LOCAL NEWS
Cambridge cop review panel facing scrutinyAs a national panel begins an inquiry into the high-profile arrest of Harvard University Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., questions are being raised about the effectiveness of Cambridge's civilian police review board, the civic body charged with investigating acts of police misconduct. More » |
Prelim shows racial vote splits, increasing turnoutFaced with two hotly contested citywide races, Boston voters cleaved largely along race lines in last Tuesday's preliminary election. More » |
Rox lot hosts one of the city's best-kept secretsThe Brookline Ice & Coal company owns a lot at 120 Hampden Street in Roxbury. Covered in sand, the fenced-in area contains truck trailers, earth-moving equipment, and one of the city's best-kept food secrets: M & M Ribs. More » |
Social conscience is key for J.P. printerThirty-five years ago, a group of activists met in a Cambridge basement with only $350 to do something that was considered radical at the time - create a socially responsible printing and design cooperative that served Boston's social activists. Started in 1974, Red Sun Press is still going strong, one poster, brochure and book at a time. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Report reveals racial gap in wealth in Mass.A new report on the financial stability of American households reveals stark disparities in net worth and asset ownership between whites and minorities in Massachusetts. More » |
WORLD NEWS
Puerto Rico to lay off 16,000 workers, cut deficitSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's government announced last Friday that it will lay off more than 16,000 public workers in the U.S. Caribbean territory, adding to an unemployment rate higher than that of any U.S state. More » |
