LOCAL NEWS

Mass. attorney 'elected' head of NAACP Boston

A Brockton attorney has defeated a longtime civil rights activist to become the next president of the Boston chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. More »

Mass. Dems, GOP study elections for keys to 2012

Massachusetts Democrats and Republicans are chewing over this year's two marquee political races for lessons they can use in 2012 - including U.S. Sen. Scott Brown's re-election campaign. More »

Documentary series features Rox success

When people think of Roxbury, the last thing that comes to mind is business and organizational success or the phrase, "Roxbury is rich!" More »

Harvard's new image

CAMBRIDGE - When Chester Middlebrook Pierce showed up in Harvard Square in 1944, he never thought he'd spend his entire career under the Crimson canopy. More »

Puerto Rican vets launch Mass. monument campaign

A group of Puerto Rican veterans in Massachusetts has launched a campaign to raise money for a monument to honor Puerto Ricans who have served in the U.S. military. More »