Posts Tagged ‘president’
Patrick Starts 2nd Term
Senate President Therese Murray swore in Governor Deval Patrick to his second term as governor of Massachusetts on Thursday. Patrick urged lawmakers to work together for the good of the state. "To meet these responsibilities, I challenge us all to turn to each other, not on each other. Let us bring [...]
Bite Size News, December 19: Sunday Morning News Edition
Image by J-CIO from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr . Jerry Parisalla was just elected state representative from Beverly. In January, after being sworn in, he'll go to Iraq as a military lawyer. Based on Census figures being released Tuesday, Massachusetts is expected to lose a congressional [...]
Wednesday A.M. News, 12/15/10
Image by RobertSchneider from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr . A man from Weymouth was arrested after allegedly trying to rob a woman at knifepoint in Boston’s South Station on Tuesday. Two MBTA employees detained the suspect until MBTA Transit Police arrived. The Radio City Rockettes [...]
Bedford, N.H. High School Debates Banning A Book
A book by Barbara Ehrenreich that calls Jesus Christ a "wine-guzzling vagrant and precocious socialist" has caused two parents to remove their son from Bedford (N.H.) High School and ask the school to ban the book. The book, Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America recaps Ehrenreich's [...]
Boston Blotter: Increase in T Lewdness; Arson on Cape Cod
-- Arrests for "open and gross lewdness" on the MBTA are up 84% in 2010. The most recent incident involved a Level 3 sex offender who allegedly exposed himself to a woman on a Route 28 bus. -- Two suspicious fires, one in Sandwich and another in Barnstable, are being investigated as alleged arson [...]
Patriots haiku contest winners
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MBTA general manager steps in and stops fare evader at Park Street station
By Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff The contract Richard A. Davey signed when he became general manager of the T in... See the original post: MBTA general manager steps in and stops fare evader at Park Street station
House Dems reject Obama’s tax plan
By Matt Viser, Globe Staff WASHINGTON – The House Democratic caucus this morning voted to reject President Obama’s tax... More: House Dems reject Obama's tax plan
Democrats delay action on young immigrants bill
Democrats have delayed a showdown vote on legislation carving out a path to legal status for foreign-born youngsters brought to this country illegally. Read more here: Democrats delay action on young immigrants bill
54 House Democrats oppose Obama tax package
Fifty-four House Democrats are opposing President Barack Obama's tax deal with Republican lawmakers in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Read more here: 54 House Democrats oppose Obama tax package
