LOCAL NEWS
A question of accessLeonard Lomax travels for an hour and a half to get to a grocery store. Without a car, the 58-year-old Dorchester resident rides the bus to get to a Stop & Shop where he can buy healthy food. More » |
2011 election wins challenge Hub's racially divided historyIn the weeks before the Nov. 8 City Council election, At-Large councilors Ayanna Pressley and Felix G. Arroyo were widely seen as vulnerable, in danger of losing their seats. More » |
YouthBuild Boston builds park for Warren GardensOver a hundred volunteers recently came out to build a playground for the children at Warren Gardens Housing Cooperative in Roxbury. YouthBuild Boston, a local nonprofit dedicated to training young people in the building trades, partnered with P&G Gillette and KaBOOM!, an organization that builds playgrounds across the nation, to make the day possible. More » |
Legislation would take state backward on prison reformThe Massachusetts House is considering proposed legislation - S. 2054 - that will have a disastrous impact on prison reform within the Commonwealth. If S.2054 passes, the following would happen: More » |
Thousands rally to protect benefitsA capacity crowd of more than 3,200 filled the Wang Theatre last week as New England workers and seniors voiced their strong opposition to proposed cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Captain Paul Cuffe made waves in businessIt was not an easy start for Paul Cuffe. He was born in 1759 on Cuttyhunk Island, the son of Coffe Slocum, an African slave, and Ruth Moses, a Wampanoag Native American woman. More » |
Smokin' Joe Frazier leaves powerful legacy"Work is the only meaning I've ever known. Like the man in the song says, I just gotta keep on keepin' on." - Joe Frazier Years ago in a Philadelphia slaughterhouse, an aspiring young boxer trained in the early mornings by punching sides of beef. More » |
Heavy D's grieving family: Rapper had 'heart of gold'As authorities seek the cause of rapper Heavy D's unexpected death, his family released a statement saying they were "devastated" by their loss. More » |
