LOCAL NEWS
Alliance seeks to link black professional menDaniel Rivers is focused on changing the image of black men. More » |
Black ministers speak out on shooting spikeWith shootings up more than 37 percent through the first five months of 2009, police and anti-crime activists in Boston are bracing for what could be a violent summer. More » |
Black civic group calls for Hub school upgradesA group of concerned black citizens met with representatives from the Boston and Cambridge branches of the NAACP at Boston City Hall last Friday, hoping to coordinate a response to local public education issues. More » |
Poetry reading celebrates Dudley, past and presentRoxbury residents of all ages expressed their impressions and memories of the Dudley neighborhood in poetic form at the "Poetry, Please!" publishing party held last Saturday at the Dudley Branch Library. More » |
At Dot gathering, kids stress value of summer job fundingRepresentatives from more than a dozen community organizations gathered Monday to thank political and business leaders for their support in funding summer jobs for local teens, and to spur more action to help young people still seeking employment. More » |
Mass. lawmakers approve pension overhaul billGov. Deval Patrick signed landmark pension reform legislation on Tuesday to close loopholes, eliminate abuses and reduce long-term costs to the state's retirement system. More » |
Nation's mayors meet in R.I. amid economic recessionPROVIDENCE, R.I. - The country's economic crisis dominated the agenda at last Friday's opening of the national mayors' conference, with big-city leaders telling of their struggles with mounting foreclosures, double-digit unemployment rates and falling tax revenues. More » |
