Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino has issued an ultimatum to Occupy Boston Protesters: Leave by midnight, or the city will force you out. The news comes just a day after a Suffolk Superior Court judge lifted a restraining order that kept the city from raiding the tent city at Dewey Square. The ultimatum brings a [...]
Menino, ACLU, and others react to court ruling against Occupy Boston
Dec. 8, 2011 Leave a Comment
Despite the rain, well over 100 activists gathered at Dewey Square for an emergency General Assembly of Occupy Boston at 7 p.m. Wednesday to discuss what to do now that Suffolk Superior Court Judge Frances McIntyre has lifted the temporary restraining order protecting the camp from being raided or cleared out by the Boston Police [...]
Boston schools chief targets 14 under-performers
Nov. 18, 2009 Leave a Comment
Fourteen schools in Boston need to shape up or ship out. Superintendent Carol R. Johnson unveiled a five-year strategic plan for the Boston Public Schools, outlining new direction and priorities for “closing access and achievement gaps and graduating all BPS students from high school>” "The days of business as usual are over," said Johnson. "If [...]
Would a few thousand bucks have prevented Boston’s E-mailgate?
Oct. 8, 2009 1 Comment
What’s the difference between archiving and just backing up?
Boston Fashion Week 2009: Literary fashion
Oct. 4, 2009 Leave a Comment
Just when you thought it couldn’t get more glamorous, we went to the library
Pausing on local history
July 11, 2009 Leave a Comment
July 4 has come and gone, but one local expert urges our generation not to forget.