LOCAL NEWS
Pols make pitches at Rox candidate forumCandidates in the Boston mayoral race presented capsule versions of their campaign platforms and answered questions for an audience of more than 150 at a forum held Monday night in Dudley Square. More » |
RCC champion jumper eyes leap to four-year degreeAt 5 feet 3 inches tall, Nia Howard is petite. But as a Division III track and field athlete at Roxbury Community College (RCC), she stands tall. More » |
Rox mosque opening seen as 'welcome' to Hub MuslimsArea residents of various religious backgrounds gathered in Roxbury last weekend to celebrate the inauguration of the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center (ISBCC), an event that Mayor Thomas M. Menino said was not only the ceremonial opening of a building that has been in use for months, but also an official welcome of the Muslim community to Boston. More » |
Patrick OKs $27B budget, Mass. toll hike scrappedGov. Deval Patrick approved a new state budget Monday that hikes the Massachusetts sales tax by 25 percent, largely preserves education spending and makes deep cuts to other state services. More » |
