LOCAL NEWS
Developing a vision for a new Melnea CassTwo vacant land parcels at the intersection of Melnea Cass Boulevard and Washington Street may soon be developed with a mix of housing, retail, community spaces and possibly offices or a sleek hotel. More » |
Can prisons take care of pregnant women?As the Massachusetts Legislature considers this year's crop of criminal justice reform bills, one that has not gotten much attention is a measure to ensure proper treatment of pregnant women in jail and prison. More » |
Redistricting shows high level of civic engagementLast month's release of the redistricting maps for the Massachusetts Senate and House gives us pause. As community organizers, we have spent years fighting to strengthen the redistricting process as we are keenly aware of the ties that bind redistricting and civil rights. More » |
Education: A cornerstone of the Delta's missionThe Boston Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (BAC) held an orientation last week for their Educational Development Programs at the Timilty Middle School. More » |
Obituary: Daisy Belle AlmeidaDaisy Belle Almieda, of Boston, born April 17, 1929 in Cusseta, Ga.; she is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Willie Gus and Vessie Estella Harris, died on Oct. 26, 2011. More » |
Ayanna tops at-large City Council raceIn a stunning upset, at-large City Councilor Ayanna Pressley topped the ticket in Tuesday's election with 37,506 votes, closely followed by fellow incumbent Felix G. Arroyo, who garnered 35,465. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
And to the RepublicDuring the 2008 presidential campaign, the main criticism against Barack Obama was that he was too green to lead America's foreign policy and military. More » |
A war, a dog, and now a second chanceThe war in Afghanistan turned the athletic, outgoing Christopher Maddeford into a broken veteran. The Army sergeant came back to Chelsea in 2003 sore and depressed, having trouble walking, sleeping and remembering things. Unable to keep a job or any relationship, he soon started abusing pain medication. More » |
Philadelphia boxing legend Joe Frazier diesJoe Frazier, the son of a South Carolina sharecropper who punched meat in a Philadelphia slaughterhouse before Rocky, won Olympic gold, and beat an undefeated Muhammad Ali to become one of the all-time heavyweight greats, died on Monday, his family said in a statement. He was 67. More » |
WORLD NEWS
Occupy Wall Street draws yawn in Latin AmericaNEW YORK - It's a paradox that the only foreign-language kiosk set up in Zuccotti Park, the site that has been "occupied" by Occupy Wall Street, is for Spanish-language information, when, throughout Latin America, the movement has been met with little enthusiasm. More » |
Iraq quagmire ends, but not without a costPresident Barack Obama announced last month that the remaining 39,000 U.S. service men and women in Iraq will be back on U.S. soil by the end of the year. This essentially brings to a close a nearly decade-long war that the president opposed from the start and vowed to end. More » |
