Mass. launches new anti-obesity efforts
Massachusetts government officials last week unveiled a plan to tackle obesity after a Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation study revealed that nearly a third of the state's school-aged kids are overweight or obese. More »
54th Mass. Regiment to march in inaugural parade
The Massachusetts National Guard's newly organized and designated 54th Volunteer Regiment (Selected Honor Guard) will carry its proud lineage to Washington, D.C., to march in President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural parade on Jan. 20. More »
Cutting costs, corruption on Hub's legislative agenda
Mayor Thomas M. Menino revealed the city's legislative agenda for the new year last Thursday, a wish list aimed at enhancing Boston's fiscal flexibility while featuring initiatives from paving the way for single-sex schools to giving Boston police the ability to ticket wayward cyclists. More »
