LOCAL NEWS

With new book, Dot pastor aims to inspire

Last Saturday, following the season's first snowstorm, Pastor Dianne Van Der Meer-Kelley spent the day worrying about how homeless Bostonians were coping with the inclement weather. More »

In financial bind, BMC to cut staff and services

Boston Medical Center (BMC) is making cuts to staff and services to deal with a massive reduction in state aid. More »

Sudanese exiles' stories shared at Rox reading

At 826 Boston, stories matter, and Craig Walzer had some pretty amazing ones to tell. More »

Patrick meets with Mass. delegation on stimulus plan

Gov. Deval Patrick met last week with the state's congressional delegation, labor leaders, construction executives and economists as he tried to ensure that Massachusetts is ready and able to spend the money expected to flow from the economic stimulus bill that President-elect Barack Obama says is one of his top priorities. More »

ACLU: Mass. juvenile detention 'haphazard'

The state's juvenile detention centers lack trained staff and are wrongly detaining arrested youths, as well as placing children in inadequate facilities, according to a report released last Thursday. More »