Mayor Wu's plan to remake White Stadium through a partnership with a pro women's soccer team could play a pivotal role in the mayoral race.

About two dozen opponents with the Franklin Park Defenders group attended the morning rally, blasting Mayor Wu and lamenting the beginning of demolition on the stadium and the downing of trees in the area.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and her challenger, Josh Kraft, both appeared at an event Wednesday where they greeted senior citizens while appearing to ignore each other. Earlier in the day, Kraft stood with protesters who want the demolition of White Stadium put on hold.