LOCAL NEWS
Groundbreaking project saved affordable housingThe Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership (MBHP) recently celebrated the successful conclusion of a 21-year project that preserved 925 affordable rental housing units in Dorchester, Roxbury and Jamaica Plain. More » |
Sheriff Cabral runs on record of reform in re-election bidWhen Andrea J. Cabral took over the Suffolk County Sheriff's Department in November 2002, it was an institution in chaos. More » |
Teaching for America, right here in BostonScattered across a classroom at Newcomers Academy in Dorchester are bright charts and diagrams drawn in every color of the rainbow. More » |
Mass. Gov. Patrick weighing final budget planFor Gov. Deval Patrick, there's good news and bad news in the stripped down budget shipped to his desk by Massachusetts lawmakers. More » |
Mass. settles with Morgan Stanley for almost $103MMorgan Stanley agreed last week to a nearly $103 million settlement with Massachusetts investigators who alleged the investment bank backed sub-prime mortgage lending that it knew to be risky. More » |
Mass. insurance board sides with insurer, not governorThe Massachusetts Division of Insurance appeals board, in a blow to Gov. Deval Patrick, sided last week with a leading state insurer that has been locked in a premium dispute with his administration. More » |
Guest Column: Mayor Thomas M. MeninoAs the school year comes to an end this week and students trade the classroom for the swimming pool, I want to remind everyone of the outstanding variety of activities and programs available to our youth this summer. With increased programming, from summer school to summer camps, the city is hard at work to ensure that all Boston youth have the opportunity to experience a safe and happy summer. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Report: US overestimated ability of AfghansWASHINGTON - The U.S. has often overestimated the ability of Afghan military and police units to fight on their own, according to an independent report released Monday that calls into question the strategy to win the war and bring troops home. More » |
Witness: SCLC board was manipulated by staffATLANTA - A rift in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's board of directors was caused by manipulative workers and board members at the civil rights organization, the group's compliance officer testified Monday. More » |
WORLD NEWS
U.S. Senate report says Haiti rebuilding has stalledPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haiti has made little progress in rebuilding in the five months since its earthquake because of an absence of leadership, disagreements among donors and general disorganization, a U.S. Senate report says. More » |
Jamaican kingpin's reign comes to a quiet endKINGSTON, Jamaica - Christopher "Dudus" Coke was born into gang royalty, running a smuggling operation that supplied drugs up and down the U.S. East Coast. He used the proceeds to cast himself as a Jamaican Robin Hood, and his power grew to rival that of the prime minister. More » |
