Ed Coppinger - Massachusetts State Representative

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick proposed a $34.8 billion budget on Wednesday, which included no funding for the valued AgeWell West Roxbury program.

But it’s a proposed budget, which state Rep. Ed Coppinger, D-West Roxbury, addressed.

State Rep. Ed Coppinger of West Roxbury got the city’s Ward 20 Democratic Committee meeting off to a fitting start on Thursday night by saying, “I didn’t expect a crowd this size. I think people were expecting an announcement.”

The Irish Social Club of Boston now has a permanent liquor license, essentially restoring the club to its legal capabilites as it was before April 2011′s abrupt and brief closing of the club.

On Wednesday, state Rep. Ed Coppinger was sworn into his second term as the state Rep. for the 10th Suffolk District, representing West Roxbury, Roslindale and Brookline.

State Rep. Ed Coppinger, D-West Roxbury, was asked by Patch about the expected cuts. “We are still waiting to hear exactly which programs will be cut. The 1 percent cut to local aid will hurt municipalities which have already been hard hit since the Recession,” said Coppinger.

Over the past few months, I have been working to raise money to purchase holiday decorations for our West Roxbury business districts. After some incredible support from the local business community and a fantastic fundraiser at the Irish Social Club, we successfully raised over $14,000. I am writing to update the community on what I have done and what I have left to do.

Democratic US Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren made her last election eve stop a memorable one at the Truman Rally in West Roxbury on Monday night.

Boston’s Ward 20 Democratic and Republican Commitees held a Truman Rally Fundraiser on Thursday night at the West Roxbury Pub.

More than $13,000 was raised to purchase outdoor Christmas decorations for West Roxbury during a fundraiser attended by some 350-plus people at the Irish Social Club of Boston last month.

State Representative Ed Coppinger, a lifelong West Roxbury resident, helped plan and sponsor the “Raise Some Green for West Roxbury Fundraiser” held on Sept. 28. He wants his home neighborhood to start saving and get its Christmas shopping done early this year.

Two Boston city councilors and four state lawmakers announced a plan Wednesday to overhaul the way Boston assigns students to public schools, mounting the first formal opposition to proposals the School Department unveiled last week.

The alternative plan by the elected officials, led by City Councilor John Connolly, would guarantee kindergarten seats for students at one of the four schools closest to their homes; establish 15 citywide magnet schools; and allow all students to remain at their current schools, even if they end up residing outside their school’s attendance area after the changes take effect.