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News Notes – September 14
A death by cyanide prompts NU review By John R. Ellement and Carolyn Y. Johnson – Globe Staff / September 14, 2010 Northeastern University has launched a review of its handling of hazardous chemicals after the death of a university researcher whose body was discovered at her Milford home this weekend with a bag marked [...]
News Notes – September 11
Can’t take our eyes off crash By Adrian Walker – Globe Columnist / September 11, 2010 Tom Brady is OK, thank God. I know this for certain, because I own two television sets, and very excitable folks on both were reassuring me almost immediately that the dashing Patriots QB was healthy, and would even be [...]
News Notes – September 10
Northeastern to build homeland security research center By Donna Goodison/Boston Herald – September 9, 2010 A $12 million gift from an alum will allow Northeastern University to build a homeland security research facility on its Burlington campus. The gift from 1943 chemical engineering graduate George Kostas, founder of Techno-Economic Services, is the largest for a [...]
Happy Labor Day
I’m a total traditionalist when it comes to some holidays, and this is one of them. Most of us think of it as the end of summer, or as the beginning of school – but it’s a day to celebrate American workers and the unions who made them strong. Let’s hope that what’s in the [...]
News Notes – July 29
Parking bargain lures efficient vehicles – Scooters get 25-cent slots in the Back Bay By Peter DeMarco – Globe Correspondent / July 29, 2010 Newbury Street, of all places, now offers the best parking deal in town, 25 cents an hour. But there is a catch: You have to ride a scooter or motorcycle to [...]
News Notes – July 10
Settlement ends strike by Shaw’s workers By Travis Andersen – Globe Staff / July 9, 2010 Hundreds of warehouse workers at Shaw’s Supermarkets Inc. who walked off their jobs about four months ago reached a deal yesterday with the supermarket chain over pay and health benefits. Workers at the Shaw’s Methuen distribution center have ratified [...]
News Notes – July 6
New unionization drive awaits big teaching hospitals By Robert Weisman – Globe Staff / July 6, 2010 The new head of the state’s largest health care union plans an aggressive push to organize workers this fall at Boston’s academic medical centers, which are grappling with reduced revenue and the prospect of a drop in federal [...]
News Notes – June 9
1650 – The Harvard Corporation, the more powerful of the two administrative boards of Harvard, is established. It is the first legal corporation in the Americas. More anniversaries. City asks state to OK plans for cafes, shops to replace restrooms By David Abel – Globe Staff / June 9, 2010 The city’s parks commissioner urged [...]
News Notes – June 3
1965 – Launch of Gemini 4, the first multi-day space mission by a NASA crew. Crew-member Ed White performs the first American spacewalk. More anniversaries. Wilkerson to enter guilty plea – Former senator faces 32 charges in bribery case By Jonathan Saltzman and Adrian Walker – Globe Staff / June 3, 2010 Dianne Wilkerson, a [...]
News Notes – May 24
1626 – Peter Minuit buys Manhattan. More anniversaries. Shaw’s workers start 1st leg of 60-mile march – Journey will end with State House rally By Sarah Schweitzer – Globe Staff / May 24, 2010 METHUEN — Before shoppers step into a Shaw’s Supermarket, Laurie Mahoney would like them to think about her daughter, Ryleigh. The [...]