LOCAL NEWS
School, volunteers aid victims of Blue Hill blazeLisa Grace Wigfall was a scared kid, just 7 years old when her childhood Dorchester home was engulfed in flames. When she thinks back, she can scarcely recall the details of the incident on Bunswick Street - just the fire, and the fear. More » |
Cambridge's new Madame MayorCAMBRIDGE - It's public comment time in the Sullivan Chamber at Cambridge City Hall, and newly elected Mayor E. Denise Simmons is making sure everyone gets a turn at the microphone. More » |
Taxes to tae kwon do, Rox center has something for allAfter a respectful bow to Master Robert Stevenson, the three boys start their 50 laps around the classroom. An extremely focused 11-year-old named Joel Roman counts the laps out loud while he runs. More » |
Reopened gov's office links western Mass., Beacon HillSPRINGFIELD - The way Clodo Concepcion sees it, his tax dollars should give him the right to call the governor?s office without running up his phone bill. More » |
'Chapel' bends boundaries, lends form to emotional strifeHave you ever had the feeling you were being watched? More » |
MBTA boss: We secretly cut schedules to cut costsThe MBTA has for years been secretly cutting bus and subway trips from the published schedule in order to lower costs, the head of the transit agency said in a published report. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Obama's crowds amazing so early in presidential raceWASHINGTON - Barack Obama is attracting jaw-dropping crowds at stop after stop. Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton would be thrilled with her own big turnouts, except that his are so much bigger. More » |
Survey: Digital TV shift affects Hispanics, blacks mostHispanics are nearly twice as likely as whites to be left without television service following the nationwide transition to digital broadcasting next year, according to a new survey. More » |
Orange, SCLC leader and MLK devotee, dies at 65ATLANTA - The Rev. James E. Orange, a lieutenant of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) who worked alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement, has died. He was 65. More » |
WORLD NEWS
Fidel Castro resigns as Cuba's presidentHAVANA - An ailing, 81-year-old Fidel Castro resigned as Cuba's president Tuesday after nearly a half-century in power, saying he will not accept a new term when parliament meets Sunday. More » |
A farewell to arms: Fidel Castro's resignation letterDear compatriots: Last Friday, Feb. 15, I promised you that in my next reflection I would deal with an issue of interest to many compatriots. So this reflection comes in the form of a message. More » |
