The Greater Boston Real Estate Board says it is disappointed by Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s push to keep the heat on landlords on one of former Mayor Thomas Menino’s green initiatives — requiring property owners to report how much energy their buildings use or face annual fines of up to $3,000.The board, which represents some 5,000 property owners, lobbied for a one-year delay of the May 15 reporting requirement — which the City Council approved. On Friday, Walsh asked the council to instead consider a 120-day delay.“I don’t think we have to delay it for a year,” Walsh said. The city Continue reading >>>

Firefighters put their lives on the line, but now they face an even greater risk of cancer.

The sweet, overplayed stylings of "Pomp and Circumstance" are about to be heard around Greater Boston. Bagpipes will sound, LL Cool J will sing with a college a cappella group before becoming a doctor and famous commencement speakers will dish out their fair share of fuzzy platitudes. Alright, so the LL Cool J thing would only happen at a Northeastern commencement ceremony, but the rest rings true. It's commencement season here in the Hub, meaning the city's soon-to-be graduates will be strolling around in polyester sacks looking like a bunch of idiots — unless they properly prepared Continue reading >>>

Comcast Cable, which provides video, high-speed Internet, and phone services to residential customers under its Xfinity brand, has announced plans to open a new state-of-the-art customer support center this summer in Hudson, N.H.  With 127,000 square feet of space, the facility has the capacity to seat 600 agents. Comcast said it expects about a third of the seats – or 200 positions – to be filled by the end of the year, including almost 100 new positions. With the new positions, Comcast will have more than 1,700 employees across the state, and more than 5,000 across its Greater Boston footprint. Continue Continue reading >>>

READING, MA—Greater Boston's Super Moms displayed their super dancing talents on Sunday in the first Super Mom Dance Competition organized by Gurjar in the packed Parker Middle School auditorium in Reading, MA. "Absolutely, this will be an annual tradition now, making it bigger and better. I have already received assurances about sponsoring the event next year," said Eshani Shah, President of Gurjar, a non-profit organization that has become the leading voice of thousands of Gujrati speaking families in New England and is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. Here is the list of winners Continue reading >>>

With another successful Boston Marathon in the books, greater Boston has once again shown it is a world-­class region capable of hosting elite international sporting events. Over the last year, some have started asking: "Could Boston host an Olympics?" Perhaps. But a much better question is: "Should Boston host an Olympics?" Everyone loves when Boston is the center of the world's attention, as it is during the Marathon or whenever the Red Sox, Bruins, Celtics or Patriots bring home a championship, but there are many good reasons to say no to an Olympic bid. Here are three: First, Continue reading >>>

Back Bay real estate brokerage, Boston Z Realty excites in the launching of their new monthly, highly engaging, e-newsletter. Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 05, 2014 Boston Z Realty launched the The BZR Bulletin, a new monthly, electronic newsletter designed to keep past clients, prospective clients, and colleagues informed about Boston Z Realty news and activities, as well as local events and industry market statistics. The BZR Bulletin presents up to date information in a high quality HTML format and will be issued at the end of each month. Regular features will include: -Market Reports: Continue reading >>>

By James Hugh Powers


Posted May. 5, 2014 @ 6:20 am

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HUDSON — Once it’s operational, Comcast’s new customer support center in Hudson is expected to bring 100 new jobs to the region by year’s end, the company said Monday.During a press conference at the Presstek complex at 55 Executive Drive, Gov. Maggie Hassan joined state and local officials in announcing the company’s latest milestone.Expected to open sometime in late summer, the Hudson facility will have a 600-employee capacity, and company officials expect to have about 200 workers employed in Hudson by year’s end.About half of those positions will be new ones, according to Steve Continue reading >>>