Boston students march out of school to protest cuts
Boston public school students marched though downtown on Monday afternoon after walking out of classes to protest proposed budget cuts, chanting slogans including “our education, not your money” as they complained that the reductions could detract from their education.A handful of afternoon skirmishes broke out in crowded Downtown Crossing, as protesters moved through and a large group of Boston police ordered them to disperse. Advertisement By and large, however, the protests were peaceful..>> view originalUnion Oyster House manager responds to Globe review
Union Oyster House has been shucking shellfish downtown for so long that the restaurant predates even the Globe by nearly 50 years. And the two institutions have coexisted peacefully for nearly a century and a half. So after Globe reporter Nestor Ramos wrote a pointed review of the Hub institution’s food last week the bar manager there wrote to us with his particularly well-expressed opinion. Here it is: I take great umbrage with both Nestor Ramos and The Boston Globe for the recent vitriolic ..>> view originalMarathon bombing survivor among two NU students killed in crash
Two Northeastern University undergraduates, including one who was injured in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, were killed over the weekend in a car accident in Dubai, school officials said Monday. Northeastern identified the students as Victoria McGrath, who was injured in the bombing, and Priscilla Perez Torres. School officials said the two women were on a personal trip, not in a study-abroad program. Advertisement In an e-mail to the school community Monday, Northeastern President Jose..>> view originalForbes to bring Under 30 summit to Boston
The publisher of Forbes magazine has picked Boston, one of the country’s youngest cities, as the new home for an annual series of events geared toward millennials striving to one day make its ranking of the world’s richest people.Forbes Media is set to announce Monday that the city will host its Under 30 Summit from Oct. 16-19. The company hopes to attract 5,000 people to the four days of events, which will include speakers, concerts, a food festival, a business-plan competition, and a “service..>> view originalJohn Farrell's Boston Red Sox Opening Day 2016 batting order: Don ...
Red Sox Yankees Baseball Boston Red Sox's Mookie Betts grounds out to New York Yankees third baseman Chase Headley during the third inning March 5, 2016 in Tampa, Fla. Catching for New York is Brian McCann. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) FORT MYERS, Fla. รข€” Don't be surprised if today's Boston Red Sox batting order against the Tampa Bay Rays is the exact one manager John Farrell uses Opening Day in Cleveland on April 4. David Price of..>> view originalFriends mystified by death of man found in submerged car
They can’t seem to make sense of it.A day after Pedro Rodriguez’s death, his friends say they are searching for answers as to what led the 25-year-old Lawrence man to apparently drive into the Boston Harbor behind the University of Massachusetts, where his body was discovered Saturday. Advertisement He had been a student at the school, according to university officials.“We’re trying to understand why he would do this,” said McDanner Pereyra, 24, a childhood friend from Lawrence. “No one und..>> view originalAround here, it's more like 'good riddance' to Manning
We live in the alternate universe.Here in New England, we love the Patriots. We think Tom Brady is a grid god. We have “In Bill We Trust” stamped on our currency. We think the Patriots are the ultimate sports dynasty of the 21st century. Any time the Patriots lose a playoff game, it’s a stunning upset, perhaps worthy of investigation. Advertisement The rest of the country hates the Patriots. They think Brady, Belichick, and the Patriots are ball-deflatin’, cellphone-breakin’, spy video-takin..>> view original'Downton Abbey' delivers the happiest of endings
What a warm, sentimental, and satisfying farewell to “Downton Abbey.” The final episode of the series was like the end of a Dickens or Austen novel, in that all the good guys finally earned the happy endings they’d been working toward — most especially Edith, who will not die as a spinster in a lonely London flat as she feared. She will no longer be Poor Edith. She will be the Marchioness of Hexham and of All Great Happiness Ever After. The Internet’s #TeamEdith was triumphant; the tissue compa..>> view originalBoston Tech Watch: Uber Bill, Noncompetes, Layoffs, & Expansions
This week in Boston, we’re tracking the latest tech legislation on Beacon Hill, layoffs at startups and big companies, and announcements of new companies, products, and offices. Read on for details. On the hill —Massachusetts lawmakers are once again considering regulations for ride-hailing app companies like Uber and Lyft. Under a new bill backed by House Speaker Robert DeLeo, drivers would undergo background checks conducted by both the companies and the state; they would have to display iden..>> view originalNorthern lights brighten up New England skies
An intense geomagnetic storm Sunday brought sightings of the aurora borealis — or northern lights — over parts of New England and around the Northeast on Sunday night. From Maine to Massachusetts, observers of the night sky saw the luminous glow brought on by plasma shooting from the sun. Advertisement The Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire reported sightings at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m., and shared a picture of the display showing green, purple, and yellow tones on the horizon.Ryan Kna..>> view original
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