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A 115-foot-high tower in South Boston that commemorates the evacuation of Boston by British troops in March 1776 will undergo a $30 million restoration starting this coming weekend, officials said. The project, which is scheduled to begin Friday, September 15, is designed to restore the tower and the surrounding landscape
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At least one former governor opposes a potential ballot initiative that would eliminate passing the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System tests as a graduation requirement in Massachusetts public schools. While the Massachusetts Teachers Association is working on a ballot initiative that would make this change, former Governor Jane Swift, a moderate
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By Colin A. Young State House News Service
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The controversy surrounding Boston city councilor Kendra Lara's operation of motor vehicles has not stopped one carmaking union from endorsing her re-election bid. United Auto Workers is backing the controversial candidate this fall, Lara revealed when rolling out some of her endorsements last week.
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By Sam Drysdale State House News Service
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Sadly, more teen pregnancies generally means more teen abortions. And, according to a report from the Massachusetts Family Institute, fatherless teen-age girls are five to seven times more likely to become pregnant than those who have a father in the home.
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By Alison Kuznitz State House News Service
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Harvard University finished dead last in free speech in a survey of colleges in the United States released Wednesday. Harvard got the lowest possible ranking of the 248 schools, and was the only one rated "Abysmal."
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