BOSTON, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PAREXEL International Corporation (NASDAQ: PRXL), a leading global biopharmaceutical services provider, today announced the expansion of its global Clinical Logistics Services. A new ancillary warehouse in the greater Boston, Massachusetts area in the United States and a significantly enlarged depot in Santiago, Chile will support the Company's ability to assist clients in more effectively managing their global clinical trial material supply requirements. These facilities expand on PAREXEL's existing clinical logistics infrastructure throughout North Continue reading >>>

By Johanna Kaiser, Town Correspondent A Charlestown neighborhood group wants the MBTA to come to the community to discuss plans for cuts to services used by residents. The Charlestown Neighborhood Council at its monthly meeting Tuesday agreed to write the MBTA to oppose proposed service cuts and fare hikes and request a community meeting with T officials. The MBTA has released two proposals aimed at reducing a projected operating deficit of $161 million and $5.2 billion in debt, $3.6 billion of which was inherited from the state for projects that include the Big Dig. One proposal relies more Continue reading >>>

Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff Preparations continue in the new Kam Man Farmers Market, on Monday. Super 88 may be long gone, but the region still has an appetite for Asian groceries. After a two-year legal battle, Wincent International, which operates the Kam Man Market in Quincy, will open its first Boston location Saturday on the site of a former Super 88 market in the South Bay shopping center. Wincent has been vying for the site since Super 88 filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009. A Suffolk Superior Court judge ruled in August that Wincent could buy the site Continue reading >>>

Passenger rail moves millions of people and provides untold jobs, and I would never want to see any of that reduced (“Menino critical of cuts, fare hikes on T,” Jan. 31). All of this comes at a price and most systems are subsidized. Again, no problem. But let the people of Greater Boston subsidize it. Don’t make me pay for the Green Line because I have to buy gas in North Adams to drive an hour each way to get to my job. The T isn’t available to me, so why should I pay for it? I’d rather pay an increased fare next time I visit Boston. — James Falandes, North Adams Continue reading >>>

Whether they’re blamed on despair over the economy, depression or drug problems, suicides in the state are on the rise and spiked sharply in Bristol County and across much of the state. Taunton has lost 22 residents to suicide in the last three years, according to the latest suicide data released from the state Department of Public Health. The suicide prevention group Samaritans reported that its crisis calls are also up significantly in the state. “More than one person a day in the commonwealth died by their own hand,” said Roberta Hurtig, executive director of the Samaritans of Greater Continue reading >>>

Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 11:02am William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage Insurance has expanded its builder and developer services in Greater Boston with the launch of Raveis Marketing Group (RMG) in the area. RMG will provide strategic marketing, sales and consulting services to help further William Raveis' long-term commitment to new development in Greater Boston."William Raveis has extensive experience Continue reading >>>

By Alli Knothe, Globe Correspondent Don’t worry about checking the weather report this week. It’s going to be the same every day. The National Weather Service says the forecast for the greater Boston area all the way to next Monday calls for highs in the 30s and 40s each day, partly sunny skies, and a low chance of precipitation. The cold front that chilled the region early this morning has passed, allowing partly to mostly sunny skies with highs in the upper 40s to persist for the rest of the day, said meteorologist Alan Dunham. He said tonight will be partly cloudy with Continue reading >>>

Don’t worry about checking the weather report this week. It’s going to be the same every day. The National Weather Service says the forecast for the greater Boston area all the way to next Monday calls for highs in the 30s and 40s each day, partly sunny skies, and a low chance of precipitation. The cold front that chilled the region early this morning has passed, allowing partly to mostly sunny skies with highs in the upper 40s to persist for the rest of the day, said meteorologist Alan Dunham. He said tonight will be partly cloudy with lows around 20 in Boston Continue reading >>>

Here's another argument for northern MLB and MiLB teams to construct hockey rinks in the dead of winter: the economic impact of Frozen Fenway, the winter extravaganza in Boston, was a cool $28.8 million. The Red Sox installed an ice sheet on the Fenway Park field and scheduled various high school and college hockey games along with open skates for Boston residents. Over 10,000 fans attended the open skates, while 80,000 tickets were sold for the games. This level of attendance led to a valuation of the total spending impact for the city and the region of an Continue reading >>>

You would think that when Andrew Zimmern comes to Babson, it's to talk about food. Or business, or entrepreneurship. He did talk about those things today – to a packed house of 350+ Babson entrepreneurs and friends from the Greater Boston food community. But he also talked about family, community, humanity – and travel. “The most important thing I do in my life is travel.” Standing in front of a wall of flags, speaking to an audience of over 50% international students, he could not have been more intuitively placed standing in his own living room. “I’m a better guy on the road… At Continue reading >>>