Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
You can call him Al. When he walked into City Council chambers yesterday sporting a fresh salt-and-pepper goatee, vanquished mayoral contender Michael Flaherty was addressed...
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Firefighters Local 718 was the only other city employee union to back City Councilor Michael Flaherty’s failed mayoral bid. Some police members viewed the ouster as possible foreshadowing if fire union leadership is put to a vote. Fire Union president Edward Kelly was an early Flaherty supporter. Some of his members have told the Herald there now is a groundswell to oust him.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Councilor at Large Michael F. Flaherty Jr., a mild-mannered boxer who got clocked in his bid for mayor, was out swinging again yesterday, saying he is going to remain involved in politics and continue to press the issues he raised in his campaign.
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
City Councilors Michael Flaherty and Sam Yoon surrendered their safe seats to challenge Mayor Thomas M. Menino, and with last night's defeat their futures seemed uncertain. ...
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Challenger Michael Flaherty chases Mayor Thomas M. Menino to the big finish today with fence-sitting voters poised to hand the popular incumbent a decisive mandate or his...
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
City Councilor Michael F. Flaherty pledged yesterday he'll challenge Mayor Thomas M. Menino to a rematch if he loses the mayoral election tomorrow - but doesn't...
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Challenger Michael Flaherty is loading up his party train with bar and club moguls for the weekend ride to Election Day, trashing "wet blanket" Mayor Thomas M. Menino...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and his challenger, Councilor at Large Michael F. Flaherty Jr., took their campaigns to nearly a dozen churches across the city yesterday, praying, singing hymns, and issuing last-minute pleas for votes in tomorrow’s election.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Whatever happens on Tuesday, Boston should be grateful to Michael Flaherty. Watching him over the last week, hammering away at Mayor Tom Menino over the state of the schools, the lack of diversity in his top posts, and his autocratic leadership style, I was struck by how remarkable this city councilor’s challenge has been.
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Boston mayoral candidate Michael Flaherty blamed the Menino administration for the stalled project that has left a hole in the ground at Downtown Crossing. "We need...
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Call them "McFloon." Mayoral hopeful Michael Flaherty will be joined by his former opponent, Kevin McCrea, at a press conference this morning in Downtown Crossing...
forward movement (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Boston Mayoral candidate Mike Flaherty’s drink ticket would push for later closings in bluest Beantown, where the Irish and Italians took over from the Yankee bluebloods a long time ago, but Puritan Blue Laws never quite gave up their deathgrip on the nightlife. Boston Herald: Bar group backs Flaherty in bid to boost nightlife. Challenger [...]
Blue Mass. Group - Front Page (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Michael Flaherty is the best candidate for Mayor of Boston and deserves your vote for three essential reasons. First, he has created an effective coalition for change in Boston by allying with running mate Sam Yoon. We applaud the deft political vision that created a Mayoral running mate in a system that has no such position, to the surprise of almost everyone. His responsive and well-run...
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Thousands of Michael Flaherty/Sam Yoon Mayor '09 signs have sprung up like wildflowers across the city this election season - but none can be found outside the homes...
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Mayor Thomas M. Menino scrambled to fend off a flurry of blows from mayoral challenger Michael Flaherty, who muscled the incumbent into a corner with scathing criticism on...
