4 September 2010, 1:41 am
Twenty-eight school districts south of Boston that agreed to a list of educational initiatives in the state’s application for federal Race to the Top funds will share in the Commonwealth’s $250 million windfall. Boston - School district - Race to the Top - United States - Commonwealth of Nations... Read More »
3 September 2010, 8:19 pm
Massachusetts state police say a 59-year-old North Adams woman is dead after a compact hatchback she was driving on Route 2 eastbound veered across the median and crashed into two other vehicles in Orange. Massachusetts - State police - United States - Recreation - Counties... Read More »
3 September 2010, 8:06 pm
ORANGE - State police say a 59-year-old North Adams woman is dead after a compact hatchback she was driving on Route 2 eastbound veered across the median and crashed into two other vehicles in Orange.... Read More »
3 September 2010, 5:04 pm
ABINGTON It’s been a fruitful summer for the Farmers Market — so much so that it will be open again next Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. in front of the town offices at 500 Gliniewicz Way. Saving Abington with Green Energy cofounder Dan Brielmann, who initiated the market, said the season has been ex... Read More »
3 September 2010, 5:04 pm
Muslims observing the month of Ramadan give up eating and drinking during daylight hours every day for 30 days. And when Ramadan falls in the long days of summer, many give up half their sleep as well. Ramadan - Muslim - Islam - Religion and Spirituality - Calendar... Read More »
3 September 2010, 1:47 pm
Archbishop Williams High School launches its new collegiate dual enrollment program this month.... Read More »
3 September 2010, 8:19 am
By Maria Cramer, Globe Staff OAK BLUFFS -- In Marthas Vineyard today, despite reports that Hurricane Earl is weakening, public safety officials were taking the storm very seriously. Oak Bluffs Police Lieutenant Timothy Williamson discouraged people from taking to... Hurricane Earl - United States - ... Read More »
2 September 2010, 3:53 pm
Governor Deval Patrick has declared a state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Earl’s arrival off the state’s coast. A hurricane warning has been issued for southern Massachusetts from Hull to Buzzards Bay, including Cape Cod and the islands, and beaches in Quincy, Hull, Marshfield and Scituate hav... Read More »
2 September 2010, 8:37 am
Results of water samples due today should indicate if Quincy beaches, most of which have been closed for four straight days because of high counts of bacteria linked to last week’s heavy rain, are clean enough to reopen. Water - Bacteria - Rain - Recreation - Energy... Read More »
1 September 2010, 8:22 pm
An arbitrator’s ruling on a longstanding dispute over problems with energy-saving repairs to several aging Quincy facilities forces the engineering company responsible to fix complaints on 11 buildings, but leaves the city on the hook for the rest. Arbitral tribunal - Engineering - Quincy Massachu... Read More »