Kelly Garrity
@kellygarrity3
writing about Massachusetts for @politico
While most of the Bay State was sleeping last night, the Massachusetts State Police had to call for a bomb squad to handle a suspicious package found in the Boston Common and thought to be connected with vandalism near the State House. trib.al/vh064lH
Both @JDVance and Gov. @maura_healey are tapping the Cape/Islands for campaign cash tonight. #mapoli politi.co/4lJNNgG via @politico
Scoop: Former President Barack Obama will headline an August fundraiser in Martha’s Vineyard for @DemRedistrict in response to ongoing GOP redistricting efforts in Texas. politico.com/news/2025/07/2…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren weighs in on the Boston mayoral race:
Boston residents deserve transparency from their elected officials. I applaud Mayor Wu for leading that charge by sharing her tax returns with the public. Josh Kraft should do the same. bostonglobe.com/2025/07/22/met…
US Customs detains 8 Red Line subway cars in Philadelphia commonwealthbeacon.org/transportation… via @cwbeacon
A judge in Boston has dismissed more than 100 cases, including of several defendants charged with violent crimes, amid a lawyer work stoppage. trib.al/X4ZAHrG
Sen. Warren says that she will meet with Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano tomorrow. Among the questions she says she said she'll bring up is why the agency removed customer service metrics from their website, which we reported on last month: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…
A spokesperson didn’t immediately say if someone is filling in as acting mayor while she’s away. #bospoli
Wu is in Maine this week with her family & returning Sunday, per her office.
Before Gov. Moore vetoed a reparations study, he drafted his own plan buff.ly/JPseWWd
New Globe/Suffolk poll of the Boston mayoral race has Mayor Michelle Wu leading Josh Kraft 60 / 30. #bospoli
Suffolk University/Boston Globe CityView poll of likely Boston Preliminary election voters: (Preliminary is 9/9) Wu 60 Kraft 30 DaRosa 3 Cappucci 1 Undecided 7 Bike Lanes: 18 👍 50 👎 30 🤷 Rent Control: 65 👍 28 👎 7 🤷 Boston Public Schools: Exc 4 Good 26 Fair 32 Poor 25
Stow to temporarily rename town Dunkin' for new store opening bostonglobe.com/2025/07/19/met… via @BostonGlobe
NEW: Representative Seth Moulton draws a primary challenge after criticism over trans athlete remarks bostonglobe.com/2025/07/17/met… #mapoli
That donor is hosting a fundraiser for her this weekend #mapoli
NEW: @maura_healey wants to define when a beach becomes public. One of her wealthy donors has pushed a similar bill for years amid a legal fight with his Martha’s Vineyard neighbors. bostonglobe.com/2025/07/16/met… via @BostonGlobe
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is headed to Nantucket this weekend for a fundraiser. Suggested donations range from $1,000 to $10,000.
