Campaign eyes Mass. redistricting, minority voting

Campaign eyes Mass. redistricting, minority voting By Associated Press  |   Monday, March 28, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Politics BOSTON — A coalition of advocates has launched a campaign to strengthen...

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Important Public Information Phone Numbers

GTNA PUBLIC INFORMATION PHONE LIST Important Phone Numbers DEPARTMENT/SUBJECT PHONE All Numbers Prefix (617) Car Tow Lot 635-3900 Airplane Noise Complaints 561-3333 (Massport) Animal Control 635-5349 Rodent Control 635-5352Assessing 635-4264/4287...

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Darryl Williams’ legacy of love lives on

Darryl Williams’ legacy of love lives on By Joe Fitzgerald  |   Monday, March 28, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Columnists He was one of this city’s noblest sons, rising above the bitterness that could have further...

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Hundreds celebrate as Jackson joins City Council 35-year-old cites safe streets, jobs, schools as priorities

Hundreds celebrate as Jackson joins City Council 35-year-old cites safe streets, jobs, schools as priorities Jackson thanked his mother, Rosa, for her support growing up. (John Tlumacki/Globe Staff) By Matt Carroll Globe Staff / March 27, 2011 Tito...

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In Roxbury, new Jacksonian era

In Roxbury, new Jacksonian era By Peter Gelzinis  |   Sunday, March 27, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Columnists Photo by Ted Fitzgerald For the past couple of years, Roxbury’s political landscape has been dominated...

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New U.S. $1 coin honors Wampanoag

New U.S. $1 coin honors Wampanoag By George Brennan / Cape Cod Times  |   Saturday, March 26, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Coverage Photo by Cape Cod Times/Steve Heaslip PLYMOUTH — Kerri Boardley-Helme...

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Statie hits brakes on carjacking try

Statie hits brakes on carjacking try By James Hinton  |   Monday, March 28, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Coverage A state trooper’s timely intervention saved a livery driver and led to two arrests after...

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Sat. 4/2 Brothers For Boston March & Facing Love IV

On April 4th, 1968 They Killed the Dreamer who dared to Dream..... On April 2nd, 2011 Brothers For Roxbury and Facing Love IV Continue The Dream......

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Ray Flynn’s house ransacked by robbers

Ray Flynn’s house ransacked by robbers By Dave Wedge  |   Friday, March 25, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Coverage Former Mayor Raymond Flynn’s South Boston home was robbed yesterday while he and his wife...

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Ayanna Pressley on CNN with Steve Perry

Ayanna Pressley on CNN with Steve Perry...

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Dorchester teen slain in broad daylight

Dorchester teen slain in broad daylight By Christine McConville and Colneth Smiley Jr. Friday, March 25, 2011 Dorchester teenager Kris McKinney was gunned down yesterday in broad daylight just around the corner from his family’s home, according to...

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Danroy Henry’s mother ‘thrilled’ about dropped charges

Danroy Henry’s mother ‘thrilled’ about dropped charges By Ira Kantor  |   Friday, March 25, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Coverage Photo by Stuart Cahill The mother of a Pace University football player...

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Turner grooms successor, targets foes Heads to prison after e-mail flurry

Turner grooms successor, targets foes Heads to prison after e-mail flurry Chuck Turner headed to a speaking event yesterday at Northeastern University. (Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff) By Andrew Ryan Globe Staff / March 25, 2011 Chuck Turner sent a trove...

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Chuck Turner goes out roaring

Chuck Turner goes out roaring By Colneth Smiley Jr.  |   Friday, March 25, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Politics Photo by Herald File On the eve of his departure for a three-year prison sentence, Chuck...

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A stitch to pass the time

A stitch to pass the time By James Hinton  |   Friday, March 25, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Politics A crocheting expert yesterday said convicted City Councilor Chuck Turner may well benefit from the...

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Locked up, but not shutting up

Locked up, but not shutting up By Peter Gelzinis  |   Friday, March 25, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Columnists As expected, Chuck Turner did not go gently into that miserable night of prison. Personally, I...

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Chuck Turner in store for crochet & chili dogs Prison knot so tough for cell-ebrity

Chuck Turner in store for crochet & chili dogs Prison knot so tough for cell-ebrity By Laurel J. Sweet and Dave Wedge | Friday, March 25, 2011 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Local Politics Photo by Christopher Evans Deposed politician Chuck...

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Chuck Turner's last stand

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PACT initiative for tackling gang violence could be new 'Boston Miracle'

PACT initiative for tackling gang violence could be new 'Boston Miracle' Posted by Cara Bayles March 24, 2011 11:57 AM By Cara Bayles, Town Correspondent Boston Police Superintendent Paul Joyce has gone on a talking tour around Dorchester, Mattapan...

