Milford, Mass. — Selectmen here Wednesday night approved Foxwoods Massachusetts’ beefed-up bid to win the Greater Boston casino license, voting 2-1 to sign a “host community agreement” next week with the developers of a $1 billion resort that would be built off Interstate 495.The chairman of the Board of Selectmen, William Buckley, dissented, as he did a month ago when selectmen voted to begin negotiating the agreement.“We’re very pleased; it’s the outcome we wanted,” Scott Butera, Foxwoods Resort Casino’s president and chief executive officer, said.When selectmen Continue reading >>>

WELLESLEY, Mass., Sept. 4, 2013 -- Commonwealth Shakespeare Company will expand its operation in the Greater Boston area by serving as resident theater company of BabsonPage Content 1WELLESLEY, Mass., Sept. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Babson College and the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) today announced that the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company will expand its operation in the Greater Boston area by serving as resident theater company of Babson, the recognized world leader in entrepreneurship education and the only school dedicated to advancing Entrepreneurship of All Continue reading >>>

Boston Pride Announces Latin@ Pride Week Held September 21-28 Boston, Mass – Boston Pride announced last week that the theme for the 2013 Latin@ Pride week is, “Unidos, Empoderados, y Siguiendo Hacia Adelante.” The theme; United, Empowered and Moving Forward, represents the importance of having an inclusive environment for LGBTQ Latinos to come together with their community and allies to empower each other. Latin@ Pride 2013 will be held from September 21st through September 28th. “Latin@ Pride Week exists to provide educational and social events for the Greater Boston Latino Continue reading >>>

Commonwealth Shakespeare Expands with Babson College PRINT EMAIL COMMENTS (0) LARGE MEDIUM SMALL The Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) will expand its operation in the Greater Boston area by serving as resident theater company of Babson College, announced the two organizations."We recognized a unique opportunity to expand our reach while continuing to fulfill our core mission in Boston," said Steven Maler, Founding Artistic Director of CSC. Babson College is the recognized world leader in entrepreneurship Continue reading >>>

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The Canton Police Department, the Greater Boston chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, USA and the Red Cross will co-host a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6,  at the Canton Public Library, 786 Washington St.

The event will mark the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. In last two years, the organization’s 76 chapters have collected 23,500 pints of blood during their Muslims for Life campaign.

Hundreds of Massachusetts residents may have been inadvertently exposed to measles, a highly contagious disease, while visiting two hospitals in Greater Boston last month, state health officials said Tuesday evening. The alert covers anyone who may be showing early symptoms of the disease, which resembles a cold at first, and visited Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston between August 17—23 or MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham on Aug. 23 and 24. Two people infected with measles, who apparently had no connection to each other, went to those hospitals for medical care, said Dr. Alfred Continue reading >>>

Hundreds of Massachusetts residents may have been inadvertently exposed to measles, a highly contagious disease, while visiting two hospitals in Greater Boston last month, state health officials said Tuesday evening. The alert covers anyone who may be showing early symptoms of the disease, which resembles a cold at first, and visited Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston between August 17 - 23 or MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham on Aug. 23 and 24. Two people infected with measles, who apparently had no connection to each other, went to those hospitals for medical care, said Dr. Alfred Continue reading >>>

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BOSTON | September 03, 2013 The Nature Conservancy is asking foodies in Greater Boston to nominate their favorite green restaurants for Nature’s Plate, a contest to name the people’s choice for each area’s top green restaurant.Whether you're a vegan, vegetarian or a meat-eater, it's a good bet the healthiest and tastiest food on your table came from nature. From the lobsters in the Gulf of Maine to the tomatoes soaking up the sun at the farm down the road, healthy food demands a healthy planet. And our planet is nurtured when food production is sustainable.That's why The Nature Conservancy Continue reading >>>