Joe Lane, juggling a job and family, wanted to get an MBA, but didn’t like the idea of doing a program entirely online. Then he found a solution: Babson College’s Fast … read more »
Special skills can help land emerging Mass. jobs
Ana Costagliola learned more than a year ago that her employer planned to move its Boston operations — including her job as a computer database assistant — to New York. Determined … read more »
Mass. jobs cut for third straight month
Massachusetts employers cut jobs for the third consecutive month in April, a sign that federal spending cuts and tax increases are slowing the state’s economy and taking a toll on … read more »
Boston scientists earn Hughes Institute investigator status
It’s well known that Massachusetts fights above its weight when it comes to science. It rakes in more biomedical research funding per capita from the National Institutes of Health than any … read more »
Board seeks to ease veterans’ transition to the classroom
When Marine Corps heavy machine gunner Erik DeGiorgi returned to his native Plymouth in 2005, the South Shore town seemed nearly as foreign as the endless valleys his unit cleared … read more »
Mass. seeks to get all taxpayers to file returns online
This tax season, it’s the rare filer who still fills out a paper form by hand. But not rare enough, in the view of the state Department of Revenue.
As housing, job markets improve, homeowners spend on remodeling
A few years ago, Stephen Feldman and his wife came close to undertaking a major renovation of their growing family’s three-bedroom home in Medfield. But still recovering from the hit … read more »
Antiquated state laws stir modern-day worry
If you are performing “The Star-Spangled Banner’’ at a public event, think twice before using it as dance music or as part of a medley. Deviation from the script can … read more »
Homicides decrease in Boston for third straight year
Homicides in Boston are on track to fall for the third straight year, driven downward by solid police work, an aging population, and better trauma care, according to law enforcement … read more »
Young immigrants crushed to miss deadline for reprieve
For three blissful days earlier this month, Raquel, a housekeeper living in Lynn, thought President Obama’s recent announcement on immigration — that illegal immigrants brought here as children would not … read more »
Northeastern students create a shirt that knows when you’re slacking off on your workout
Could a skin-tight shirt festooned with sensors improve the quality of your work-out? A team of Northeastern students and profs have built a prototype that could point the way to the … read more »
Northeastern student knows no borders
Gina Palino, a Northeastern University student, was walking down a dirt road in a Ugandan village last fall when a young girl stopped her to thank her for bringing fresh … read more »