Biographical information on Carmen Ortiz

Boston.com - Fri Nov 06

EDUCATION -- Adelphi University, bachelor's degree, business administration, 1978; George Washington University Law School, juris doctorate, 1981.

Newtonville baker a sage when it comes to corn muffins

The Boston Globe - Wed Nov 04

When Eunice Feller first made corn muffins for Bread & Chocolate, her bakery cum cafe in Newtonville, the ingredients included jalapeno and cheddar cheese.

Election Day is upon Lowell

Lowell Sun - Mon Nov 02

The city's favorite biannual season -- election season -- wraps up tomorrow and Gail Cenik, office manager of the city's Election and Census Commission has her fingers crossed.

Let juries determine sex offendersa fate

Boston Globe - Sat Oct 31

MIDDLESEX DISTRICT Attorney Gerard Leone wants state lawmakers to give juries more say in whether some sex offenders should be civilly committed after completing their criminal sentences.

'The grip of addiction is very powerful'

Lowell Sun - Thu Oct 29

Colm Sullivan told his dad he loved him, then fell asleep on the couch. He never woke up.

Deaths highlight issue of elders, domestic violence

Boston.com - Wed Oct 28

The violent deaths of William and Jane Wyman of Newton last week, allegedly by his hand in the home they shared for decades, shows the need for more communication and education about domestic violence, said several local social workers and advocates.

Tsongas to announce she'll endorse Coakley

Lowell Sun - Wed Oct 28

U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas will endorse Attorney General Martha Coakley for U.S. Senate today at a campaign rally in Lowell, throwing her weight behind a fellow female politician at the expense of a congressional colleague.

DA wants prosecutors to have more say in sex-offender statute

Lowell Sun - Tue Oct 27

Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone and state Sen. Steven Baddour, D-Methuen, will testify at a hearing Tuesday on behalf of a bill they say will reform the sexually dangerous persons statute five days after a convicted sex offender with a lengthy record in Massachusetts and New Hampshire allegedly attacked a woman at a Boston hospital.

Plight of homeless: One paycheck isn't enough

Lowell Sun - Mon Oct 26

The money rattling around in Jasmine's pocket is all she had left from her last paycheck.

Author signings and readings in Greater Boston, Oct. 25-31

The Boston Globe - Sun Oct 25

TODAY: Margaret Atwood discusses "The Year of the Flood," at 7 p.m., First Parish Church, 3 Church St., Cambridge; tickets available online at harvard.com ; at Harvard Book Store, 1256 Mass.