In 1950 there were six hospitals, thirty-four doctors, twelve dentists and twenty drugstores serving them in Jamaica Plain. There was also one farrier, or horseshoer. Two of the best-known physicians were Dr. George Faulkner whose first practice was at C. B. Rogers store about 1900, just before he founded the famous hospital, and Dr. Frederick […]

Massachusetts would lose an estimated $400 million in federal dollars next year and $800 million the following year in the federal budget deal moving through Congress, cutbacks that could slow the state’s tenuous economic recovery, regional economists said.

The road to success may be paved with hurdles, but facing adversity should not be a barrier to achievement, says Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick.

Here is the main thing Mitt Romney’€™s presidential campaign wants voters to know about him: Mitt is not a career politician,€ his website says. €œHe has spent most of his life in the private sector, giving him intimate knowledge of how our economy works.

The Massachusetts economy, spurred by business spending on technology, grew faster than the nation’s through the first half of this year, continuing a yearlong trend of strong growth.

Last week’€™s massacre in Norway was motivated as much by extreme personal pathology as by extremist politics. The killer launched a virtual publicity campaign along with his blood-filled campaign of terror, in the process taking the lives of at least 76 innocent victims.

Failing growth in the U.S. Gross Domestic Product renewed talk of a double-dip recession, Friday – but the Bay State’s economic growth engine continues to chug along, according to a report published Friday by the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute. According to the institute, the Bay State’€™s real gross state product grew at an estimated […]

With its spaghetti-like tangle of streets and legendarily pushy drivers, Boston hasn’t always been viewed as a haven for bicycle riders.

Graduate school applicants will soon face a new hurdle in their bids for admission: a longer and revamped GRE that test administrators say more accurately assesses the skills needed to earn advanced degrees.

Hub college students are skipping the dining hall in favor of trips to farmers markets located right on campus.

Accurate dropout figures are very hard to find because most states don’t adequately collect or analyze the data.

Who said 13 is unlucky? The Roxbury International Film Festival – New England’s largest film festival dedicated to celebrating people of color -€” kicks off its 13th year tonight. Continuing through Sunday, it offers four days of movies, networking and community-based programming for families and filmmaking enthusiasts alike.