Ed Flynn

The St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been an annual tradition in South Boston for decades, but rowdy behavior associated with the festivities have a city leader calling for change. City Councilor Ed Flynn, whose district includes South Boston, says there needs to be a crackdown, including a zero-tolerance policy on public drinking, fighting, and destruction of property. “Over the...

City Councilor Ed Flynn, who represents the neighborhood, is pushing to move the historic St. Patrick’s Day Parade out of South Boston if drinking, fighting and property destruction don’t end.

Boston City Council President Ed Flynn has not said what his political plans are after his term as president ends in just a matter of days, but he has made it clear that he’s committed to working hard with the Wu Administration to make the city and the Greater Boston area a safe and healthy place. Flynn, whose term...

Ed Flynn has not said what his plans are after his council president term expires.

Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara is due in court for a hearing in her crash into a Jamaica Plain home, and new city hall parking regulations will be in place next week.

Boston employees, including members of the city council, will need to provide proof of a valid driver’s license and other documentation to park at city hall. The change in policy comes amid the fallout from City Councilor Kendra Lara’s crash into a Jamaica Plain home late last month. In a memo emailed to colleagues, City Council President Ed Flynn...

Weeks after Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara crashed into the yard of a Jamaica Plain home, a newly released report from the Boston Police Department reveals shocking new details. Driving with a license that has not been valid for a decade and going over 50 mph — more than double the 25 mph speed limit — were just some of…

New details have emerged in Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara’s crash into a Jamaica Plain home.

Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara is accused of driving more than double the speed limit before crashing into a Jamaica Plain home, according to a report released Wednesday night by the Boston Police Department. The crash happened on Centre Street on the afternoon of June 30. Police said in an incident report at the time that Lara was driving an…

A report from the Boston Police Department says City Councilor Kendra Lara, whose license has been invalid since 2013, was going at least 53 mph in a 25-mph zone.

Saying she was working “to correct my mistake,” Kendra Lara noted in her statement she intends to continue serving Boston’s Sixth District

Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara has released a statement addressing her car crash into a home on Centre Street in Jamaica Plain over a week after it happened. Lara’s office had previously addressed the crash two Fridays ago, which left her 7-year-old son with injuries she said required stitches and caused damage at the home, but Saturday’s was the...

Days after a Boston City Council member’s crash into a Jamaica Plain house, the body’s president is requesting new parking regulations for workers at city hall. In a letter dated Wednesday and obtained Friday by NBC10 Boston, Ed Flynn asked that proof of license, registration and insurance be required for employees to park. “In light of recent events, please...

The president of Boston City Council says colleagues’ recent “ethical and legal lapses” are drawing “negative attention” to the body and distracting from the work it’s doing. Ed Flynn referred to Councilor Kendra Lara’s crash into a Jamaica Plain house last week, in which she was allegedly driving with a revoked license, and to Councilor Ricardo Arroyo’s recent admission...

Elected officials are supposed to be held to higher standards, but some people, including the Boston City council president, are saying some members of the city council aren’t living up to that.