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Marty Walsh back from the edge

By Yvonne Abraham
Globe Columnist

He had seen so much of it as a kid. A lot of families in St. ­Margaret’s Parish had fathers who drank hard, wore down the people who loved them, ­ruined Christmases.

“God, I don’t want to do that,” he remembers thinking.

He had his first beer at a party when he was 16 or 17. He loved the taste of it, loved the way it made him feel. For a few years, he had it under control. And then he didn’t.

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May 2nd, 2013
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Walsh on his run for mayor: ‘I have a lot to offer the city’

By Gintautas Dumcius
Dorchester Reporter

When Mayor Thomas Menino said he would not attempt to add another four-year term to his 20-year tenure, there was little doubt that Dorchester state Rep. Marty Walsh would take a crack at the seat opening up on City Hall’s fifth floor.

On Saturday, before a crowd of over 1,000 supporters at the Strand Theatre, Walsh strode onto the stage and looked out into the audience, his voice straining with emotion as he recounted his life story.

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May 8th, 2013
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Broadside: Marty Walsh running for Boston mayor

(NECN) - Mass. state Rep. Marty Walsh says, as one of the many candidates in the Boston mayoral race, that the city needs to be careful when it comes to next year's Marathon Monday.

"We have to put things in place that people can feel safe about going back to the marathon, but also allowing freedom," the Democrat from Dorchester says.

Walsh says more has to be done about violence in parts of Boston.

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May 6th, 2013
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MNA Endorses Rep. Marty Walsh for Mayor of Boston

Cites His Commitment to Issues Important to Nurses, their patients and the state-wide labor movement

CANTON, Mass., May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Massachusetts Nurses Association National Nurses United (MNA/NNU), the largest union of registered nurses and health professionals in the commonwealth, today announced that it has endorsed State Representative Marty Walsh for Mayor of Boston.

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May 6th, 2013
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Walsh Launches Run for Mayor of Boston

State Representative Martin J. Walsh gave voters a first look at his campaign for mayor of Boston on Saturday, saying his 16 years of experience in the Legislature and background as a union organizer set him apart from a crowded field that includes at least eight candidates.

In front of more than 1,000 supporters who packed the Strand Theatre in Dorchester, Walsh, 46, sketched a portrait of himself as an approachable everyman candidate, firmly grounded in his blue-collar upbringing as the son of Irish immigrants in Dorchester.

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May 5th, 2013
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