Entries from Bostonist tagged with 'johnj'
February 27, 2008
--The search for the Northeastern student who had been missing since the day after the Super Bowl has ended. BPD detectives tracked him to Paris, France, and he has now contacted his parents to let him know that he is well. He better bring some baguettes back for his parents and the BPD. [BPD News] --A South End woman and her friend allegedly lured a Brockton man back from a nightclub to her apartment,......
Continue Reading "Boston Blotter: Missing College Student Located in Paris"January 15, 2008
--Dr. Judah Folkman, who found a new way of fighting cancer by cutting off blood supply to tumors, died yesterday. [Boston Globe] --After one meeting ended unsuccessfully, the Cambridge City Council decided that Denise Simmons would be mayor. [Cambridge Chronicle] --The judge in a Florida case involving former FBI agent/Friend-of-Whitey-Bulger John J. Connolly has recused herself. [Boston Herald] --Coyote ugly: An injured coyote was spotted and rounded up last night in the North End.......
Continue Reading "Bite Size News"April 26, 2007
Two in a year. John J. Schulz who had held the post of Dean of Boston University's College of Communications took a fall for misrepresentations on his resume last May. Only eleven months later another local academic takes a fall. MIT Dean of Admissions Marilee Jones recused herself of her position today after it was discovered that she had made inaccurate statements on her resume. Jones has spoken out against the push for High......
Continue Reading "Resume 2.0, Minus 2 Points for Repetition"March 20, 2007
Yesterday marked the fourth anniversary of the start of the Iraq War. 3,200 troops have died. The following are the soldiers from Massachusetts who lost their lives in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom as listed in the Washington Post: Sgt. Glenn R. Allison - Pittsfield / Lance Cpl. Alexander S. Arredondo - Randolph / Spec. David J. Babineau - Springfield / Staff Sgt. Joseph P. Bellavia - Wakefield / 2nd Lt. Joshua L.......
Continue Reading "Remembering the Fallen"