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News Notes – February 28
Stop & Shop protest march urges more pay for tomato farmers By Stewart Bishop – Globe Correspondent / February 28, 2011 Hundreds of demonstrators marched from Copley Square to a Brigham Circle Stop & Shop yesterday, calling on the supermarket chain to improve wages and working conditions for farm workers who labor in Florida’s vast [...]
News Notes – October 18
Bankers’ event draws protests By Stewart Bishop – Globe Correspondent / October 18, 2010 As the American Bankers Association kicked off its annual convention in Boston yesterday, scores of protesters demonstrated outside the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center to criticize bank foreclosure policies and demand a halt to foreclosure proceedings nationwide. A crowd [...]
Boston EMS Refuses to Give Me Water
by John Kelly On August 31, 2010, at around 2 PM, I became overheated while talking to a construction worker on Museum Road. I crossed the street, and requested that guards at the Museum give me some ice water. They gave me a few small plastic cups of ice water, and poured some over my [...]
News Notes – July 27
SJC changes rules on snow removal – Historic decision makes owners liable, regardless of white stuff ’s source By John R. Ellement – Globe Staff / July 27, 2010 In a historic decision, the state’s high court ruled yesterday that landowners must make sure their property is clear of any snow and ice that could [...]
News Notes – July 26
Student ideas for green roof make school a teaching lab – At Boston Latin, sustainability is goal By June Q. Wu – Globe Correspondent / July 26, 2010 Take Boston Latin School, and pack on top of its building a weather station, a greenhouse, two outdoor classrooms, a cafeteria, and a garden. Then add solar [...]
News Notes – May 13
1960 – Hundreds of UC Berkeley students congregate for the first day of protest against a visit by the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Thirty-one students are arrested, and the Free Speech Movement is born. More anniversaries. He clicks with his subjects – Mario Testino on celebrity, fashion, and winning Madonna’s trust By Christopher Muther [...]
News Notes – April 26
1937 – Spanish Civil War: Guernica, Spain is bombed by German Luftwaffe. More anniversaries. Wheelchairs that listen – Seeking greater independence, patients help MIT researchers design a voice-driven device By By Karen Weintraub – Globe Correspondent / April 26, 2010 David Hatch uses a joystick to direct his wheelchair, but he dreads the day — [...]
Announcement – More Volunteers Needed
MATCH-UP Interfaith Volunteers invites you to give back to your community. We match volunteers with frail elders and adults with disabilities in Greater Boston. You can visit, share a cup of coffee, go for walks and enjoy the company of a new friend. You can assist with errands or provide medical escorts to important appointments. [...]