LOCAL NEWS
City Councilor Turner arrested on charges of taking bribe, lying to federal officialsFBI agents arrested Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner on Friday after he was allegedly videotaped taking a $1,000 bribe from an undercover agent in an expanding investigation into corruption at City Hall and the Massachusetts State House. More » |
Wilkerson resigns in wake of bribery chargesState Sen. Dianne Wilkerson resigned from office Wednesday, a day after being indicted on eight federal counts of attempted extortion for allegedly accepting $23,500 in bribes from undercover agents she thought were businessmen. More » |
The NAACP's 'finest hour': The birth of the Second Suffolk senatorial districtAs historical footnotes go, this one is gaining modern relevance. The Second Suffolk state senatorial district has always been about the numbers. More » |
Council weighs proposals on illegal guns, bulletsThe Boston City Council last week discussed a pair of measures aimed at eliminating illegal guns from city streets and further reducing a declining murder rate. More » |
Mentors pay dividends for Mass. Latino youthSix years ago, Massiel De Los Santos sat frightened and quiet at her desk at the Thomas A. Edison Middle School in Brighton. The sixth-grader couldn't understand what her teachers were saying. More » |
Even rich Harvard strained by global market downturnPROVIDENCE, R.I. - You know the financial meltdown is bad when even Harvard University is feeling the pinch. More » |
Legal aid to low-income Mass. residents dropsLAWRENCE - Isabel Miranda got sick of watching roaches and mice scurry around with impunity in her apartment and finally called the local building inspector. Two weeks later, the 28-year-old mother of four got an eviction notice from her landlord. More » |
Torkildsen stepping down as chairman of Mass. GOPMassachusetts Republican Party Chairman Peter Torkildsen said last Wednesday he would not seek another term, one week after the already anemic state GOP grew weaker. More » |
Dogged by harassment scandal, Marzilli resignsState Sen. James Marzilli, awaiting trial for sexually harassing four women in Lowell, resigned last Friday from the Senate. More » |
