One could say Jamaican singer Papa Winnie had a serendipitous hand in the creation of O Rappa, the Rio de Janeiro-based fusion reggae/funk-rock band that performs this weekend in Pompano Beach. In 1993, Winnie arrived in Brazil for an extended tour with no backing musicians. A pick-up band was quick
Members of Orange mayor-elect Eldridge Hawkins Jr.'s transition team have established several community dates to gather public input on public safety, housing, economic development, quality of life issues, senior citizen affairs, and youth and family needs.
Key stats : She became the first North Jersey girl to repeat as a co-ed (Passaic) County champion (78) and State Girls champion (70). Fast fact : Her eight-stroke win at the State Championship is the record for margin of victory.
Craig Newmark was tapping away at the keys of his Lenovo laptop in a hotel conference room in Waltham, dealing with problems on his website. He scrubs racist comments from its discussion boards and hounds New York City realtors who post apartments for rent that don't exist. And he's incredibly efficient at it: An e-mail I'd sent to him got
SAUGUS - Today is considered the most inauspicious day of the year. It's Friday the 13th, the day people keep an extra eye peeled for black cats, avoid walking under ladders and sidestep all the other omens that send a chill up one's spine.
If Charles Stack III ever questioned whether his hometown fully supports the contributions made by him and other troops serving overseas, a new banner hanging outside Town Hall should put those doubts to rest.
BOSTON and mdash; The Legislature is considering eliminating an independent state office that in the past has been critical of the Gloucester, Haverhill and North Andover school systems, but whose oversight function is lauded by some education advocates.
BOSTON The Legislature is considering eliminating an independent state office which in the past has been critical of the Haverhill and North Andover school systems, but whose oversight function is lauded by some education advocates.