MOS Planetarium re-opens after year of remodeling
After a year of waiting, avid stargazers and space enthusiasts can explore the final frontier in breathtaking detail at the newly revamped Charles Hayden Planetarium at the Boston Museum of Science. Closed for a year due to renovations, the Charles Hayden Planetarium opened two days early on Friday to give its Twitter followers and Facebook […]
Colorful, festive celebrations mark Chinese New Year in Boston
Giant flags in neon green, red, black and yellow whipped in the chilly wind as groups marched down the street to celebrate the Chinese New Year in Chinatown on Sunday. Hundreds of Bostonians and students alike gathered around a stage in Phillips Square in to listen to the opening speech of Mayor Thomas Menino, as […]
City Crime Logs
The following reports were taken from the Boston Police Department crime logs from Feb. 2 to Feb. 7. Urine for it A BPD officer responded to a call while on patrol at 11 p.m. on Friday. The caller reported a noisy party across the street and that several male attendees from the party were urinating […]
Federal aid to college students in peril
The Federal Pell Grant Program is buckling under the costs college students’ increased need for financial aid as more than seven million students applied for federal aid in 2010, 1.5 million more than applied in 2009. The program benefits students of low-income families, who are guaranteed a Pell grant award to help fund their college […]
Mental health advocates, state reps collaborate on change in forum
Massachusetts mental health advocacy groups emphasized the need to implement a mental health commission, build peer respites for recovery and start peer run programs at a public forum at the Boston Public Library on Wednesday. Advocacy groups met with state representatives to discuss current legislation being debated and to share ideas concerning the current mental […]
