A commitment to including students with diverse needs

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Larysa

The entire KSA community joins me in applauding Combined Jewish Philanthropies, the Jim Joseph Foundation, and the Ruderman Family Foundation for making this grant available so that Jewish day schools throughout the region can provide a rich and vibrant educational environment for every student.

Program announced for the Pedals, Pipes, Black & White concert

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Larysa

Print this Article Email this Article MIDDLEBORO—The First Unitarian Universalist Society of Middleboro will host a piano and organ concert by their former organist, Natsumi Malloy, on Sunday at 3 p.m. In addition to her own compositions, Ms. Malloy will play the music of British composer Healey Willan, Franz Liszt, spirituals, and improvisations.The concert will be followed by an elegant dessert buffet reception, and all proceeds will benefit the $10,000 Organ Fund for maintenance and renovations of the historic 1890 Continue reading >>>

Vera Wang’s Fall Trunk Show; Rag & Bone to Madison Avenue

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Lara

Vera Wang pre-fall 2012 looks via Vogue SOHO—Tomorrow night, preview Vera Wang's pre-fall 2012 ready-to-wear collection at her Mercer Street boutique. The event runs from 6pm to 8pm at 158 Mercer Street; call 212-382-2184 to RSVP. [RackedWire] UPPER EAST SIDE—Rag Bone just opened in Boston. Why is this relevant to you, oh non-Bostonian reader? Because buried in the press release was a single sentence announcing that the brand is scheduled to open a Madison Avenue store later this year. Right now, those are the only details available, but we'll keep you posted as we learn more. [RackedWire] Continue reading >>>

Mt. Auburn midwives deliver 9000th baby

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Larysa

Somerville resident and midwife Clare Storck delivers Mt. Auburn's 9,000th baby, Emma Chen, to parents Mingna Liu and Hui Chen of Quincy.By Jaclyn Reiss, Town Correspondent The midwives at Mount Auburn Hospital delivered their 9,000th baby on Saturday, Feb. 11, according to the hospital. Emma Chen of Quincy was born to mother Mingna Liu and father Hui Chen at 11:01 p.m. two weekends ago. Weighing eight pounds, 14 ounces, Chen was delivered by certified nurse-midwife Clare Storck of Somerville. Started in 1983, the midwives at Mount Auburn Hospital is one of the oldest community hospital-based Continue reading >>>

Gail McDonough Joins Colliers International’s Investment Sales Group

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Larysa

BOSTON — Gail McDonough has joined Colliers International (Colliers) as a senior vice president in the Investment Sales group, focusing on investment sales and advisory services in the Greater Boston market. Ms. McDonough has over 20 years of experience in real estate investment management, with specific focus in acquisitions, dispositions and asset management. Prior to joining Colliers, Ms. McDonough most recently served as a principal of Magnolia Realty Capital, LLC where she advised owners and investors on dispositions and equity investments. Previously Ms. McDonough held the position of Continue reading >>>

Chesto: Boston Harbor ferries were made right here in Massachusetts

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Larysa

With budget pressures threatening to sink the South Shore’s ferries, supporters are giving the MBTA plenty of reasons to keep the routes afloat. They keep cars off the roads, offer commuters a faster route into Boston and provide economic support for businesses near their docks. But there’s another argument for retaining these boats: Unlike other vehicles in the MBTA’s mass transit fleet, the ferries were manufactured here in Massachusetts, by a local company. The T’s buses and rail cars were made out of state, by out-of-state firms. (Although the newer Green Line trolleys were assembled Continue reading >>>

BU alum, news reporter dies at 83, known as devoted reporter

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Lara

Former New York Daily News city editor and Boston University alumnus Richard Blood was a native Bostonian who carried the Boston spirit with him throughout his career, said his son Michael.“Boston was a place that never left my father,” Michael, a Los Angeles political writer for the Associated Press, said in a phone interview. “He liked nothing more than eating a clam chowder up in Wells Creek.”Richard, 83, died of respiratory failure at St. Luke’s Hospital in Manhattan on Friday, his son said.He spent 28 years in the news business and went on to teach at New York University, Columbia Continue reading >>>

Food For Thought: United behind North Shore Hunger Network

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Larysa

In Eastern Massachusetts, one in nine people uses a soup kitchen or a food pantry. One in nine. I recently attended the monthly operations meeting of the North Shore Hunger Network, a 20-year-old group of people representing agencies from Amesbury to Beverly committed to serving the food insecure. Eileen O'Shea, director of Community Outreach for the Greater Boston Foodbank, was there that day, along with representatives from Our Neighbor's Table in Amesbury, Acord in Hamilton, Beverly Bootstraps, The Adventist Church in Beverly, Haven from Hunger serving Peabody and Salem, and Gloucester's Continue reading >>>

Casino developers contend with traffic concerns

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Larysa

As it prepares its bid for a casino resort in Brimfield, MGM Resorts is working feverishly to accomplish an equally difficult feat: build a Massachusetts Turnpike interchange. It will not be easy. The company is concerned about the rock and ledges at the interchange site. There are wetlands to avoid and nearby neighborhoods that must remain undisturbed. Plus it must navigate a long and complex state and federal approval process that comes with no guarantees. And then there is the cost: an estimated $30 million for roads, ramps, three bridges, and a tollbooth. It Continue reading >>>

Retaining T ferries will help buoy Somerset boat manufacturer

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Larysa