by Tom Vannah | Nov 26, 2009 | News
Melinda Blau and I are consequential strangers.At least, I suspect that would be Blau's term for our relationship. We have a friendly connection—a professional symbiosis from which I've gotten some interesting stories and Blau has gotten some publicity...
by Maureen Turner | Nov 26, 2009 | News
The 16 legislators sponsoring House Bill 4167, which would dramatically reduce the powers of the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program, are:- Cheryl Coakley-Rivera, 10th Hampden district- John Scibak, 2nd Hampshire – Rosemary Sandlin, 3rd Hampden...
by Tom Vannah | Nov 26, 2009 | News
My wife and I lived in Somerville when we first got married, in an old house near the top of Winter Hill. It was the early '90s. We rented a two-bedroom for $750—at least a third less than we'd have paid in Boston. At the time, Somerville had a young new...
by Our Readers | Dec 1, 2009 | News
Bisbort: Fans Say FarewellAs a career journalist I closely follow the transformative developments in the media business, in particular a newspaper's attempt to stay afloat by adopting the "need to go local" mantra—echoed in your November 19 issue...
by Mark Roessler | Dec 3, 2009 | News
Declaring it a "marriage made in hell," on November 13, the Florence-based media reform advocacy organization Free Press launched a national campaign urging the federal government to block Comcast's possible purchase of a controlling interest in...
