LOCAL NEWS
Deval, DiMasi debated at Mass. Dem meetingSPRINGFIELD - In spite of its stated purpose, the biennial Democratic issues convention is less about policy and more about politics, especially in the year before statewide elections. More » |
At-large hopefuls meet masses at Dot paradeThe 2009 Dorchester Day Parade began with Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Gov. Deval Patrick, followed by the wailing bagpipes of the Boston Police Gaelic Column of Pipes and Drums. More » |
Boys learn how to lead at Hub school conferenceThe lyrics may sound tough, even individualistic - "I'm blazing like the sun, 'cause I'm number one / With my skinny jeans, rockin' with my Air Force Ones" - but they were written in a spirit of collaboration. More » |
Indictments turn up heat for Mass. ethics reformThe indictment of former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi on public corruption charges is fueling calls for tough ethics reforms and shining an unflattering spotlight on the workings of state government. More » |
'Sport in Society' series to come to NESN this fallFor the past 25 years, Northeastern University's Sport in Society center has worked to use sports as a tool for improving communities. After a successful test run earlier this year, the organization will bring its mission to the masses this fall using a new medium- television. More » |
UMass policy seminar looks at changing face of povertyFor many immigrant workers living in the U.S., the home of poverty is a shanty town, an improvised settlement where untreated sewage runs across unpaved streets. A less apparent, but equally disturbing, form of poverty was discussed in a seminar last week at the University of Massachusetts-Boston. More » |
