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by Saul Tannenbaum | 20 Feb 2014 - 4:06am

Despite a bus fleet that is overdue for replacement, the MBTA is installing what it says is the most extensive surveillance system on a major transit system in the country.

by Somerville Neighborhood News | 20 Feb 2014 - 3:46am

Somerville, Mass. - Tufts University pays the City of Somerville less than other major area universities pay in place of taxes on their tax-exempt properties. But is that fair to local residents? Jane Regan investigates in this segment from Somerville Neighborhood News #3.

by Doug Enaa Greene | 20 Feb 2014 - 1:03am
On February 16th at the Center for Marxist Education in Central Square, Cambridge, radical activist and scholar Jeff Perry discussed the life of Hubert Harrison (1883-1927), one of the founders of Harlem Radicalism.

by Jonathan Adams | 18 Feb 2014 - 9:05pm

Springfield, Mass. – A man who had a conviction for murder overturned in a retrial last year is suing two Springfield Police Department detectives for allegedly using coercion to produce witness testimony against him in court. 

by Jonathan Adams | 18 Feb 2014 - 12:00am

BOSTON - With sea level potentially rising to two feet by mid-century and six feet by the end of the century, Boston and surrounding cities are facing significant threats from flooding. 

by Jason Pramas | 14 Feb 2014 - 11:14pm

The MBTA just announced that they'll be installing a new surveillance system on 225 buses by this summer.

by Dave Goodman | 13 Feb 2014 - 12:58pm

Newton, Mass. - The Cambridge-based regional chapter of the national Peace Action organization, Mass. Peace Action held it's annual meeting on Saturday February 8th. The theme of this year's meeting was "Towards a Just and Cooperative Foreign Policy."

by Jonathan Adams | 12 Feb 2014 - 2:58pm

Brockton, Mass. - Responding to Open Media Boston’s coverage of a recently resolved court case, Brockton City Councilor Michelle DuBois says “it’s a disturbing story.” 

by Jonathan Adams | 11 Feb 2014 - 5:13pm

Medford, Mass. – A union member arrested last year on a legal picket outside Insomnia Cookies near Harvard Sq. attended a hearing at Cambridge District Court in Medford on Tuesday. 

by Jonathan Adams | 10 Feb 2014 - 5:31pm

Worcester, Mass. – A grandmother is suing a member of the City of Worcester’s Police Department, alleging that she was assaulted and falsely arrested at her home in February last year. 

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