Position: Secretary - Housing and Urban Development

Type of Appointment/Position: Presidential with Senate confirmation    

Tom Menino

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• City Hall needs new approach to Strand revitalization
  Mayor Tom Menino’s dream of “saving” Dorchester’s Strand Theatre is admirable. His administration has pumped some $8 million into the Columbia Road facility to date and plans to spend at least another $2 million on renovations in the next fiscal year. Menino has a grand vision for the Strand, but sadly, his deputies have so far failed to deliver on Menino’s promise to make the Uphams Corner ...
• Mayor Menino on pizza delivery man murder
  Boston Mayor Tom Menino calls the killing of Richel Nova “senseless.” He spoke with WBZ’s Carl Stevens. Filed under: Audio, Boston, WBZ News Tagged: menino, murder, pizza
• Young Pols Running For Southie Rep. Seat
  Brian Wallace . There's a crowded field in race to replace retiring state Rep. Brian Wallace in the Fourth Suffolk District. Some candidates are, we guess, connected. Some aren't. Nicholas Collins is reported to be a former aide to Sen. Jack Hart. His uncle is Richard Paris, the vice president of the Boston firefighters union. Mark McGonagle's father reportedly runs the Boston Housing Authority ...
• Politicians out looking for votes
  State treasurer and independent candidate Tim Cahill and Governor Deval Patrick joined Boston Mayor Tom Menino and other political and union leaders at the Greater Boston Labor Council's annual breakfast at the Park Plaza Hotel.
• Papelbon visits Roxbury school
  ROXBURY -- Red Sox pitcher Jonathan Paplebon helped bring school back in session in Roxbury.
• Culture Briefs
  Culture clash Traditionalism [is] one of the things that makes Afghanistan so hard for Americans to understand. We Americans have so many traditions. For instance, our political traditions date back to the 12th-century English Parliament, if not to the Roman Senate. Afghans, on the other hand, have had the representative ...
• Funeral to be held for slain deliveryman
  BOSTON -- Hundreds of mourners are expected to gather Wednesday to mourn a pizza deliveryman slain in Hyde Park last week.
• Friends Shocked By Delivery Driver's Slaying
  As two Boston teenagers and a 20-year-old wait to be arraigned Tuesday for the stabbing death of a pizza delivery man, friends of the victim are speaking out about the heinous crime.
• 10th Suffolk House seat candidates spar over social issues, ability to get things done
  As six Democratic hopefuls for the 10 th Suffolk House seat tried to out-promise each other on who could do the most for the district on Friday, some delved into social issues and past actions to make them stand out from the pack. But others said voters are more worried about keeping their homes than whether gay couples should be able to argue about where to hold their wedding receptions.
• Planet Dedham: Biking for a greener planet, healthier you
  Now that summer is winding down and we look to get back to our work and school routines, it’s a good opportunity to take a look at how we get there. Some drive their car; others take the commuter train or the bus, while some still commute by bike – including myself. While biking to Dedham Square or beyond, I like to enjoy the scenery, say hello to neighbors and rely less on costly and polluting ...