LOCAL NEWS
Parade starts District 3 campaign seasonThe campaign for City Council District 3 heated up Sunday as the seven candidates for the seat mobilized their troops and distributed handshakes and campaign literature during the annual Dorchester Day Parade. More » |
Tornadoes a bane and boon to Massachusetts businessesSPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The tornadoes that pulverized neighborhoods in western and central Massachusetts have been a boon and bane to businesses, wrecking some but boosting others. More » |
End of an era: From Boston's premier urban station to the Beijing hourAs an African American who specializes in multicultural marketing and whose last name is Chunn, how can I be upset that Boston's only noted black AM station, WILD 1090, now carries Chinese programming? More » |
Playing the China cardCheck out the Facebook page for WILD-AM and the images of talk show hosts Al Sharpton and Tom Joyner as well as Radio One President Cathy Hughes appear with text about the station's African American talk format. More » |
MA Dems gather to hear from Brown challengersThousands of Massachusetts Democrats hunkered down in Lowell on Saturday to map out a strategy for their two top goals for the 2012 election - re-electing Barack Obama and ousting Scott Brown. More » |
The new South Boston still tied to old jurisdictionsUMass Boston student Dion Marsman was enjoying the warm weather when the now-infamous fight broke out at Carson Beach. More » |
Housing advocates protest award for landlord KargmanAbout 40 affordable housing advocates, tenants and community residents held a protest before a B'nai B'rith Housing New England (BBHNE) fundraising event in which William Kargman of First Realty Management was to be honored for his commitment to providing affordable housing. More » |
Mass. won't sign onto immigration check programGov. Deval Patrick has decided Massachusetts won't participate in a federal program that checks the immigration status of people who are arrested, saying the state already turns over convicted felons to federal law enforcement officials. More » |
