Two very worthwhile benefit events this weekend, as Haymakers for Hope at The House of Blues in Boston raises money for Dana Farber's cancer research on Thursday, while Saturday, Jammin' for Julian seeks to raise funds and awareness for a Cape Cod boy. Haymakers for Hope Rock 'n' Rumble has become an annual event, where complete boxing novices, most without any amateur experience at all, enter the ring to raise money for Dana Farber's cancer research programs. This year's edition is at the House of Blues in Boston, and the best known would-be pugilist is former Patriots offensive tackle Max Continue reading >>>

Two very worthwhile benefit events this weekend, as Haymakers for Hope at The House of Blues in Boston raises money for Dana Farber's cancer research on Thursday, while Saturday, Jammin' for Julian seeks to raise funds and awareness for a Cape Cod boy. Haymakers for Hope Rock 'n' Rumble has become an annual event, where complete boxing novices, most without any amateur experience at all, enter the ring to raise money for Dana Farber's cancer research programs. This year's edition is at the House of Blues in Boston, and the best known would-be pugilist is former Patriots offensive tackle Max Continue reading >>>

People Mike Wallis was named vice president of content licensing and strategic partnerships at EBSCO Publishing in Ipswich. Wallis joins EBSCO after a 21-year career at Fidelity Investments, where he served six years as senior vice president of Strategic Partnerships. • • • Beverly Cooperative Bank has elected the following new corporators: Stacy Ames of Beverly, president of Falmer Thermal Spray in Salem; Andrew DeFranza of Beverly, executive director of the nonprofit Harborlight Community Partners; Peter Pedro, senior vice president of the Bostonian Group in Boston; and Christine Zampell Continue reading >>>

Holy goodness, world, life after the first round is mighty boring. Throughout the near month-long void of Bruins hockey, I can still admit that I've watched every Stanley Cup playoff game. While this experience has given me a newfound appreciation for the dedication to the game shown on a yearly basis by Toronto Maple Leafs fans, I truthfully have no clue who I want to root for. I don't think I'm alone in this. And I don't think watching a Bruin-less playoffs has been easy on B's fans, but at the end of the day, most of them will still watch each game because at their core, they're hockey fans. Continue reading >>>

Published on Tuesday 15 May 2012 15:59 WOMEN in Boston are being urged to consider donating their eggs as part of a nationwide drive to help infertile couples have children. Care Fertility, which has a base in the Bostonian wing at Pilgrim Hospital, is aiming to increase the number of women willing to take part in a donation programme to help women who are unable to have their Continue reading >>>

Published on Tuesday 15 May 2012 15:59 WOMEN in Boston are being urged to consider donating their eggs as part of a nationwide drive to help infertile couples have children. Care Fertility, which has a base in the Bostonian wing at Pilgrim Hospital, is aiming to increase the number of women willing to take part in a donation programme to help women who are unable to have their Continue reading >>>

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Don Nelson readies to shoot a free throw in the strangest way possible (Getty Images) In which the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers fight for the future of the nation in Revolutionary America. When we speak of America's Founding Fathers today, we typically imagine them as a unified body that agree exactly how and why this country's citizens and corporations should be allowed to do things like marry, give money to political candidates and compensate their workers (or slaves). The truth, however, was a little more complicated. In the thick of the Revolutionary War, factions from different cities Continue reading >>>

Enlarge this image Print this story Facebook this Tweet this Digg this Del.icio.us Email to a friend A 28-year-old Boston man pleaded guilty to committing a hate crime last week after stabbing a gay man in Jackson Heights who was walking down the street with his boyfriend last year, the Queens district attorney’s office said. Cristian Flores, who has been held in jail on a $25,000 bail since he was taken into custody, faces 3 1/2 years in prison at his sentencing for the discriminatory assault, Continue reading >>>

Elsewhere, I wonder if John Corbett holds his nose and eats at Applebee's; if Robert Wagner and Fred Thompson themselves have reverse mortgages; if the clueless kids looking into a freezer in the Totino ads will become politicians?Our own Central Florida car man David Maus is no longer the stiffest guy in commercials — the honors go to Phil Mickelson and the ever-annoying former sheriff's detective, who maddeningly puts the emphasis on the first syllable in "insurance."The local trial-attorney commercials are all pretty bad, but at least there's an attempt at creativity in the ones with the Frat Continue reading >>>