Military veterans gather to ice skate at Boston Common Frog Pond
As part of the Home Base Program Adventure Series, which strives to reach out to local veterans and offer free recreational activities, military veterans gathered at the Boston Common Frog Pond on Monday to ice skate with their families. The Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program, which hosted the event, also provides clinical […]
MBTA installs security cameras on 215 buses
As the first step in an ongoing effort to protect residents and employees through video surveillance, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will be installing new security cameras on 225 buses throughout the city. The project, which began four weeks ago, will be completed by the summer, said MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo. Additionally more than 200 […]
Trial date set for Boston Marathon bombing suspect
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s defense attorneys and prosecutors held a status conference in Boston on Wednesday, setting a trial date and another status conference date where they will decide the location of the trial. U.S. District Court Judge George A. O’Toole moderated the conversation between defense attorney Judy Clarke, who has also represented “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski and Atlanta […]
Walsh announces new initiative against substance abuse
To combat rising substance abuse and reduce overdoses in Boston, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced a programTuesday involving community-based workshops to make treatment more accessible. Massachusetts officials have been fighting the increasing rate of substance abuse and overdoses for over seven years now. According to a Tuesday release, unintentional overdoses increased by 39 percent from 2010 to 2012. […]
1st hearing held to fix healthcare website glitches
In response to recent complaints about the Massachusetts Health Connector, the state’s troubled healthcare website, Sarah Iselin, special assistant to the governor for project delivery, spoke to the Committee on Health Care Financing on Wednesday making a commitment to finding quick solutions to the website’s glitches and providing open communication throughout the process. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick […]
