1. Time is running out: If you haven't done so yet, make sure to file your taxes by Dec. 17. Need a place to get your taxes done? Check out the best tax preparers in Greater Boston, according to you, our readers. 2. Want to buy a home? Check out the latest "House Hunt" column for our sampling of open houses slated for Sunday in Stoneham. 3. Top off the tank: Scope out current gas prices and traffic updates for the Stoneham area in our "Commute" section. 4. Place an ad: Have a business in the Stoneham area and want to get the word out about it? Contact Ad Manager Jonathan Phillips at jonathan.phillips@patch.com Continue reading >>>

Works by Misha Lenn, whose watercolor “Joy of the Finish’’ is being featured on ornaments, boxes, and mirrors to commemorate this year’s Boston Marathon, will also be displayed.

The Bruins [team stats]’ overtime playoff win against the Capitals on Thursday marked the start of a week-long sportsapalooza for Boston fans and a big run on the registers for Hub businesses. The Sox home opener Friday marked the start of a nine-game homestand; the B’s battled the Capitals at TD Garden again yesterday; Celtics [team stats] fans are gearing up for playoff action with a game Wednesday; and runners and spectators will hit the streets tomorrow for the Boston Marathon. “It’s amazing what’s happening this weekend,” said Pat Moscaritolo, CEO of the Greater Boston Convention Continue reading >>>

Jason Robert Brown's new classic Songs for a New World plays May 4-12 at the Cambridge YMCA Theater, presented by The Longwood Players. Be transported from the deck of a 1492 Spanish sailing ship to a ledge 57 stories above Fifth Avenue, and meet a startling array of characters ranging from a young man who has determined that basketball is his ticket out of the ghetto to a woman whose dream of marrying rich nabs her the man of her dreams and a soulless marriage. Come see why Songs for a New World is one of Jason Robert Brown's most beloved contemporary classics. Songs for a New World is written Continue reading >>>

Portuguese American resident community of Greater Boston is organizing the 7th Boston Portuguese Festival to celebrate their ethnic pride with a series of cultural events during the course of May and June. Started in 2006, the annual festival will promote and disseminate the Portuguese culture and heritage in Massachusetts’ main city, not only to the Portuguese-American public, but also to the American community at large, namely in the fields of Literature, Music, Cinema, History Current Affairs, Science Technology and Heritage. This year’s festival will feature some of the Continue reading >>>