LOCAL NEWS
Governor declares Boston water safeEnding a potential public health disaster, Gov. Deval Patrick declared on Tuesday that Boston's water supply officially was safe for drinking and vowed an investigation into the causes of the massive pipe rupture. More » |
Task Force studies chill between teens and MBTAWhen Waldy Nova sees an MBTA cop approaching, he says, several scenarios run through his head. More » |
Official: About 30,800 in Mass. got stimulus jobsAbout 30,800 individuals in Massachusetts have received a stimulus-funded paycheck since the federal program was first launched in February 2009, the Patrick administration said last week. More » |
Mass. immigrants march to protest Arizona lawCHELSEA, Mass. - Thousands of immigrants and their advocates marched through the streets of Everett and Chelsea on Saturday to demand immigration reform and denounce a controversial Arizona law which allows authorities to question people about immigration status. More » |
RAISING THE BAR: Anthony Samuels has quietly taken his Done Right Building Services company to lofty new heightsA year after he left his job as a computer-assisted draftsman with Raytheon, Anthony Samuels was having second thoughts. More » |
The school of hard knocks remains a valuable teacherSome of the best business schools in the world are located within a 25-mile radius of the Boston Common. Students from around the globe come to attend classes and spend tens of thousands of dollars for tuition. They are intent on acquiring the information taught in class and absorbing the culture of the educational environment. More » |
Banner Biz Q&AAs Assistant Secretary for Access and Opportunity, Ron Marlow knows about opening doors at the Massachusetts Statehouse. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Obama to grads: Seek challenges, not party fightsWASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has some advice for the class of 2010: Don't get caught up in the partisan trench warfare that often consumes Washington, and use your talents instead to help America confront its biggest challenges. More » |
Poll: Black teens more optimistic than peersCHICAGO - Bria Fleming has been through a lot in the last year, including her mother's hospitalization and job loss and a fire in their home. It'd be enough to get most 18-year-olds down. More » |
WORLD NEWS
Egyptian police beat anti-government protestersCAIRO - Egyptian police on Monday beat anti-government protesters who were demanding an end to the country's 30-year emergency law that restricts civil freedoms in the latest challenge to the authorities from the streets of Cairo. More » |
Transitional housing slowly getting built in HaitiPAPETTE, Haiti - Unlike the vast majority of earthquake victims still crowded into squalid camps, the simple farmers of this hard-hit village have reason to hope as hurricane season looms. More » |
