LEOMINSTER — When lifelong city resident Missy Hendry hits the ground running this weekend, she’ll be thinking about two people who are very important to her and inspire her to continue raising funds for Boston Children’s Hospital. Hendry will be joined by hundreds of others running and walking alongside her in the annual Rock the […]
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Shelter panel presents challenge for Driscoll
BOSTON — A commission tasked with reconceiving the structure and sustainability of the state’s beleaguered emergency family shelter system is up against a quickly approaching deadline, with still broad disagreement amongst its members about what exactly is at the core of the state’s right-to-shelter law. The commission was established in a supplemental budget passed in […]
Harvard is ranked the worst school for free speech: ‘Abysmal’ climate; How do other Massachusetts colleges rank?
Harvard is ranked the worst school for free speech: ‘Abysmal’ climate; How do other Massachusetts colleges rank?
Strike threat looms over Boston hotel sector
BOSTON — Guests at nearly three dozen Boston hotels could experience less-than-desirable visits fueled by staff shortages as early as this weekend should thousands of hospitality workers go on strike due to unsuccessful contract negotiations. Roughly 4,500 workers who are members of UNITE HERE Local 26 are bracing for strikes across 35 hotels after months […]
Boston’s loose steer, not a bull, taken into custody in Roslindale, seeks forever home
This is not bull! After catching a reprieve from the summer’s heat by hiding in the thick brush of Boston, “Moodini,” a young Hereford steer, has been taken into custody.
‘Changing lives’
ASHBURNHAM — This year marks the 15th anniversary of The Ramble, the music festival with heart that brings awareness to veteran homelessness and raises funds to help prevent and eradicate it. The pay-what-you-can music festival will take place on Saturday, Aug. 24 from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. at The Mountain, located at 64 Gibson […]
