott Globe Correspondent,Updated March 13, 2021, 7:46 p.m.
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People gathered for a vigil demanding justice for Breonna Taylor in Arlington.Erin Clark/Globe Staff
ARLINGTON â As darkness fell Saturday evening, the weekly social justice protest held on Massachusetts Avenue honored Breonna Taylor on the one-year anniversary of her killing by three police officers during a botched raid on her home in Louisville, Ky.
Officers shot Taylor, a 26-year-old Black medic, when they entered her home with a no-knock warrant, meaning they didnât announce themselves.