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Man shot on Dorchester Street

Man shot on Dorchester Street Police conferred at the shooting scene this afternoon.By Globe Staff FULL STORY HEREhttp://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2011/03/man_shot_on_dor_2.html?p1=Local_Link...

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DiMasi asks to bar witness in corruption case

DiMasi asks to bar witness in corruption case By Associated Press  |   Thursday, March 24, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Politics Former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi and two co-defendants...

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Chuck Turner is going to jail, but it's the Feds who should be hanging their heads in shame

Chuck Turner is going to jail, but it's the Feds who should be hanging their heads in shame Power play By KYLE SMEALLIE AND HARVEY SILVERGLATE  |  March 23, 2011 Chuck Turner reports to prison Friday. If his sentence sticks, that's where...

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Brothers For Boston - MARCH SAT. APRIL 2nd GROVE HALL - DUDLEY

RSVP ON FACEBOOK Where are the men in our community? BROTHERS for BOSTONMARCH1pm SAT. APRIL 2nd 2011WEAR BLACK Gather 1 pm grove hall - STOP & SHOP PARKING LOTMARCH 1:30 PM FROM GROVE HALL TO DUDLEY SQ.ARRIVE 2 pm HIBERNIAN HALL - Facing Love IVBrothers...

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Victim's mother confronts defendant in Harvard dorm murder case

Victim's mother confronts defendant in Harvard dorm murder case Justin Cosby Posted by Martin Finucane March 24, 2011 01:38 PM By John R. Ellement, Globe Staff WOBURN – For the first time since her only son was shot inside a Harvard University dorm,...

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Mistrial declared in ex-WRKO jock’s child rape case

Mistrial declared in ex-WRKO jock’s child rape case By Jessica Heslam  |   Thursday, March 24, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Media & Marketing A New York City judge declared a mistrial today in the child...

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Charges dropped against football players in Danroy Henry case

Charges dropped against football players in Danroy Henry case By Associated Press  |   Thursday, March 24, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Coverage VALHALLA, N.Y. - A judge has dropped all charges against...

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Whites still fleeing cities in Mass. Crime fears, schools are probable factors

Whites still fleeing cities in Mass. Crime fears, schools are probable factors By Peter Schworm and Matt Carroll Globe Staff / March 24, 2011 Whites are abandoning Massachusetts cities at a rapid clip, continuing well-worn paths to the suburbs or out...

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Boston Police Department brass ignored 2001 audit of OT No probe after 400 apparent violations

Boston Police Department brass ignored 2001 audit of OT No probe after 400 apparent violations By O’Ryan Johnson  |   Thursday, March 24, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Coverage Boston police brass caught...

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Hub legal peers ‘in shock’ over top attorney’s arrest

Hub legal peers ‘in shock’ over top attorney’s arrest By Laurel J. Sweet  |   Thursday, March 24, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Coverage Photo by Matthew West Boston’s legal A-listers, floored by yesterday’s...

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Top Boston defense attorney charged with money laundering

Top Boston defense attorney charged with money laundering By Laurel J. Sweet  |   Wednesday, March 23, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Coverage Photo by Matthew West One of Boston’s best known defense attorneys,...

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Guard accused of having sex with inmates - 2005

Guard accused of having sex with inmates By Norman Miller / Daily News Staff Tuesday, March 29, 2005 FRAMINGHAM -- A prison guard accused of having sex with two female inmates at a minimum security institute in Framingham now faces charges, jail time...

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Trial opens for former correction officer

Trial opens for former correction officer By Milton J. Valencia Globe Staff / March 23, 2011 Moises Ballista, a former correction officer at the South Middlesex Correctional Center in Framingham, routinely had sexual relations with female inmates at...

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New NAACP seeing more gay, diverse chapter leaders as group seeks to increase membership

New NAACP seeing more gay, diverse chapter leaders as group seeks to increase membership By Associated Press, Wednesday, March 23, 6:52 AM WORCESTER, Mass. — The NAACP’s newly revived Worcester chapter elected a 28-year-old openly gay black man as...

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Galvin admits error as Boston gains in Census

Galvin admits error as Boston gains in Census By Hillary Chabot  |   Tuesday, March 22, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Coverage Photo by Ted Fitzgerald (File) Contrary to figures originally released by Secretary...

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ALL NEW HD VIDEO: Attack on Black Leadership Forum

BLACKSTONIAN EXCLUSIVE BOSTON COLOR TV EXCLUSIVE TRAILER ...

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