Boston votes today
Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Boston today for City Council elections. Voters can choose candidates for at-large seats as well as their own district councilor. In the only open district seat, the Boston Globe endorses Mark Ciommo to represent Allston-Brighton (Ninth District). He is best suited to help stabilize a neighborhood beset by low homeownership rates and institutional expansion. For the at-large seats, we make only one recommendation, for John Connolly of West Roxbury. This lawyer and former teacher of underprivileged kids represents the right kind of change for a predictable council: thoughtful, energetic, and committed to keeping middle-class families of all races in Boston. 