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by Jason Pramas | 14 Mar 2014 - 11:48pm

A sobering report was released this week by the Brookings Institution and the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University that shows a precipitous drop in national employme

by Somerville Neighborhood News | 14 Mar 2014 - 11:19pm

Somerville, Mass. - Magoun Square resident Melody Chapin is not Brazilian.

by Somerville Neighborhood News | 14 Mar 2014 - 11:12pm

Somerville, Mass. - The Union Square Post Office is up for sale. It might become a condo development, or a café or a gallery. Once the deal is done, residents may lose access to the historic mural in the lobby.

by Deb Nicholson | 14 Mar 2014 - 10:54pm

Do you ever wish the free software was just a little bit better? As a longtime free software advocate, I certainly have had this thought many times. Sometimes nothing can be done because a particular feature is patent-encumbered, but sometimes clear user feedback is all that's needed.

by Jonathan Adams | 14 Mar 2014 - 9:58pm

BOSTON/Kenmore Square - Just days after a settlement agreement was reached between Insomnia Cookies, several striking workers, and their union, the employer has suspended a union

by Jonathan Adams | 13 Mar 2014 - 7:01pm

BOSTON/Fenway - An officially recognized Northeastern University student organization, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), has been suspended by the Northeastern administration for a string of alleged violations of school policy regarding protests. 

by Dave Goodman | 13 Mar 2014 - 5:02pm

BOSTON – The question hangs there in the air all day, like a kite buffeted in a strong wind. How do you find the strength to go on? For the 49 year old mother, giving up can not be an option: her child needs a place to live.

by Jonathan Adams | 12 Mar 2014 - 1:45am

Cambridge, Mass. – A former temporary worker hired by the Newton, Mass. employment agency Overture Partners to work at Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Cambridge alleges he worked nearly 1,500 hours of overtime without receiving the full pay owed to him under federal and state wage and hour laws. 

by Jonathan Adams | 12 Mar 2014 - 1:34am

This is Open Media Boston's News in Brief for March 12, 2014  

Mass Pirates

by Jonathan Adams | 12 Mar 2014 - 1:13am

Cambridge, Mass. - Four workers at Insomnia Cookies in Cambridge have reached a settlement with the fast food company after they were fired for going on strike in August. 

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