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BOSTON – A spate of vandalism directed at Catholic religious icons around Easter weekend has provoked ire mixed with forgiveness from parishioners at affected congregations in Greater Boston and has left law enforcement officers scratching their heads. Vandals struck in Billerica, Burlington and Norwood, including two statues of the Virgin Mary.
Massachusetts
BOSTON – It's hard to keep up with Ralph Boyd, Jr. At first glance, the résumé of the CEO of the American Red Cross of Massachusetts seems as frenetic as his exuberant personality. In the span of two decades, he has worked as a federal prosecutor, been a partner
Afghanistan
WASHINGTON – A practicing Sikh who is a captain in the U.S. Army and fought for the right to wear the beard, long hair and turban that reflect his faith while on duty, won his battle for religious freedom after months of debate with Pentagon officials. On March 30, the
Massachusetts
BOSTON – Both the private and public sectors in the Bay State are stepping up support of entrepreneurs through the University of Massachusetts-Boston. The Massachusetts Global Entrepreneur-in-Residence program at the school announced Thursday that it had added a second private-sector backer, Goodwin Procter, the Boston-based a law firm. Goodwin Procter'
Massachusetts
BOSTON – Do smaller municipalities outside of this city feel forgotten? While Gov. Charlie Baker's $918 million, five-year economic development package slowly progresses, the nonpartisan research firm Pioneer Institute called on the administration to look outside of Greater Boston to so-called "middle cities."
Common Core
How does one tie together the motives of a student, a teacher, a parent and a politician to produce national education standards? This is one of several questions that the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, seeks to answer in its latest report, entitled "Common Core and the Centralization
Massachusetts
BOSTON – While Beacon Hill lawmakers have kept back a proposed law that would ensure access for transgender people to public accommodations based on how they identify sexually, legislative and legal debates over similar "Bathroom Bills" have heated up recently nationwide. In North Carolina, Gov. Pat McCrory, a Republican,
Massachusetts
BOSTON – Almost two-thirds of Bay State employers oppose legalizing retail marijuana sales, according to the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, one of the largest business advocacy groups in the region. Of the employers who responded to the organization's monthly Business Confidence Index Survey, 62 percent said they would vote