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Katy Perry And Staples Make Roar Happen In Boston

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Staples and global pop music superstar Katy Perry continue to “Make Roar Happen” in the Greater Boston area today by announcing 106 local classroom projects have been funded as part of Staples’ $1 million donation to DonorsChoose.org. Staples fully funded the balance of every project that was on DonorsChoose.org in the Boston Metro, Cambridge and Metrowest communities today. This $80,698 donation helped 83 teachers fulfill classroom needs and helped 8,958 students in the Boston community. For example, Mr. Chen at Josiah Quincy Upper School will receive laptops his students will use for a Continue reading >>>

FEATURE: The first Bostonians killed in the First World War

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George Herbert Payne had almost completed his degree at Jesus College, Cambridge, when war was declared on August 4, 1914. Just 22 days later he was killed in action, one of the first Bostonian casualties of the First World War.Historian Willam M. Hunt, author of A Town Remembers, spoke to reporter Duncan Browne about some of our townsfolk who gave their lives for their country... In Le Cateau Military Cemetery in France lies a grave with the inscription ‘Tell England Ye Who Pass We Died For Her So Rest Content’.That spot - plot three, row C, grave three - is Continue reading >>>

Aerosmith ‘Let Rock Rule’ At LA’s Forum: Johnny Depp’s Surprise Jam + More … – K

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The energy level was at full capacity at LA’s Fabulous Forum Wednesday night (July 30) as legendary Bostonian rockers Aerosmith took to the stage for their “Let Rock Rule” tour featuring special guest Slash with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators. Having ruled the airwaves with several rock hits throughout the ’70s, ’80s and the better part of the ’90s, Aerosmith have had years to perfect its live show, and it was clear last night that they’re still on top of their game. Breaking out with the 1976 hit “Back In The Saddle,” the “demon of screamin'” himself, Steven Tyler, Continue reading >>>

Staples and Katy Perry “Make Roar Happen†for Boston Metro, Cambridge …

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Staples gives 83 Local Teachers the Supplies they need through DonorsChoose.org FRAMINGHAM, Mass. BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 31, 2014-- Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) and global pop music superstar Katy Perry continue to “Make Roar Happen” in the Greater Boston area today by announcing 106 local classroom projects have been funded as part of Staples' $1 million donation to DonorsChoose.org. Staples fully funded the balance of every project that was on DonorsChoose.org in the Boston Metro, Cambridge and Metrowest communities today. Continue reading >>>

Staples and Katy Perry “Make Roar Happen” for Boston Metro, Cambridge and …

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FRAMINGHAM, Mass. BOSTON — Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) and global pop music superstar Katy Perry continue to “Make Roar Happen” in the Greater Boston area today by announcing 106 local classroom projects have been funded as part of Staples’ $1 million donation to DonorsChoose.org.Staples fully funded the balance of every project that was on DonorsChoose.org in the Boston Metro, Cambridge and Metrowest communities today. This $80,698 donation helped 83 teachers fulfill classroom needs and helped 8,958 students in the Boston community. For example, Continue reading >>>

Great News, Everybody: the Average Bostonian is $80000 in Debt

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Debt, or “credit,” isn’t always a bad thing though. Taking on student loans can help pay for college, and paying a home mortgage on time builds equity. The study confirms this idea, which might seem a bit paradoxical at first. Debt is concentrated in areas with high household income (because you’re more like to get access to credit from a bank if you have a good income), and high housing prices (because people need—and can afford—to take out mortgages to buy a house). It’s no surprise, then, that New England has some of the highest debt concentration in the country. Massachusetts’s Continue reading >>>