North Brookfield selectmen have rejected a request for a drag performance on the town common they had previously approved after determining it to be "adult entertainment" not suitable for public property.
The elected board, which oversees the day-to-day operations of the town and considers permits for public events, initially said yes to the application but then later reversed course on a 2-1 vote after members learned more about the proposed performance.
Forty-five black student groups at Harvard University have signed a letter complaining about the university's reaction to police treatment of four black students in a dorm-related incident this month and demanding action.
The incident occurred at 4 a.m. April 3 when a male called the police claiming he'd tried to kill a female student after taking her hostage at Leverett House. The call turned out to be a hoax. After the Harvard University Police Department officers arrived, they led four black students out of the building at gunpoint, according to Boston.com.
