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Second thoughts on Globe property

By CommonWealth Staff Boston Globe, business, Growth and Development, John Henry 0 Comments May 18, 2017

Something must be amiss at the Boston Globe’s property on Morrissey Boulevard in Dorchester. First, Winstanley Enterprises of Concord struck a deal to buy the 16.5-acre property and then pulled out in early 2015. And now a second buyer, reportedly Center Court Partners, which has offices in New York and Boston, beat a last-minute retreat(...)

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Drawing ire over police shootings

By CommonWealth Staff Boston Globe, Police Relations 3 Comments Aug 17, 2016

There is little disagreement that race relations between African-Americans and police around the country are a tinderbox right now, as combustible as the drought-dried areas of the state ready to go aflame with the slightest spark. In Milwaukee, black residents rioted for two days after a police officer there shot and killed a black man.(...)

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Ortiz sides with Walsh on records

By CommonWealth Staff Boston Globe, Ethics and Open Government, Mayor Walsh, Public Records 0 Comments Jun 15, 2016

US Attorney Carmen Ortiz, whose office is suspected of being the source of leaks for Boston Globe stories about her investigation of union strong-arming tactics, is now saying that investigation would be compromised if Boston Mayor Marty Walsh releases to the Globe documents Ortiz has demanded as part of the probe. Citing a memorandum he(...)

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OMG: Whitey’s ‘solitary act’

By CommonWealth Staff Boston Globe, Media and Journalism, Whitey Bulger 1 Comment Feb 26, 2016

The Boston Globe breaks a story that is fascinating on multiple levels about gangster James (Whitey) Bulger breaking a rule at his prison in Florida and being sent to solitary confinement for 30 days. Bulger, who is serving a life sentence for participating in 11 murders, was shipped off to solitary last June for masturbating(...)

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Globe price hike not for everyone

By CommonWealth Staff Boston Globe, Media and Journalism 0 Comments Aug 14, 2015

The Boston Globe raised its digital subscription price 74 percent last month, but not for everyone. David Rosen, a Boston resident and long-time Globe subscriber, said he canceled his subscription after being notified that the price was rising from $3.99 a week to $6.93 a week, or from $207 to $360 on an annual basis.(...)


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