LOCAL NEWS
Cambridge youth talk about race, violence, past, futureA youth-led event to mark the culmination of Black History Month provoked in-depth discussions about history, race and identity in Cambridge on Saturday. Taking as its starting point a quote from Langston Hughes' "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," an array of singers, dancers and speakers reflected on the idea that "my soul has grown deep." More » |
Hub group works to help residents claim tax creditsIt's 7:15 p.m. on a Thursday night in February, and at the intersection of Washington and Ruggles streets, the Roxbury Resource Center is packed. More » |
Winning isn't everythingThis is a fact: Roger Calero has absolutely no chance to become president of the United States. He is still running nevertheless, and while his campaign has not triggered a single blip on the national political radar, his lack of name recognition is not the real reason his campaign is doomed from the start. More » |
Liberty Mutual to open office in Springfield with 300 jobsSPRINGFIELD - Liberty Mutual Group announced plans last week to hire up to 300 people for a new Springfield office, the second business to announce recent expansion plans in the city. More » |
Patrick senses casino support building despite jobs disputeHouse Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi criticized Gov. Deval Patrick?s casino gambling proposal on Monday, just hours after the governor said he sensed building legislative support despite a dispute about the number of construction jobs it would create. More » |
Patrick evasive as Obama chides health care mandateIllinois Sen. Barack Obama is no fan of the individual mandate that has been central to the successful launch of the Massachusetts universal health care law. He likes to cite its foibles as he criticizes his Democratic presidential rival, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, for including a similar mandate in her national health care plan. More » |
