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By Jimmy LaRoue Baltimore Bays Chelsea takes on FC Greater Boston in Development Academy action this weekend, while D.C. United travels north to face New York Cosmos Academy and Met Oval. Bays Chelsea and United face each other the following week. Patrick Koscher leads Bays Chelsea's U-16s (7-1-1) with five goals, while two others–Babatunji Osifeso and Andrew Smith, have four each. FC Greater Boston is 4-2-2 overall.  For Bays Chelsea's U-18s (5-4-0), Christian Porras and Yaw Amankwa have four goals each to lead the team. For D.C. United's U-16s (4-4-1), they're led by five-goal scorer Michael Continue reading >>>

By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Somerville ad agency Fuseideas said Friday that the government of Bermuda has awarded it the business of the Bermuda Department of Tourism. Fuseideas won the account following a competitive bid process. The department has an estimated marketing budget of $13 million. Fuseideas has experience in the tourism industry. Fuseideas has done work for the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism as well as the Maine Office of Tourism, among others. According to Fuseideas, 65 percent of Bermuda’s tourists come from either Greater Boston or the New York City Continue reading >>>

Somerville ad agency Fuseideas said Friday that the government of Bermuda has awarded it the business of the Bermuda Department of Tourism. Fuseideas won the account following a competitive bid process. The department has an estimated marketing budget of $13 million. Fuseideas has experience in the tourism industry. Fuseideas has done work for the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism as well as the Maine Office of Tourism, among others. According to Fuseideas, 65 percent of Bermuda’s tourists come from either Greater Boston or the New York City tri-state area. Fuseideas Continue reading >>>

Okeoma Nwakanma, a 20-year-old Harvard student who was one of the protest organizers, said interest in the event took off after the students set up a Facebook page Tuesday to publicize the event.“It just gained so much momentum, I think because it’s an issue that people can rally around because it’s not just about color it’s about social justice,” said Nwakanma, who is president of the Harvard African Students Association.Martin, who was 17, was unarmed when he was shot to death Feb. 26 in Sanford, Fla. by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. Zimmerman claims the shooting was Continue reading >>>

Add Feedback Join burn survivors, supporters and fire fighters from across New England on Saturday, May 19, 2012, for the 3rd Annual New England Walk for Burn Awareness. The walk, to be held at Castle Island in South Boston, is a fundraising event to help support burn-injury victims. Proceeds from the event will benefit Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenBoston, the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Charitable Foundation Continue reading >>>

This fiscal year, the Legislature stopped paying its share of the education benefit, which can add thousands of dollars to a police officer’s annual salary. But some cities and towns agreed to cover the state’s portion, often in exchange for wage concessions in contract negotiations. Some have even extended the incentive to new hires.In communities across the region, including Concord, Framingham, Lexington, and Newton, education benefits worth thousands of dollars for police officers are continuing strong.“My administration is committed to the Quinn Bill,’’ Newton Mayor Setti Warren Continue reading >>>

  To the Editor: Hospice of the North Shore Greater Boston celebrated Certified Nurses Day on March 19 by honoring its board certified nurses. Board certification in hospice and palliative care nursing plays an increasingly important role in the assurance of high standards of care for our patients and their loved ones.  While a registered nurse (RN) license provides entry to general nursing practice, the intensive requirements of hospice and palliative care nursing require extensive post-secondary and continuing education as well as a strong personal commitment to excellence by the nurse. The Continue reading >>>

March 22, 2012

Courtesy of Bentley Sports Information

WALTHAM, Mass. – The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston
announced on Thursday that Bentley University sophomore
forwardBrett Gensler (St. Charles, Mo./Youngstown
Phantoms) has been named the
60^th recipient of the Walter Brown Award, which is
given annually to the best American-born college hockey player in
New England.

 

The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Thursday that Bentley sophomore forward Brett Gensler has been named the winner of the 60th Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England.Gensler finished first in the final balloting ahead of runner-up Barry Almeida of Boston College and third-place finisher Brian Flynn of Maine. Gensler, the first player from the Atlantic Hockey Association to win the award, led the conference in scoring this past season with 18 goals and 23 assists in 34 regular-season games. Overall, he scored 23 goals and Continue reading >>>