Crime is a perennial problem on urban campuses, but recently, several prominent Boston schools have suffered from bouts of violent crime that shocked students and staff.
Massachusetts is gearing up for a pair of important elections that could determine the fate of the state’s political climate for years to come. The contentious special election senate campaign will reach a climax in June, after which voters will be bombarded with the first waves of the 2014 gubernatorial election.
Former Massachusetts governor and democratic nominee for president Michael Dukakis endorsed special election senate candidate Ed Markey, he told the News on Thursday.
Last November, the Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Initiative passed by a 63 percent majority, but some communities in the state – like Melrose, Reading and Wakefield – have voted to ban medical marijuana dispensaries from opening within city limits.
They climbed into trees, they sat atop porta potties, they waited for hours in the cold just for a distant view of the podium. They clapped through the famous musicians and listened to a ticket of renowned legislators, but they came to see one man put his hand on a bible and take the oath of the highest office in the country.
In a recently announced plan, Governor Deval Patrick laid out a blueprint to revitalize the debt-ridden MBTA with a 10-year plan that could replace aging equipment, add new stations to the T and extend weekend service to 2 a.m.
In mid December, Boston renewed its Rental Inspection Ordinance intended to enhance health and safety inspection standards of apartment complexes across the city. The ordinance, which sets new building registration and inspection standards, has the ability to raise standards of living for thousands of student renters in Boston.
In an official preview of Northeastern’s planned developments over the next 10 years, the university unveiled a series of changes that could increase academic space for students, but greatly decrease available parking.
Last Thursday Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Joseph Kennedy III placed their right hands on their chosen Bibles as they were sworn in as the state’s newest elected officials.
Boston, home to some of the world’s most prestigious universities and a huge population of college students, gained top honors in The Daily Beast’s rankings of the drunkest cities in the country this year.
