By Jeremy C. Fox, Town Correspondent This weekend, a small group of high school students from Greater Boston will travel across the country to participate in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. These eight students will be among about 1,600 finalists from more than 70 countries, territories, and regions competing for more than $3 million at the fair, which bills itself as “the world’s largest high school science research competition,” and will be held in Phoenix from May 12 – 17. The local students include six residents of Boston, one from Lexington, and one from Continue reading >>>

Shown (from left) are: Joe Curatone, mayor of Sommerville; Chris Spinazzola of Clappaozzola Partners; Eileen Caplan of Ferguson Enterprises; Susie and Matt Light (former New England Patriot) Shown (from left) are: Joe Grignattini, Vahan Sarkisian, Gerry-Lynn Darcy, John Marini and Dale Harlchak Shown (from left) are: Bryan Dempsey of Metroplitan (Associate of the Year); Jerry Howard, CEO and president of NAHB; Gerry-Lynn Darcy and Joe Quartarone of Bay Colony Wine Cellars Newton, MA The Builders and Remodelers Association of Greater Boston (BRAGB) had plenty to celebrate Continue reading >>>

Boston, MA The clout of Builders and Remodelers Association of Greater Boston (BRAGB) was clearly in evidence at the Multifamily Green Housing Executive Roundtable Luncheon held April 11th at the Seaport Hotel in Boston. Among the speakers were Arthur Jemison, deputy director of the MA Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), who informed the gathering that the State and quasi-public agencies were willing and able to help them access the programs being made available under Governor Patrick's initiative to add 80,000 housing units to the Commonwealth by 2020. "If you've Continue reading >>>

Danvers got an honorable mention earlier this week as one of Greater Boston's top spots to live. The status was bestowed by the Boston Globe Magazine in a survey of communities in Eastern Massachusetts where the real estate market is "sizzling," according to the Globe and the Warren Group. They say the market is on the rise and steady, or even small gains in home prices are proving to greatly influence homebuyers' decisions more than other factors. Top billing went to 13 cities and towns where home prices increased the most between 2011 and 2012 and represented relatively safe investments for Continue reading >>>

Property owners say they fear an energy measure passed by the City Council yesterday could eventually mean they’ll be forced to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to upgrade old buildings — costs, they say, that would ultimately be passed on to their tenants.“Buildings will get scored, and that will get reported to the city, and if you don’t fall into the top 25 percent, you’re going to be looking at audits and potentially upgrades,” said Gregory P. Vasil, CEO of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board. “How does someone with a big debt load on their property afford that? Those costs Continue reading >>>

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BOSTON, MA - Boston Red Sox Summer Baseball Camps presented by New Balance will return to Greater Boston June 24 through August 19 with nine consecutive weeklong sessions in various locations including Belmont, Beverly, Brookline, Cambridge, Dedham, Newton, Southborough, and Weston. Boys and girls between the ages of five and 13 can enroll now at www.redsox.com/camps while space is available. In addition to on-field skill development and hands-on professional instruction, campers will participate in baseball activities including round-robin tournament games, Continue reading >>>