Boston-area buyers have endured serious abuse over the past couple years, facing sometimes dozens of competing offers and cocky sellers dictating all sorts of demands. While it is too soon to call an end to what has been an epic seller’s market, buyers are finding a less crazed atmosphere as they check out homes and visit open houses this fall. An increase in the number of homes hitting the market across Greater Boston has meant there are more listings to choose from, brokers say. In some cases, buyers are even able to haggle over price, instead of simply asking “how high” before signing Continue reading >>>

<![CDATA[ ]]>HUDSON, N.H., Oct. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its ongoing commitment to provide an outstanding customer experience, Comcast Cable today celebrated the opening of a new state-of-the-art customer support center in Hudson, New Hampshire. The facility will hold approximately 600 people. Comcast continues to hire the best talent to join the Hudson customer support center team. Currently, more than 100 employees are working in the facility.  Comcast expects to have 200 employees working in this facility Continue reading >>>

Unwilling to let go of its casino dreams, the City of Revere filed suit against the state gambling commission Thursday, alleging that the commission violated the law by choosing a Wynn Resorts casino in Everett as winner of the Greater Boston license last month.The lawsuit asserts that the commission “acted arbitrarily and capriciously’’ and “gave Wynn unequal (and better) treatment than other gaming applicants.’’ The suit also charges that commissioners met in secret, in violation of the Open Meeting Law, during breaks in their public deliberations over which Continue reading >>>

Emily Grandstaff-Rice Eric Convey Web Editor- Boston Business Journal Email  |  Twitter Call it the curse of peaking early. Architect Emily Grandstaff-Rice will tell Continue reading >>>

Republican Charlie Baker and Democrat Martha Coakley participate in a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce debate. WBUR’s Bob Oakes, right, moderates. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) In lamenting the sleepy state of the Massachusetts governor’s race, much has been made of the less-than-electrifying personas of the two front-runners. It’s true that neither Republican Charlie Baker nor Democrat Martha Coakley will be accused of speechifying in the spellbinding manner of Deval Patrick, or of having the mesmerizing, retail charm of Bill Clinton on the stump. But the reason the race Continue reading >>>

Unwilling to let go of its casino dreams, the City of Revere is suing the state gambling commission over its rejection of a Revere casino plan, alleging that the commission “abused its discretion” and violated state law by choosing an Everett casino plan by Wynn Resorts as the winner of the Greater Boston casino license last month.The lawsuit asserts that the commission “acted arbitrarily and capriciously, abused its discretion, violated provisions of the Gaming Act, gave Wynn unequal (and better) treatment than other gaming applicants, and treated other applicants Continue reading >>>

By Christopher Hurley
churley@wickedlocal.com


Posted Oct. 16, 2014 @ 1:51 pm

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Republican Charlie Baker and Democrat Martha Coakley participate in a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce debate. WBUR’s Bob Oakes, right, moderates. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) In lamenting the sleepy state of the Massachusetts governor’s race, much has been made of the less-than-electrifying personas of the two front-runners. It’s true that neither Republican Charlie Baker nor Democrat Martha Coakley will be accused of speechifying in the spellbinding manner of Deval Patrick, or of having the mesmerizing, retail charm of Bill Clinton on the stump. But the reason the race Continue reading >>>

Continue reading below “Greater Boston” host Emily Rooney looked a little bit country and a little bit rock ’n’ roll when she interviewed Joe Perry. Rooney wore a sleeveless leather dress for her sitdown with the Aerosmith guitarist, who’s making the media rounds hyping his new memoir, “Rocks: My Life In and Out of Aerosmith.” In the book, Perry says he didn’t have as much sex as frontman Steven Tyler, whose frolics were legendary. But the guitarist does mention a torrid fling with “Laugh-In” comedian-actress Judy Carne. “Judy,” he writes, Continue reading >>>

From the Council on Aging/ Leominster Senior Center Newsletter, made possible through an E.O.E.A grant and local sponsors 5 Pond St. in Leominster(978) 534-7511Open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. OPERATION A.B.L.E. Leominster community lowincome older workers can benefit from OPERATION A.B.L.E. (Ability Based on Long Experience) of Greater Boston. OPERATION A.B.L.E., the leading provider of employment and training services for mature workers, is seeking low-income Leominster resident’s age 55 and older to participate in the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP). Funded Continue reading >>>