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Cambridge cop review panel facing scrutinyAs a national panel begins an inquiry into the high-profile arrest of Harvard University Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., questions are being raised about the effectiveness of Cambridge's civilian police review board, the civic body charged with investigating acts of police misconduct. More » |
Prelim shows racial vote splits, increasing turnoutFaced with two hotly contested citywide races, Boston voters cleaved largely along race lines in last Tuesday's preliminary election. More » |
Rox lot hosts one of the city's best-kept secretsThe Brookline Ice & Coal company owns a lot at 120 Hampden Street in Roxbury. Covered in sand, the fenced-in area contains truck trailers, earth-moving equipment, and one of the city's best-kept food secrets: M & M Ribs. More » |
Social conscience is key for J.P. printerThirty-five years ago, a group of activists met in a Cambridge basement with only $350 to do something that was considered radical at the time - create a socially responsible printing and design cooperative that served Boston's social activists. Started in 1974, Red Sun Press is still going strong, one poster, brochure and book at a time. More » |
Black education group hosts talk on Boston schoolsThe National Black College Alliance (NBCA) hosted a discussion at its Washington Street offices on Monday night, focused on which educational approaches work and which don't in different types of Boston schools. More » |
Mass. judge rejects bid to delay Kennedy successorA Massachusetts judge last Friday rejected a Republican request to delay the swearing in of Edward M. Kennedy's temporary replacement in the Senate. More » |
Community to celebrate life of late activist BrownBob Brown lived in Boston for 47 of his 70 years, and he was always looking to find a way. More » |
