One man, two jobs, and a question Last year, on April 27, Lieutenant Richard G. Covino was paid for working an 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. shift with the Massachusetts Port Authority Fire Department. All in all, an ordinary work day.
Tech sector lifts Mass. economy to start ‘11 Massachusetts’ technology sector is fueling strong growth, helping the state’s economy expand more than twice as fast as the nation’s in the first three months of this year, the University of Massachusetts reported yesterday.
The birther movement: immune to facts? Can the “birthers” ever be convinced that Barack Obama was born in America and is eligible to serve as president?
Computer classes offer new links for Roxbury residents Who knows what eventually pushed Deborah Morgan Thawes of Roxbury to sign up for computer classes last month?
The Pelican Post Equal Pay for Women Act Brings Battle of the Sexes to Life in Louisiana Rep. Barbara Norton has reintroduced the “Equal Pay for Women Act,” which would give the state power to correct and eliminate discriminatory wage practices based on sex for comparable work.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Phoebe Prince: Resolution of bullying charges coming The Boston Globe is reporting that five of the six teens charged in connection with the bullying of 15-year-old Phoebe Prince have agreed to admit to a misdemeanor.
MetroWest Daily News Editorial: Summer jobs hard to find At area colleges, finals are about to begin. Soon the students will be home and looking for summer work. The odds are against them, this summer more than any in a long time.
The Portland Press Herald Dukakis pushes health care for all Former Democratic presidential candidate Michael S. Dukakis kicked off his appearance Tuesday night at the University of New England with an apology.
Springfield Republican Holyoke Planning Board approves site plan for $168 million computing center HOLYOKE - The Planning Board Tuesday voted 5-0 to approve the site plan for the $168 million high performance computing center to be built overlooking the first-level canal on Bigelow Street.
5 defendants in Phoebe Prince bullying case reach agreements on lesser charge Five of the six defendants charged in connection with the bullying last year of a teenage South Hadley girl who later committed suicide have agreed to admit to a misdemeanor, and in exchange prosecutors will drop more serious charges against them, a person familiar with the charges said Tuesday.
Wired Magazine Bacteria on the Radio: DNA Could Act as Antenna Theoretical physicists have proposed an explanation for how bacteria might transmit electromagnetic signals: Chromosomes could act like antennae, with electrons traveling gene circuits to produce species-specific wavelengths.
The New Republic Silver and Gold, Prices and Ratios Silver and gold prices continued to rise today: In New York, silver futures almost hit $50 an ounce, which would be a thirty-year nominal high, before settling at $47.15. Meanwhile, after breaking the $1,500 mark for the first time last Thursday, gold futures also climbed, hitting $1,508.60 per ounce at the end of trading. Traders […]