The Waltham YMCA, a branch of the YMCA of Greater Boston, is encouraging the community to get fit and give back this fall by donating five non-perishable food items when they join the Y from Oct. 13 through Nov. 18. Individuals and families that donate food items will have their $25-50 YMCA joiner fee waived, receive 3 free sessions of YMCA health wellness coaching (valued at $150), and be entered to win a personal training package. Current members who donate will also be entered into a personal training package raffle. The Y is teaming up with Mayor Thomas Menino’s CANshare program to collect Continue reading >>>

By Eric Russo, Globe correspondent EVERETT - Coming into Week 7, the Crimson Tide (5-1) is gearing up for its last nonleague game of the season. No. 2 Everett will face off against BC High (No. 36 in the Boston.com Top 100) on Friday night, before closing out the season with three Greater Boston League showdowns. Junior linebacker CJ Parvelus said that the Tide has to build off its strong defensive effort against Xaverian and sustain momentum heading into the GBL schedule. "We have to deliver hits, shut [BC High] down, and have another big week," said Parvelus. "Go into the GBL [schedule] and Continue reading >>>

Small tremors were felt in Rhode Island after a 4.5 magnitude earthquake near Lake Arrowhead, Maine, around 7:12 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 16.

Readers in Patch sites in Greater Boston and New Hampshire are also reporting that residents felt the quake. More information to come as it becomes available. 

Did you feel the tremors? Help us out and tell us where you felt them in the comments below. 

If you're in the mood for a quick meal with a Mexican theme, you might try Chipolte's Mexican Grill, which has locations throughout the Greater Boston area including Watertown's Arsenal Mall. The Burrito Bowl is all the fixings in a large burrito, without the wrapping; instead it's served in a bowl. You get to decide at the long ordering counter what goes into the bowl, but the basics are a choice of grilled meat (chicken, pork or beef), cilantro-lime rice (white or brown), beans (black or pinto), salsa (hot, medium or mild) and a dozen or so add-ins, including sour cream, cheese, lettuce and Continue reading >>>

Annual Event For The Community Every NOVEMBER, NORTHEAST BROADCASTING Triple A WXRV (The RIVER)/BOSTON produces a charity concert called RIVERFEAST to benefit the GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK. This year the event takes place on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17th at the PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM in SALEM, MA and will feature MARSHALL CRENSHAW and JD MCPHERSON.Much of the money that is raised to help those in need throughout BOSTON comes from a very special Silent Continue reading >>>

Nearly 70 colleges and universities from across the country will be represented at the 18th annual Somerville High School College Fair on Monday, Oct.15, at the SHS Field House from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The event is open to students and parents from the Somerville community as well as surrounding communities of the Greater Boston area.  Representatives from numerous colleges and universities in Massachusetts will be on hand, along with representatives from colleges in New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut, and California. Monday’s Continue reading >>>

October 14, 2012 The 2012 Philanthropy 400 Susan YoungThe Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston took a donor family’s lead in creating a new program to provide jobs for young people with disabilities. By Hol­ly Hall Jay Ruderman, head of his family’s foundation, and several of his relatives approached Bos­ton’s Jew­ish fed­er­a­tion two years ago for help in pur­su­ing a new philanthrop­ic goal for the family: pro­vid­ing aid Continue reading >>>

BOSTON, Mass. (A.W.)—On Sun., Sept. 30, Boston University’s Armenian Students’ Association (BU ASA) hosted a reception for Armenian college students in the Greater Boston area. Over 12 schools, including Yale University and Brown University, were represented at the meeting, where students discussed their plans for the upcoming year. The president and vice-president of the BU ASA, Dalita Khoury and Tyler Kalajian, planned the event with their club adviser, Prof. Simon Payaslian, over the summer. Payaslian gave a presentation at the beginning of the event, which was followed Continue reading >>>

by Zhanglin Kong   An Aging Population Average life expectancy of the U.S. population is getting longer, and the elderly population maintained a trend of rapid growth during the last century. Today, there are 37 million people are older than 65, accounting for 13% of the total population of the United States. Of the 37 million older Americans, 10% of them are low-income. It is estimated that by 2030, over 20% of the U.S. population will be older than 65. With the arrival of new immigrants, the number of Asian elders in the Boston area is also increasing Continue reading >>>

  The following text was provided by the Big Sister Association of Greater Boston: Woburn resident, Big Sister Kate Hotz and her Little Sister Cassaundra, of Malden, recently celebrated their one year anniversary. Big Sister Association of Greater Boston asks mentors to make a commitment of at least 12 months, though many Big and Little Sister relationships continue for several years, and even develop into lifelong friendships. Research has shown that mentoring relationships lasting at least one year, particularly for girls, result in more positive outcomes in a girl’s social-emotional development, Continue reading >>>