Bruce A. Wallin, of Jamaica Plain, aged 63, passed away on Dec. 29, 2011 after a short battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Vickie and two daughters, Anne, 15, and Eva, 11, and a sister, Barbara Lynch.…
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Editorial: Fund the T like a treasure
Pay more and get less. That’s the pitch the MBTA is making to riders as it struggles to fill a $161 million operating budget deficit. It’s a draconian budget. Fare hikes that outpace anyone’s pay increases. No transit for people…
Editorial: Seize the Year
The year 2012 is here, and very little can be said with certainty about what events it will hold. Except this: An ancient Mayan god will not return to destroy the world, contrary to a surprisingly popular superstition. More sophisticated…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
By Richard Rouse The New Year is proceeding in Mission Hill and a special note of thanks goes to all the businesses owners who ramped up the holiday decorating on their storefronts. The neighborhood looked great. Well done to Flann…
Participación, Jan. 13-Feb. 9
La entrega para la sección de Participación es mediodía 7 de febrero para la edición 10 de febrero. Escribir [email protected]. Reuniones Los cambios al MBTA. Jueves, 19 de enero, 6-8pm, Roxbury,1234 Columbus Ave. Info: mbta.com. Foro de LMA, Lunes, 23…
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Breakthrough! Recent research from the LMA
A vaccine 100X’s stronger Vaccines for such diseases as meningitis could be 100 times stronger thanks to a discovery by Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers. Many vaccines contain both proteins and carbohydrates, or sugars. It was long assumed that only…
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Editorial: The ways of winter
As of this writing, we have dodged any snowfall this season. (Well, not counting that ridiculous outburst back in October.) But we can’t fool ourselves. Winter is on the way. It comes on Dec. 22, the longest night of the…