By Canton Citizen Boston magazine named Canton High School as one of the best public high schools in Massachusetts in its September 2012 issue, ranking number 45 out of the top 50. Boston magazine crunched the numbers in an exclusive ranking of the 50 best public high schools within the greater Boston area, all 230 of them. Rankings were based on data gathered from consulting school officials and websites, as well as from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Determining factors of the district rankings include test scores, number of Advanced Placement Continue reading >>>

The following information was provided by Breakthrough Greater Boston: Breakthrough Greater Boston, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preparing underserved students to attend four-year college and to training the next generation of urban teachers, presented one of its teachers, Noah Jefferson, with the first-ever Elizabeth D. Hodder Award. The award was presented at the organization’s end-of-summer event, ‘Celebration,’ on Aug. 9. Named for Breakthrough Greater Boston’s Board Chair, whose visionary leadership reflects her lifelong dedication to education and teacher training, the Elizabeth Continue reading >>>

Getty ImagesAttention trendy bars in the greater Boston area: Tyler Seguin and Brad Marchand have now both signed contract extensions worth a combined $52.5 million. They will be dancing on you shortly, most likely sans shirts. After Marchand's 4-year, $18-million deal with the Boston Bruins, Seguin on Tuesday agreed to a 6-year, $34.5-million deal through 2018-19 -- a $5.75 million annual cap hit. Both contracts begin in the 2013-14 season, getting in under the CBA expiration wire and before their owner Jeremy Jacobs helps lead the NHL in a war against escalating player salaries. From the Bruins: The Continue reading >>>

BOSTON, Sept. 11, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Lose It! has joined Boston.com and The Greater Boston YMCA to kick off the Hometown Wellness Showdown, a four-week health and wellness challenge. Participants from towns in and around Boston will compete against one another to help their town or YMCA earn the title of healthiest in eastern Massachusetts.The challenge, which runs through October 12, 2012, can be accessed at http://showdown.loseit.com and is free to join. "Points" will be awarded for logging exercise, eating fruits and vegetables, losing weight and a variety of other activities.Each Continue reading >>>

Big Sister Shawna Ellis of Wilmington and her Little Sister Kiyara of Malden recently celebrated their one-year anniversary.  Big Sister Association of Greater Boston asks for a minimum commitment of 12 months in their Community-Based Mentoring program, though many of our Big and Little Sister relationships last for several years, and even develop into lifelong friendships as the Little Sister becomes an adult. 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, academic Continue reading >>>

BACARDI® Rums Continues 150th BACARDI® Rums Continues 150th Anniversary Celebration with Annual Legacy Cocktail Competition at Boston Cocktail Summit Top 12 Regional Winners will Advance to National Showcase in Miami     BOSTON, Sept. 12, 2012 - BACARDI, the world’s best-selling premium rum, along with the Greater Boston Beverage Society, will kick off the Legacy Cocktail Competition during the Boston Cocktail Summit, challenging bartenders around the country to create a truly great cocktail that will represent the US in the global final. The Continue reading >>>

BOSTON, Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- BACARDI, the world's best-selling premium rum, along with the Greater Boston Beverage Society, will kick off the Legacy Cocktail Competition during the Boston Cocktail Summit, challenging bartenders around the country to create a truly great cocktail that will represent the US in the global final. The Boston Cocktail Summit will celebrate the culture of the cocktail Continue reading >>>

BOSTON, Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lose It! has joined Boston.com and The Greater Boston YMCA to kick off the Hometown Wellness Showdown, a four-week health and wellness challenge. Participants from towns in and around Boston will compete against one another to help their town or YMCA earn the title of healthiest in eastern Massachusetts. The challenge, which runs through October 12, 2012, can be accessed at http://showdown.loseit.com and is free to join. "Points" will be awarded for logging exercise, eating fruits and vegetables, losing weight and a variety of other activities. Each Continue reading >>>

Even though the words “There’s no place like home” conjure up images of Kansas, a more regional vision of “home” will be on display during the 2012 Ferguson Greater Boston Home Tour the last two weekends of September. Described as the region’s largest multi-site tour of show homes throughout Greater Boston, the event will be open to the public from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 22-23 and 29-30. The two homes that are remodels are open only the second of the two weekends. The 12 projects on the home tour will demonstrate the latest in design, technology and architectural Continue reading >>>

Getty ImagesAttention trendy bars in the greater Boston area: Tyler Seguin and Brad Marchand have now both signed contract extensions worth a combined $52.5 million. They will be dancing on you shortly, most likely sans shirts. After Marchand's 4-year, $18-million deal with the Boston Bruins, Seguin on Tuesday agreed to a 6-year, $34.5-million deal through 2018-19 -- a $5.75 million annual cap hit. Both contracts begin in the 2013-14 season, getting in under the CBA expiration wire and before their owner Jeremy Jacobs helps lead the NHL in a war against escalating player salaries. From the Bruins: The Continue reading >>>