LOCAL NEWS

Broadening the pie

For City Councilor Felix Arroyo, opportunity recently came in the form of a vacated office in City Hall. When City Council's central staff moved into a larger office, they left behind an empty room the councilors wanted to use as a meeting space. More »

New England '99ers' need unemployment help and jobs

Darrell Davis is just one of hundreds of discouraged, long-term unemployed people we met during last week's "Jobs Rebuild America" tour in New England. Our visit to Boston and Springfield, Mass.; Bridgeport, New Haven, Hartford, and Stamford, Conn.; and Providence, R.I. put a human face on the unemployment crisis in urban America and confirmed the need for immediate targeted action to rescue those who have been most profoundly affected. More »

Mass. teens facing summer jobs drought this year

Massachusetts is facing the loss of thousands of summer jobs for lower income and working class teens as federal and state dollars dry up. More »

UMass student provides 'a second chance' for orphans in Sierra Leone

Over fifty, once homeless, orphans on the streets of Sierra Leone now have a second chance at life thanks to a mere few hundred dollars and one man's passion to help. More »