LOCAL NEWS
Insurance agents say auto shift spells doomTempers flared during a meeting last Wednesday at the State House about the next step in Massachusetts' transition to a competitive auto insurance market. More » |
In Mass. youth council, teens get more involvedGrant Jones might only be 17 years old, but the young Mattapan resident knows what he wants to see in his neighborhood - more economic development. More » |
A tribute to Judges Reginald Lindsay and David NelsonMassachusetts lost a great lawyer and judge last Thursday, March 12, 2009, with the premature passing of U.S. District Judge Reginald Lindsay. He was only 63 years old. More » |
Prisoners lack health care resources, sympathy of othersDuring a panel discussion on prison health care held last Thursday at the John Adams Courthouse in Pemberton Square, human rights advocates made a case for why improving the medical conditions for those who are incarcerated can also improve the health and well-being of those outside prison walls. More » |
Northeastern talk to feature writers-in-exileThe following is a meditation on the hyphen, that ant track of a punctuation mark used to separate words, join others and sometimes create new words altogether. More » |
Roxbury role in Revolutionary War recognized with markerA group of historical buffs from Roxbury and South Boston celebrated victory last Saturday with the installation of an historical marker commemorating the neighborhood's pivotal role in the siege of Boston during the Revolutionary War. More » |
Hub forums to address myths about Muslim cultureAs the United States has grown more religiously diverse over the years, Islamic culture has become a larger part of the American fabric. Now it even has a connection to the Oval Office. Though President Barack Obama was raised as a Christian by his Kansan mother, his father was a Muslim of Kenyan descent. More » |
Patrick's appointment deeds clash with 2006-speakGov. Deval Patrick's decision to support a senator's appointment to a long-dormant $175,000 job belies his call for fiscal and patronage reform. It also fits a pattern during his time in office. More » |
BU scholarship helps local parents go back to schoolA person could learn a lot from JoAn Blake. Chief among those lessons - the importance of finishing what you start. More » |
In late Lowell monk's poems, a view of terrorLOWELL - For years, Ly Van Aggadipo served as the spiritual mentor to many Cambodian refugees in this old Massachusetts mill city, guiding followers at the Glory Buddhist Temple through family issues, work problems and recurring nightmares from the horrors of the Khmer Rouge. More » |
Mass. board wants former House speaker FinneranA disciplinary board last Friday said former Massachusetts House Speaker Thomas Finneran should be disbarred for his conviction on a federal obstruction of justice charge. More » |
Networking is key to finding new jobAmy had heard rumblings at work, but couldn't fathom that it would be her. "It was just sprung on me," she said. " It was a shock." More » |
Lindsay, respected Mass. federal judge, dies at 63U.S. District Judge Reginald Lindsay, who found the FBI liable for the deaths of three men killed by fugitive gangster James "Whitey" Bulger, has died. He was 63. More » |
Top pediatric doctor at Boston hospital dies at 55Dr. Michael Shannon, an internationally known specialist in the study and treatment of the effects of poisons in children, died unexpectedly last Tuesday as he and his wife returned from a dancing vacation in Argentina. He was 55. More » |
