LOCAL NEWS
Private donations to aid Boston Public SchoolsEdVestors recently announced that its donors are investing more than $1,000,000 in urban school improvement initiatives in Boston Public Schools through its 2010 Urban Education Investment Portfolio beginning this fall for the 2010-2011 school year. More » |
Gov. Patrick praises U.S. troops during tripGov. Deval Patrick and four of his fellow state leaders received a briefing last Friday from Gen. David Petraeus as they stopped in Afghanistan amid a tour of the Middle East war zone. More » |
U.S. program turns refugees into farmersDRACUT, Mass. - The bullet wounds show on Rechhat Proum's back when he bends down to pull lemongrass or water spinach on his farm in peaceful northern Massachusetts. When the 56-year-old Cambodian refugee lifts a pumpkin, the movement of his shirt reveals deep stab wounds on his stomach. More » |
Leadership shines as Puerto Rican Festival is restoredLast weekend, Boston's Puerto Rican Festival was back in force, with three days of salsa superstars, traditional Puerto Rican foods, customized cars, carnival rides and - of course - lots and lots of Puerto Rican flags. More » |
Hip hop festival unifies community, shares cultureVisual artists, MCs, politicians, singers, break dancers and a myriad of others unified on Sunday in the Southwest Corridor Park, across from the Stony Brook Orange Line T stop to participate in the first Hip Hop 4 Life Culture Festival. More » |
Obituary: Herbert G. Simmons Jr.Herbert G. Simmons Jr., former chief pharmacist for health and hospitals, city of Boston, died on July 12 after a long illness. He was 75. More » |
A summertime passionMost mornings, Donovan Malvo goes flying for an hour before heading to the office, then for a couple hours in the evening. As often as possible, he takes flight on the weekends too. Only rain, high wind and work stop him from doing it seven days a week. More » |
