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Patrick: Transportation chief has explaining to do about communication issue Gov. Deval Patrick says his top transportation chief has some explaining to do about the communications snafu that took place around the collapse of a Big Dig lighting fixture in the O'Neill Tunnel last month.  Read More Brawl over spaghetti in NYC subway ignites debate The city's subway riders can handle panhandlers, rats and tuneless street musicians. But eating spaghetti in a crowded subway car? Well, that's just going too far. Read More U.S. diplomat in Mexico resigns following WikiLeaks revelations The U.S. ambassador to Mexico faced a harsh choice as the release of secret cables made his job nearly impossible: Quit to rescue one of Washington's most strategic relationships or weather the storm to show that diplomats should not suffer for doing their jobs. In the end, Carlos Pascual resigned, the first U.S. ambassador to lose his job over thousands of sensitive diplomatic cables released by the WikiLeaks website. Read More Lawyer charged in scheme to hide drug money A prominent Boston defense attorney was charged Wednesday with conspiracy and money laundering in what federal prosecutors said was a plot to conceal the source of more than $225,000 in drug money. Read More SPECIAL REPORT only in your Ledger: Fear in senior housing  Why are some residents in public elderly housing complexes living in fear? On Saturday, The Patriot Ledger begins a three-part investigative report that looks at crime, examines residency laws, and reveals some startling facts about who is living in “senior” housing. What do local, state and federal officials say about the issue? Are the threats widespread? And what can be done about it? Catch this only-in-print series beginning in your Weekend Ledger. Read More VIDEO: Brockton schools reviewing tutoring programs after alleged child rape in city classroom  The school system will review each of its tutoring programs after a Stonehill College tutor was accused of assaulting an 8-year-old girl in class, a school official said Wednesday. The plan comes after the school system temporarily suspended its tutoring partnership with Stonehill College at the Angelo Elementary School. Read More Apartments in final Walter Baker building project fill up quickly  The last parts of the former Walter Baker chocolate factory buildings in Dorchester to be redeveloped have been successfully converted into an apartment complex. Read More Milton author Hallie Ephron pits reality against virtual reality in latest suspense novel  Hallie Ephron is bold. The week before her novel “Come and Find Me” was released (March 22), she sat in the living room of her Milton home surrounded by a wall of books and lush greenery, perfectly relaxed, blissful even, about her future. Read More |  Special Sections
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