Democratic Senate candidates Ed Markey and Stephen Lynch agree to 2 …

The Democratic candidates running for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts have booked two televised debates in the greater Boston area. U.S. Reps. Stephen Lynch and Edward Markey will square off first in their first debate on March 27 at the studios of PBS affiliate WGBH-TV in Needham. The debate will air live at 7 p.m. and is organized by a media consortium including WGBH-TV, NECN, WCVB-TV, WHDH-TV, WGBH Radio, WBUR Radio and Bloomberg Radio. "The Boston Media Consortium has a strong history of producing substantive debates and this year will be no exception," said WGBH Executive Producer Linda Polach Continue reading >>>

Greater Boston Video: The Fujita Verdict and Domestic Violence

It was an emotional scene in the courtroom yesterday — a guilty verdict in the case that shocked Wayland and has brought new attention to the issue of violence in teen relationships. Nathaniel Fujita was found guilty Thursday of first-degree murder in the July 2011 death of Lauren Astley. Fujita became violent when Astley told him that their relationship was over. Both Fujita and Astley were 18 at the time.    In the wake of the verdict, Greater Boston examined the issue of domestic violence in teen relationships.  Continue reading >>>

Greater Boston Video: President Mary Robinson

  Ireland wasn’t always a progressive place. Even in the 1970s, women couldn’t sit on juries, hold civil service jobs after marriage, or legally obtain birth control.  Well, Ireland’s first female president, Mary Robinson, has something to say about that. After winning election to the Irish Senate in 1969, Robinson struggled to find colleagues who would support her efforts to reform a society dominated by the Catholic Church. But by 1989 she was widely credited with making Ireland a nation that had equal rights for men and women — and she became Continue reading >>>

DeLeo commits to smaller state-revenue plan

By Matt Murphy State House News Service BOSTON -- House Speaker Robert DeLeo told business leaders Thursday that the House is committed to finding new revenue to support transportation needs, but will call for a revenue package "of a significantly smaller size" than the proposal offered by Gov. Deval Patrick. With MBTA officials warning of another round of fare increases without additional funding, DeLeo's comments are not unexpected given the speaker's previous promises to address a transportation financing fix early in the session, and concerns raised in recent weeks by legislative leaders Continue reading >>>

Mass. college plan would focus on math, science

<!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- -->   Friday, March 8, 2013 BOSTON —  House Speaker Robert DeLeo is proposing that casino licensing fees be used to create a new program at the state's community colleges that would train students in science, technology, engineering and math. DeLeo told the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce that the STEM Starter Academy, as the program would be known, would help prepare students for careers in a technologically-driven economy. He pointed to studies showing Continue reading >>>

DeLeo plans to STEM tide of job unreadiness

Education and business leaders yesterday applauded House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo’s proposal to create a STEM Starter Academy at Bay State community colleges to help put students on the path to job readiness.In a speech before the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, DeLeo said that by 2018, Massachusetts will have 300,000 job openings, some of which can be filled by community college graduates.But 65 percent of these students are enrolled in at least one remedial course, said Richard Freeland, the state’s commissioner of higher education. And many students don’t successfully complete the required Continue reading >>>

Continental Pools Announces a new Location in the Greater Boston Metro Area

Woburn, MA (PRWEB) March 07, 2013 The new office is located at 17 Cranes Court, Woburn, MA 01801. The need to increase office and warehouse space was spurred by a growth of its customer base over the past three years. The office will be used primarily for regional operations, human resources and their swimming pool renovation division. This office relocation is the second of two, in the past twelve months, for Continental Pools. With increased office and warehouse space, their operation will continue Continue reading >>>

House Speaker, Gov. exchange thoughts on potential tax hike

(NECN: Alison King) - Speaking to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, House Speaker Robert Deleo was candid about his concerns over Governor Deval Patrick's state budget request, which calls for a tax increase of almost two billion dollars to pay for transportation and education."What I don't agree with is the amount of money raised through taxation and the scope - some of the deductions that he's eliminating with that plan," said DeLeo.The Governor's proposal would raise the state income tax a point to 6.25 percent while reducing the Continue reading >>>

DeLeo: It’s the transportation, stupid!

George Donnelly Executive Editor- Boston Business Journal Email  | Twitter There was a point in Speaker Robert DeLeo's speech to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce this morning when it he made it seem like economic growth would be virtually impossible without a first-class public transportation system. In essence, the notion was a no-brainer. Not only did he think so, but so did the governor, business Continue reading >>>