LOCAL NEWS

Second Suffolk candidates talk issues, accountability

The hottest political race in the city came to a head last Thursday evening at English High School in Jamaica Plain, where state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson and Sonia Chang-Diaz, her opponent in the upcoming Sept. 16 Democratic primary election, debated some of the most pressing issues in the Second Suffolk District. More »

Mass. group raises $219,000 for pot decriminalization

A man charged with drug offenses nearly a decade ago after a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) student fatally overdosed on laughing gas contributed $25,000 to supporters of a ballot question to decriminalize minor marijuana possession because he believes changing the law could help avert future tragedies. More »

Ewing, Olajuwon linked again, this time in Hall

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Hakeem Olajuwon, Patrick Ewing and Pat Riley were enshrined into the Basketball Hall of Fame last Friday night, but it was inductee Dick Vitale who, as expected, stole the show. More »

City changes some polling places before state primary

The city's Elections Department on Monday announced changes to a number of polling locations throughout the city, hoping to inform prospective voters of shifts in time for this coming Tuesday's state primary elections. More »

Hub anti-crime activist Georgette Watson dies

Georgette Watson, a community activist that co-founded the successful "Drop-a-Dime" hotline, died on Aug. 29 in Baltimore. More »