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SOMERVILLE — It's only fitting that denizens of the city that boasts a neighborhood named Winter Hill take their Christmas decorations seriously. Last Saturday, the Somerville Arts Council held its annual trolley illuminations tour, a jaunt that makes various stops so riders can admire the lights and sights of
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BOSTON — A local atheists' group is crying foul over the decision to allow a Nativity scene to be displayed inside the State House, just days before Christmas. Zachary Bos, state director for American Atheists, told the NewBostonPost that he is specifically angered at what he called a "legal
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BOSTON (AP) — A novel drug addiction program developed in a small Massachusetts fishing town and since replicated in dozens of cities nationwide was able to place almost 400 addicts into treatment nearly each time they sought it during the first year of operation, researchers say in a report being published
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(CNSNews.com) – Kevin Chavous, a Democrat and former D.C. councilman, said he believes in school choice, and he's a "great friend" of Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump's nominee for Education Secretary, who also supports school choice. "And, look, the only people who are
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Shame on Mayor Marty Walsh! In an interview with Boston Globe reporter Joshua Miller on Tuesday, he implied that President-elect Donald Trump won last month partly because of racial animus against President Barack Obama. The quote from the Globe story Wednesday is a little muddled, but the implication, sadly, is
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A federal appeals court has overturned the convictions of three former state probation department officials who hired unqualified candidates sent to them by state legislators. John O'Brien, Elizabeth Tavares, and William Burke went down on a federal rap for bribery and racketeering in July 2014.
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MALDEN — Standardized tests present a threat to democracy and shouldn't be expanded, the state teachers union president told the state's education board today. Barbara Madeloni, president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, spoke out against several new high school testing proposals at Tuesday's monthly meeting
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STATE HOUSE – Years before it became the centerpiece of a federal extortion case that rocked Boston City Hall, an outdoor music festival and its hiring practices were the subject of debate within the office of former Attorney General Martha Coakley. Boston Calling's offer to let music fans work
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