Posts Tagged ‘flickr’
Thursday Politics Links
Image by hmmlargeart from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr . Today at 4 p.m., a Fourth Congressional District debate between Congressman Barney Frank and Republican Sean Bielat will be broadcast live on Wickedlocal.com. Now that Charlie Baker supports term limits, his running mate Richard Tisei [...]
Bite Size News, October 20: Solar Power Edition
Image by @ThetaState from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr . Some state-owned buildings are going solar thanks to stimulus money. B.C. High School has a solar array . You can even follow its daily output. Beginning in 2011, Dartmouth (MA) wants to make it harder for stores to open from [...]
First NStar Merger Suit Already Filed
Image by material guy from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr . We read about Northeast Utilities' acquisition of NStar on Monday. Today, Universal Hub reported that the first stockholder lawsuit has already been filed. That was quick. We scanned the complaint and found lots of references to [...]
Business News: NStar Bought by Northeast Utilities, WEEI Teams With NESN
Image of Boston's Financial District by Nubian ∑agle from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr . Business is happening all over Boston: Northeast Utilities of Connecticut will acquire Boston's NStar to form a $17.5 billion energy company serving 3.5 million customers. Both companies expect the [...]
Bite Size News, October 19: Fightin’ Facebook Edition
Image by photographynatalia from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr . Rep. Ed Markey wants more information from Facebook on how to keep private information private. The town of Norton banned teachers from listing students as friends on Facebook. The Boston Athletic Association says the 26,800 [...]
Shaq on a Segway
Shaquille O'Neal visited Salem on September 25 and got to ride on a Salem Police Segway. Salem taxpayers must be thrilled. The Sudbury Patch has video of this indescribable event from a Salem cop. Priceless! Guess we have to start reading the Patch. Original post: Shaq on a Segway
Tuesday’s With Politics
Image by hmmlargeart from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr . In Massachusetts' various Congressional races, most Democrats have a huge campaign cash advantage . While 10th Congressional District candidates Republican Jeff Perry and Democrat William Keating are pretty even, Democrat Edward Markey [...]
Lewd Behavior "Under-reported" on MBTA
Image by b_skerratt from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr . A 59-year Haverhill man was arrested on Thursday for the second time this year for open and gross lewdness after exposing and trying to "manipulate" himself at a Green Line station in the Back Bay. Lawrence F. Maguire, 59, was arrested [...]
Obama Pitches in for Patrick
Shepard Fairey's images are everywhere President Obama and his top administration officials in Washington, D.C. has been focused on Boston quite a bit this week, and it comes to a head today as the President hits the Hub to bolster the campaign of Governor Deval Patrick. (When the [...]
Bite Size News, October 15: Whole Lotta Spending Money Edition
Image by Jewishfan from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr . Mass. General Hospital has raised $1 billion in a fundraising campaign needed to complete expansion already underway. They need a total of $1.5 billion by 2013. About 50 Attleboro High School students earned an estimated $15,000 because [...]
