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...largest health systems in the state, the Health Alliance currently receives over 700,000 patient visits a year—and that number is expected to increase in coming years. Representatives at the state’s Executive Office of Health and Human Services were not available for comment...
...These bonds have the potential to become costly for the University because of their volatility in the current turmoil. Interest rates on variable-rate bonds have soared as investors demand higher rates of return on these securities in the face of widespread market instability. A University spokesman declined to comment on how this spike in interest rates has affected Harvard’s balance sheet. Bonds allow the University to collect money from investors in exchange for the promise to repay the principal amount plus interest later. The coupon rate of variable-rate bonds is tied to the market interest...
...evaluated and that the committee was awaiting the results. McGovern said that controlled choice will continue to be relevant to other issues as well, including the district’s problem with its middle schools and its ongoing search for a new superintendent. He also said he welcomed public comment on the issue and that the school committee would be willing to hold meetings daily for people to share their thoughts. “We’ll keep coming if you do,” he said. —Staff writer Michelle L. Quach can be reached...
...female undergraduate from Boston University was robbed on Garden Street as she traveled from Currier House to the Harvard Square MBTA station. Investigations of these three incidents are being conducted by the Cambridge Police Department, since they occurred outside HUPD jurisdiction. The CPD could not be reached for comment. HUPD spokesman Steven G. Catalano said that the recent crimes do not represent a rise in overall crime. Catalano said that crime is down eight percent from Jan. 1 to Sept. 15 compared to the same time period last year, but added that HUPD is “always cautious about...
These days, as more and more people join social-networking sites, comment on opinion-sharing sites like TripAdvisor.com and Yelp.com or otherwise participate in life online, personal attacks against individuals and businesses on the Web are being taken more seriously than ever. Barb-trading has escalated - sometimes in front of thousands of witnesses - and so too have the ways in which the maligned are fighting back. Many try to discredit their attackers by posting a rebuttal to the offending post or by asking website managers to remove disagreeable material. Some folks sue their critics for defamation. Still others take...