By Rita Kiki Edozie and Barbara Lewis of UMass Boston
It is now well known to the nation that UMass-Boston’s 2018 chancellor search ended unceremoniously with UMass System President, Martin Meehan attributing the failed... Read more
Community Comment
I am running out of patience on the Morton Street/Gallivan Boulevard intersection. On, Fri., May 25, a man was killed in a hit-and run-accident. MBTA buses have been hit, and there have been numerous accidents and near accidents daily.
In 2008,... Read more
By Gina Fiandaca
Special to the Reporter
Glancing at that new text message on your phone. Scrolling through satellite radio stations to find the right song. Adjusting your GPS to find a new route. Any of these activities momentarily takes... Read more
By James W. Dolan
Special to the Reporter
I’ve been attending a lot of graduations recently, two at colleges and two at high schools. It’s one of the benefits you get when you marry young and have lots of grandchildren. Unfortunately my... Read more
By Sen. Sonia Chang-Díaz
Last week, I was thrilled to stand on the Senate floor as every single one of my fellow senators voted in favor of deeply needed reforms to our K-12 education-funding system. The bill has now moved to the House.
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By James W. Dolan
Special to the Reporter
The controversial firing and rehiring of the US House chaplain Father Patrick Conroy, a Jesuit priest, has generated much discussion over the last few weeks. Some members and commentators have... Read more
By Roy Lincoln Karp
Special to the Reporter
Malikai is a lanky seventh grader at Tech Boston Academy who loves animals, making art, and playing lacrosse. He’s doing well in school now, but that wasn’t always the case.
Beginning at... Read more
To the Editor:
Your article concerning the vacant Dorchester Trust Building in Uphams Corner was of great interest. As a life-long resident of the area I can easily visualize such a move from the historic brick multistory location farther down... Read more
By Tom Mulvoy
Associate Editor
For many folks hereabouts, an everyday habit involves checking The Boston Globe’s swirl of death notices either in print or online. As the biggest metro newspaper in New England, the Globe has long been the... Read more
To the Editor:
I appreciate retired Judge James Dolan’s generous belief that “Mayor Walsh (Boston) and Mayor Koch (Quincy) could reach a compromise settlement that will serve both communities” expressed in his recent column about rebuilding the... Read more
By Lawrence S. DiCara
Following is an excerpt dealing with public policy and transportation in the city of Boston taken from an address that Lawrence S. DiCara, a Dorchester native and onetime president of the Boston City Council, gave... Read more
By James W. Dolan
Special to the Reporter
Let’s make a deal with Quincy: To resolve the dispute with Mayor Koch over construction of a new Long Island Bridge, consideration should be given to providing island access to Quincy residents for... Read more
By Roy Lincoln Karp
Special to the Reporter
We sit in a tight semi-circle of chairs and watch our children through a one-way mirror, the kind you see in police interrogations on TV. On the other side of the glass, each of the five kids is... Read more
By Barry Mills
Dear Friends and Colleagues:
From the moment I arrived on this campus a little more than a year ago, I have had an abiding belief in UMass Boston’s ability to continue its march of progress and take its place alongside the... Read more
To the Editor:
Roseanne Foley, the executive director of our City Landmarks Commission, knows what she is talking about and she cares very much about historic connectivity in this town and city that we love. Roseanne is a... Read more