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• Frank was there when partner arrested
  WASHINGTON, D.C. US Representative Barney Frank confirmed last night that he was present when his domestic partner was arrested on marijuana charges two years ago in Maine. Frank, a Democrat who supports legalizing marijuana for medical use, said in a statement that he did not know that his partner, whom he had recently met, had marijuana plants and said he […]
• Redesign comes to popular route
  At 8:02 one recent morning, the Number 39 bus made a grand entrance into Forest Hills Station, hauling its enormous frame around a brick-lined waiting area and snatching up a throng of passengers on their way to school or work. […]
• Why not pay to play in Senate chamber?
  Dear Steve, There comes a time in every political campaign to fish or cut bait. For you, that time is now. […]
• Suffolk University extends president’s contract
  Two days after critics assailed its president’s outlandish compensation, Suffolk University extended the contract of David Sargent until 2013 Wednesday, in a deal that will pay him between $700,000 and $800,000 a year. […]
• Much at stake, Hub sharpens focus on census
  Mayor Thomas M. Menino, bracing for a new census that threatens Boston’s political representation and financial health, showed up at a garden-variety ribbon cutting yesterday to remind federal officials that he is prepared to challenge them if next year’s count is not high enough. […]
• Capuano criticizes Coakley on brief
  US Representative Michael E. Capuano yesterday blasted Attorney General Martha Coakley’s decision to get involved in an Alabama death penalty case, saying the man they are vying to succeed in the Senate, Edward M. Kennedy, “would have never supported this position.’’ […]
• Cambridge councilor wins write-in bid
  CAMBRIDGE - When Marjorie Decker launched her write-in campaign in a last-ditch attempt to keep her at-large seat on the City Council, many observers said she was committing political suicide. […]