Health & Environment
News Notes – December 24
Beth Israel erred in 3 spinal operations – Vertebrae mix-ups spur new procedures By Liz Kowalczyk – Globe Staff / December 24, 2010 Surgeons at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center operated on the wrong location on three patients who underwent spine surgery since September, despite taking recommended steps to prevent such errors, prompting federal and [...]
News Notes – December 23
Hearing sets stage to sentence Wilkerson – Businessman says he gave her $6,500 By Jonathan Saltzman – Globe Staff / December 23, 2010 A Dorchester businessman testified yesterday that former state senator Dianne Wilkerson pressured him to pay her several thousand dollars from 2002 to 2006 to help relieve her financial problems and that he [...]
News Notes – December 22
City to ask more from nonprofits – Study breaks down contribution costs By Andrew Ryan – Globe Staff / December 22, 2010 After two years of study and discussion, a mayoral task force has finalized a formula to calculate how much tax-exempt nonprofits should pay for police, fire, and other basic city services. Now comes [...]
News Notes – December 2
Amid outcry, council expels Turner – Talk of race, justice fills chamber By Andrew Ryan and Travis Andersen – Globe Staff / December 2, 2010 The Boston City Council voted overwhelmingly yesterday to throw Chuck Turner out of office because of his bribery conviction, an unprecedented rebuke after a racially charged hearing that elicited tears [...]
News Notes – December 1
Berklee retunes plans for dorms By Thomas Grillo/Boston Herald – December 1, 2010 Berklee College of Music is moving ahead with plans for a 16-story, mixed-use building at 168 Massachusetts Ave. that would house a 350-student dorm, increasing the school’s on-campus housing capacity to 1,200. The school hopes to start construction on the $65 million, [...]
News Notes – November 30
Votes mount for ouster of Turner – Council takes up issue tomorrow By Andrew Ryan – Globe Staff / November 30, 2010 Votes are stacking up against Boston city councilor Chuck Turner, making it likely he will be ousted tomorrow when his colleagues decide whether his conviction for accepting a $1,000 bribe makes him unfit [...]
News Notes – November 28
Aiming to comfort sick children, Boston’s pros make the rounds By Dan Shaughnessy – Globe Columnist / November 28, 2010 Standing outside a patient’s room on the 10th floor of Children’s Hospital Boston, Kendrick Perkins, clad in a yellow gown to prevent spread of germs, struggles with a pair of rubber gloves. Perkins’s hands are [...]
News Notes – November 27
Shops set for Small Business Saturday By Adam Smith/Boston Herald – November 27, 2010 Today is supposed to be a big day for the nation’s small businesses, but it’s still not clear whether Small Business Saturday will sizzle or fizzle in its first year. Despite support from Mayor Thomas M. Menino, visits yesterday to Hub [...]
News Notes – November 24
HIV drugs found to aid prevention – Hub researchers help lead study By Elizabeth Cooney – Globe Correspondent / November 24, 2010 Researchers reported yesterday that the same drugs that have transformed HIV infection from a death sentence into a chronic disease can also help protect gay men from being infected with the virus in [...]
News Notes – November 22
Race, politics complicate vote on Turner – Most councilors stay silent on ouster issue By Andrew Ryan Globe Staff / November 22, 2010 The core facts are irrefutable: A jury convicted Boston City Council member Chuck Turner of pocketing a $1,000 bribe from an FBI witness for help with a liquor license. Most elected officials [...]
Print Edition: May 2012
