LOCAL NEWS
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 » |
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 » |
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 » |
NATIONAL NEWS
For Liberians in U.S., a tense waiting gameWASHINGTON - Alexander Collins has two homes: A new one that he hopes never to leave, and an ancestral one that he would like to leave behind for good. More » |
WORLD NEWS
Giving birth is fraught with danger in HaitiPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The pain was different from before - deeper, sharper. Everyone else was sleeping in the banana grove shack, but Yslande Aristide could not bear it. She stood on the dirt floor and started to scream. More » |
