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Front Page - 2008-08-14

Rising fuel costs a chilling concern for Mass. residents

For the last 30 years, Dorchester resident Wilhelmina Mathis has been receiving government subsidies to help her pay her winter heating bills. Last winter was hard enough for the 74-year-old Mathis, who spent the coldest months bundled in her warmest parka and huddled around her oven. More »

Family to celebrate life of late Hub leader Atkins

The family of the late Thomas I. Atkins will hold a celebration of the former Boston city councilor's life this weekend, giving friends and admirers an opportunity to pay their respects to a man best remembered for his tireless fights against discrimination and for equal rights. More »

More valedictorians pick Northeastern for college

Among valedictorians in the Boston Public Schools' Class of 2008, Northeastern University is the most popular college choice. More »

Actor and comedian Bernie Mac dies at 50

Bernie Mac blended style, authority and a touch of self-aware bluster to make audiences laugh as well as connect with him. For Mac, who died last Saturday at age 50, it was a winning mix, delivering him from a poor childhood to stardom as a standup comedian, in films including the casino heist caper "Ocean's Eleven" and his acclaimed sitcom "The Bernie Mac Show." More »

Hayes, 'Shaft' singer and disco presage, dies at 65

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Isaac Hayes, the baldheaded, baritone-voiced soul crooner who laid the groundwork for disco and whose "Theme From Shaft" won both Academy and Grammy awards, died Sunday afternoon after he collapsed near a treadmill, authorities said. He was 65. More »