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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Mayor Thomas M. Menino will jet away tomorrow to a luxury resort at the foot of the Italian Alps where he will hobnob with the presidents of Israel and Italy, Vice President Dick Cheney, and other world leaders, a rare opportunity for the "urban mechanic" typically focused on repairing roads and reducing crime to burnish his credentials as international statesman.
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
When he travels overseas, typically once a year, Mayor Thomas M. Menino has made Italy a favored destination. He embarks on a trip tomorrow to a prestigious international forum at Cernobbio, on Lake Como, where he will be the only US mayor in attendance.
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Property owners, acting at the request of Mayor Thomas M. Menino, have agreed to shut off the lights at 34 skyscrapers from the Back Bay to the South Boston waterfront - a move that will save about 25 percent in energy used for lighting. The pilot program - which involves extinguishing the lights above the 30th floor between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. - will continue through Oct. 31, but city...
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
... to rein in spending, a move that historically has provoked parent protests.Even dicier, Mayor Thomas M. Menino has instructed her to cut bus routes as another cost-saving measure, putting Johnson in the middle of a decades-old tug of war over school desegregation. Johnson acknowledges that her year of community outreach will only get her so far."Good will may get people to listen...
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What was I THINKING? (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
... as the strains of "Amazing Grace" were played on a lone bagpipe.Dignitaries including Mayor Thomas M. Menino and City Councilor John M. Tobin Jr. joined firefighters' union president Edward Kelly and Kevin P. MacCurtain, the department chief, in making brief remarks."Today we all gather to remember that night when two courageous firefighters lost their lives," Menino said....
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Ryan's Take (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
This is exactly what we need happening across the whole economy. The city's largest property owner - spurred by high energy prices and rising demand from tenants - is seeking "green" certification for all of its office buildings, marking a major milestone in Mayor Thomas M. Menino's push to make Boston the nation's most environmentally friendly city. Equity Office Properties Trust , which...
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
The City of Boston is developing a job training program in an effort to stem the increasing number of young men from low-income Boston neighorhoods who are not in school and do not have steady work.Mayor Thomas M. Menino has set aside $200,000 in federal grant money for the program, which will focus on training 18- to 24-year-olds for careers in food service, transportation, and logistics...
