Thomas M. Menino, Boston’s longest serving mayor and an instrumental leader in the shaping of the current climate of the city, died Thursday morning following a strenuous battle with cancer. He was 71.
Healthcare is an ever-evolving system, constantly experiencing reform. Enter single-payer healthcare, a system in which a limited number of public organizations are responsible for health financing, but delivery of health services remains private.
Thanks to efforts by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and Boston city officials, commuting on Commonwealth Avenue could become shorter by one to two minutes per commute, which can be the difference between making an 8 a.m. lecture or early morning conference call.
The two weeks before the Nov. 4 election have been busy for the top two gubernatorial candidates, according to polls, as they made television appearances, traveled around Mass., talked to voters and participated in three debates.
After a weekend featuring over 80 arrests, the college town of Keene, N.H.is trying to move forward and answer how the annual Pumpkin Festival turned into a riot students likened to that in Ferguson, Mo.
The city of Revere filed a joint lawsuit with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local #103 against the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. This follows the commission’s decision to award the Region A gaming license to Wynn Resorts.
Although the Long Island Bridge (LIB) has been deteriorating for years, an inspection that found the bridge unsafe for travel prompted Mayor Martin J. Walsh to close it last Wednesday. Its structural deficiencies mirror those of a bridge in Minneapolis that collapsed in 2007.
Last week, the Bostonian Society opened the long-rumored 113-year-old State House time capsule and confronted a box full of untouched, century-old relics.
The East Boston Public Library (BPL) has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification in keeping with the city’s commitment toward boosting sustainability and augmenting environmental eco-friendliness.
By the time US Government prosecutors rested their case against Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s friend Robel Phillipos on Wednesday afternoon, a mountain of evidence had been presented to demonstrate that Phillipos was sober enough to recall his actions the night of April 18, 2013.
