LOCAL NEWS
The pride of Franklin ParkCelebrating its 100th birthday this month has been no minor feat for the Franklin Park Zoo. Founded on turn-of-the century dreams of a wide boulevard flanked by exotic animal exhibits, the zoo has had to reset pubic expectations and survive on starry-eyed wishes and hand-clasped prayers. Lack of sufficient funding has always plagued its tenuous existence. More » |
Members react with shock, sadness to gym closingSaddened, shocked, upset. These are words that community members have used to describe their reaction to the closing of Roxbury's Body by Brandy Fitness Center and Body by Brandy 4 Kidz, both owned by Founder Brandy Cruthird. More » |
Boston seeks $15M to cope with release of inmatesMayor Thomas M. Menino sought this week $15 million from the Patrick administration to help manage the potential release of hundred of inmates as a result of an estimated 34,000 mishandled drug cases by state lab chemist Annie Dookhan. More » |
BPS must ensure access to high-quality educationI commend Professor Shelley Kimelberg and Mr. Chase M. Billingham for not only bringing the topic of racial segregation in schools to light but also for their long-term research on the issue ("BPS must not ignore racial segregation," Bay State Banner, Oct. 11, 2012). More » |
The Other Death Sentence: Aging and Dying in PrisonSHIRLEY -- William "Lefty" Gilday was 82 and suffering from dementia and Parkinson's when officials at Massachusetts' Shirley Prison placed him in an isolation cell -- a "medical bubble" -- for throwing an empty milk carton at a guard. More » |
Menino thanks Obama for development fundsThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Community Services (OCS) has recently awarded two Boston nonprofit agencies over $1.5 million in Community Economic Development Grants. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Black, Latino officials barnstorm for ObamaAt University of New Hampshire, District 7 City Councilor Tito Jackson has been firing up crowds of students, registering them to vote and securing pledges that their ballots will be cast for President Obama come Nov. 6. At University of North Carolina Greensboro, State Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry has been rallying students for the Obama campaign, securing votes for the president through that state's same-day registration and early balloting process. More » |
More training needed to combat domestic abuseOctober is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, yet despite increased education and awareness, domestic violence persists in our culture. Twenty-five percent of women and 8 percent of men have experienced abuse from an intimate partner, and a shocking three women a day are murdered by husbands or boyfriends in the United States. More » |
