The iPhone and Android mobile app BestParking now features Malden as a neighborhood in the Greater Boston area, the mayor’s office said this week.

The app, available in each phone’s respective app stores, can also be found at the company’s website.

The program provides not only information about off-street parking, but which locations have the cheapest rates, laid out on a convenient GPS map.  

BOSTON (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - New data from a local organization suggests 116 years after its creation, Marathon Monday remains a cash cow for the Greater Boston economy. The Greater Boston Convention and Visitor Bureau claims marathon weekend will help the local economy rake in an estimated $137.5 million. That massive sum can be attributed to the spending done by the 26,700 official runners and an estimated 500,000 spectators attending the 116th annual Boston Marathon. The President and CEO of the GBCVB says the 26.2-mile competition is Boston’s equivalent to hosting a high-stakes collegiate Continue reading >>>

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On your mark, get set, spend. The Boston Marathon is expected to generate $137.5 million in spending around the city over the course of the weekend, according to the Greater Boston Convention Visitors Bureau. More than 500,000 spectators are expected to turn out on Monday to watch 26,700 runners make their way 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to Copley Square. The economic impact includes $92 million spent by the runners and their guests, $16 million raised at charity events, and $12 million spent by spectators. This year’s Boston Marathon, the 116th running, ranks behind Continue reading >>>

The following was submitted by Malden High publicity director Paul Famiglietti:Caitlyn Germain has taken over the Malden High School girls' lacrosse head coaching position this year and is very optimistic about the upcoming 2012 season. “Our team, comprised of seven seniors and 10 juniors, is looking to build off of last year,” commented Germain. After a disappointing start, losing 15-4 to Bedford High School in Bedford, Malden rebounded with its first win of the season, defeating Greater Boston League rival Cambridge Rindge Latin, 14-9.Juniors Catherine Poirier (five goals), Danielle Aguinaldo Continue reading >>>

In fact, I live around the corner from one, a foreclosure that got snapped up at an auction for just over $100,000 in January and then hit the market again last month, this time at just under $300,000. To be fair, there was a flurry of activity, with contractors coming and going back over the winter, so improvements surely have been made. Still, this ad says it all. WOW not many opportunities to own in Natick for less than $300K! This beautiful updated home features remodeled foyer with tile floor and a new closet. Walk right into the brand new kitchen with granite counters, suite of SS appliances, Continue reading >>>

As the 116th annual Boston Marathon nears on Monday, April 16, more than a dozen Westwood residents have already registered for the race.  One of those residents is Westwood's own Marc Bellanger, who is taking his first stab at the marathon this year.  "It's been great," said Bellanger, who has been a Westwood resident for about three and a half years. "It's been a terrific winter training for the marathon, with the pretty mild weather we've had." And he's not going at it alone, either. Bellanger will be running with about 15 others in support of The Samaritans, a premier suicide prevention Continue reading >>>

The wholesale arm of Finagle a Bagel said it is rolling out four-packs of fresh bagels that will be sold from the dairy cases of 500 Walmart stores. Finagle described the roll-out as a test, and said that the agreement with Walmart greatly expands the geography of where its bagels are available. In Greater Boston, Newton-based Finagle a Bagel operates seven bagel cafes that offer such fare as freshly prepared sandwiches, wraps, salads, soups, and flatbread pizzas. Finagle’s bagels are also available in such chains as Stop Shop, Market Basket, Roche Brothers, and Continue reading >>>

(Jeremy C. Fox for Boston.com) North End resident Kaitlyn Greeley ran in Nashua Street Park last week. By Jeremy C. Fox, Town Correspondent The Boston Marathon is a daunting challenge for most runners, but one North End woman will have the encouragement of knowing that with each step she’s helping young children in need. Kaitlyn Greeley is a first-time marathon runner who has dedicated her efforts to raising money to support Jumpstart, an organization that offers extra one-on-one help to children falling behind in Head Start programs in the Greater Boston area. Greeley, 26, is a Roslindale Continue reading >>>

A key House lawmaker on Monday expressed some concern about tapping a statewide fund to bail out the MBTA, raising the possibility of diverting additional dollars to regional transit authorities that could force the T to reconsider higher fare hikes or deeper service cuts. Rep. William Straus, a Mattapoisett Democrat and co-chair of the Committee on Transportation, said that the Patrick administration’s plan to use a $51 million surplus in the state’s vehicle inspection trust fund to balance the debt-laden MBTA budget fails to take into account the money contributed by drivers outside of Continue reading >>>