Joseph J. Giuffrida of Dorchester, a retired music instructor and musician, died Monday at Carney Hospital in Dorchester. He was 83. Born in Boston, Mr. Giuffrida moved to Dorchester in 1946. Mr. Giuffrida served in the Massachusetts National Guard. He was a music instructor in the Greater Boston area for more than 40 years. Husband of the late Theresa, Mr. Giuffrida is survived by a daughter, Maria Alcala-Herrera of Texas; two sisters, Rose of Dorchester and Josephine Harney of Roslindale; two grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at Continue reading >>>

PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Hub employees are partnering with 14 nonprofits today at the Seaport World Trade Center to try to help the state’s foster child and under-served populations. More than 1,600 PwC workers will help tackle such activities as resume-building with Chelsea High School students; making snack bags for the Greater Boston Food Bank; and assembling 250 back-to-school backpacks for the Foster Kids of the Merrimack Valley. “What I see us trying to do is help these kids know other people do care about them. As cruel and as hard as their life may be ... it’s easy for these kids Continue reading >>>

Representatives from all over New England, the United States, and the world gathered for the BIO National Convention (known as BIO 2012) at the Boston Convention Center June 20 in Boston. While Women in BIO was recruiting members for their new Greater Boston Chapter, representatives from New Hampshire, Midwestern states such as South Dakota and Minnesota, as well as countries such as India, Russia, Japan and Thailand discussed local biotechnology efforts and worked to recruit partners for projects. At the New Hampshire booth on the exhibition floor, breathtaking landscapes lured visitors Continue reading >>>

State lawmakers outside Greater Boston, backed up by increasingly irate transit riders in their districts, are exerting a newfound assertiveness so they can get more of the state dollars that they say should be coming to them.  The 2012 bailout signals the end of the line for MBTA budget fixes that come at the expense of regional mass transit. The “we’ll get to you later approach” and the anger now pushing back against that mindset has finally gotten through to the Legislature, according to Tim Brennan, executive director of the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. Continue reading >>>

By Boston.com Beginning in July, the YMCA of Greater Boston will move its English for Speakers of Other Languages program from its historic Huntington Avenue branch to a new location in Government Center. In a recent announcement, the YMCA explained that the move would allow its International Learning Center to continue its classes without interruption as the Huntington Avenue branch undergoes a major renovation. The new location also brings the learning center closer to YMCA Training Inc., its job-training affiliate organization located on Tremont Street. “This is an exciting opportunity Continue reading >>>

By Brock Parker, Town Correspondent The Greater Boston Food Bank has teamed up with Hebrew SeniorLife to donate food to seniors living in a low-income housing community in Brookline. The Greater Boston Food Bank will prepare dinners twice a month, free of charge, for residents in 104 apartments in Coolidge Corner at 112 Centre St., which is one of three buildings in Hebrew SeniorLife's Center Communities of Brookline. In a press release announcing the partnership, Dorothy Kelly Gay, the director of senior supportive housing for Hebrew SeniorLife, said the donations will enable Hebrew SeniorLife Continue reading >>>

CAMBRIDGE, MA--(Marketwire - June 19, 2012) - Zylo Media® announces the official launch of BoodleUP® -- the decision marketing platform where promotional offers meet casual games to create extremely high levels of consumer engagement. The company recently raised $400,000 in seed funding and successfully beta-tested BoodleUP in Portland, Maine. Today, Zylo Media releases its web-based and mobile applications that feature more than 150 different product and service prize offers from a diverse group of Boston-area businesses. Consumers who wish to join in 'the fun of the game' should visit www.BoodleUP.com, Continue reading >>>

CAMBRIDGE, MA--(Marketwire - June 19, 2012) - Zylo Media® announces the official launch of BoodleUP® -- the decision marketing platform where promotional offers meet casual games to create extremely high levels of consumer engagement. The company recently raised $400,000 in seed funding and successfully beta-tested BoodleUP in Portland, Maine. Today, Zylo Media releases its web-based and mobile applications that feature more than 150 different product and service prize offers from a diverse group of Boston-area businesses. Consumers who wish to join in 'the fun of the game' should visit www.BoodleUP.com, Continue reading >>>

The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce has revived a longstanding tradition, the Ten Outstanding Young Leaders awards, which will be held tomorrow night at the Westin Boston Waterfront. This year’s honorees include the following individuals: •Kate Cook, director of policy and cabinet affairs in the office of the governor. • Thomas Crohan, assistant vice president of John Hancock Financial. • Richard Davey, MassDOT secretary and CEO. • Eric Ding, a faculty member at the Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. • Alice Jacobs, chairman, CEO and founder of Intelligent Continue reading >>>

Children flocked to Boston Common Wednesday to cool off. (Josh Berlinger for WBUR) Record-level heat is forecast for parts of Massachusetts as summer arrives. (Though, technically, summer officially arrives at 7:09 p.m. Wednesday, with the solstice.) Through Wednesday evening, heat advisories are in effect for Greater Boston and other areas of inland Massachusetts. Temperatures are forecast to climb into the 90s and humidity will push the heat index up to 102, according to the National Weather Service. “Heat indices up to 102 degrees Continue reading >>>