WBUR Newsroom Election 2008 CommonHealth Blog Boston Weather BBC World News NPR Top Stories NPR's Morning Edition NPR Topics: Books NPR Topics: Movies Fresh Air All Things Considered Marketplace Submit a Story Idea RSS Feeds Podcasts Boston to Close 5 Elementary Schools By Bianca Vazquez Toness Listen to story (Real Audio) BOSTON - October 02, 2008 - Boston plans to close five elementary schools this summer. WBUR's Bianca Vazquez Toness reports. BVT: Faced with declining enrollment and increasing costs, Boston school officials want to shutter schools in Brighton, Dorchester, Hyde Park, Mattapan and Roxbury. Kim Janey from Masaschusetts Advocates for Children worries about the impact on neighborhoods that have already lost schools. JANEY: Roxbury already has more children than it has seats. So i'd be concerned about losing a building. BVT: Students from closed schools would be assigned to other elementary schools or new K-8 programs. The Boston School Committee will vote on the plan at the end of the month.    From The WBUR Newsroom Governor Applauds Obama's Reported A.G. Choice BOSTON (November 19, 2008) Gov. Deval Patrick is commending President-elect Obama's expected selection of Eric Holder as his pick for attorney general -- a position for which Patrick himself was a possible candidate. Mass. Sen. Wilkerson Resigns After Bribery Charges BOSTON (November 19, 2008) Massachusetts state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson resigned from office Wednesday, a day after being indicted on eight federal counts of attempted extortion for allegedly accepting bribes. Hate Crimes Double In Newton NEWTON, Mass. (November 19, 2008) Police say the number of hate crimes in Newton has more than doubled this year, compared to each of the last two years. Red Sox 2nd Baseman Dustin Pedroia Wins AL MVP BOSTON (November 19, 2008) Boston's Dustin Pedroia won the AL MVP award Tuesday, becoming the first second baseman to earn the honor in nearly a half-century.				Sponsor