As part of Governor Deval Patrick’s broad, expansive plan to cut more than $800 million from next years state budget, Mass Health dental benefits for adults is no longer being provided.

The cuts to the Mass Dental program will eliminate fillings, treatment for gum disease, and dentures. This last measure is particularly troublesome for low-income seniors who rely on dentures as an integral component of their daily nutrition. Fillings, one of the other primary aspects of the Mass Dental program being eliminated, are crucial in preventing the spread of dental decay and disease.

When San Franciscans head to the polls in November, they will be facing a measure that may redefine the city’s social makeup and alter its identity as a free-loving, interestingly offbeat cultural hub.

In a city where homelessness is just as much a part of the landscape as the steep streets and trolley cars, Mayor Gavin Newsom is making poverty a ballot issue, proposing an ordinance that would ban sitting and lying on public sidewalks for the majority of the day.

The Gulf of Mexico—the eleven largest body of water in the world—is geographically considered a small branch of the Atlantic Ocean. It houses one of the major bird habitats in the continental United States. The states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida—along with Mexico—share gulf shorelines.

A recent article published in the Boston Courant may have led the reader to believe that Beacon Hill residents are working with the Boston Police to spearhead a crackdown on panhandling in that neighborhood. In contrast, the Beacon Hill Civic Association and the BPD maintain that they are instead working towards ways to put their spare change to better use for Boston’s homeless.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has a 192 mile coast line that stretches from Newburyport to Provincetown. Within this environmental infrastructure exist Boston, the capital city; Logan Airport, the nation’s sixth largest; Cape Cod; Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket and Georges Bank. This environment is home to over 4 million people, as well as the North Atlantic’s premiere commercial fishing grounds. 

Adam Sennott

They started in Philadelphia then expanded to Baltimore. After that it was Washington D.C. And pretty soon they will officially be on their feet in Boston.

Back on My Feet is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the homeless become self-sufficient while also improving their confidence and belief in themselves through running. Although Back on My Feet (BOMF) won’t officially be introduced in Boston until May, the organization has already established itself in the community—the group even featured runners in this year’s Boston Marathon.

Amanda Fakhreddine

BOSTON – About 5,000 people gathered at the Boston Common on Wednesday April 14th, to see a tea party. Thousands of people raised their flags and signs, in support of or against the “Tea Party Express” that was en route to Washington DC on Tax Day.

Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska, headlined the event. Addressing the crowd for about 20 minutes, she urged the people of Boston to take a stand against liberals.

“We are the true Americans,” yelled Palin to a crowd that simultaneously applauded in support and booed in disagreement.

The Warren Group web page recently published a series of statistics from the Massachusetts Land Court that showed foreclosures initiated by lenders grew at an alarming 28% from 21,000 in 2008 to 29,000 in 2009. This increase in foreclosure activity can be attributed to a deep national recession accompanied by a 10% unemployment rate and a real job growth rate forecast of only 9%.