Staff report St. Bernard's graduate Stevie Moses of the University of New Hamsphire men's hockey team was named a semifinalist for the 60th annual Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England. The senior forward from Leominster, was among a group of 21 semifinalists selected by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston, as announced by Paul Stewart on Feb. 13. In total, 14 players from Hockey East were selected. Moses has become one of the top players in college hockey in 2011-12. The alternate captain recently became the third Wildcat Continue reading >>>

  What started off as a fun poll has turned into a very serious debate with lives (not quite) at stake. So who is the unofficial mayor of West Roxbury? Centre, Spring and even little streets like Bonair, are debating: TD vs. Tony, Gormley vs. Jacobson, and Waishek vs. Hennessey. As the debate swirls like the stir of a cup of Anna's Donuts coffee, reports of thuggery have already besieged the good names of the nominees. One anonymous West Roxbury Patch reader emailed an incident that may or may not have occured. Fearing for his or her morning coffee, the reader will not be identified: This whole Continue reading >>>

Air Force defenseman Tim Kirby is in line for the Atlantic Hockey player of the year award, coach Frank Serratore says (photo: Omar Phillips).It’s time to think about final fours in Atlantic Hockey. There are four games left in the regular season, and four first-round byes on the line.Hanging onto first place for the second straight week is Air Force, which is riding an eight-game unbeaten streak. The Falcons are getting it all right now: excellent goaltending from sophomore Jason Torf, timely scoring and a defense that excels on both sides of the puck.“We’re playing with a lot of energy Continue reading >>>

Home / Real Estate News / We Recommend... Gail McDonough has joined Colliers International as a senior vice president in the Investment Sales group, focusing on investment sales and advisory services in the Greater Boston market.McDonough Continue reading >>>

By Kyle Cheney, STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BOSTON - Fee increases for commercial vehicle registrations would be capped at 2.5 percent a year, state regulations would be the subject of a review commission, and start-ups formed at higher education institutions would have access to an “angel” investment fund under a package of job creation ideas unveiled Wednesday by legislative Republicans. The ideas are among those that 37 Republicans are planning to push as part of an offensive this spring on bills they say will jumpstart an uneven economic recovery in Massachusetts. They’re preparing Continue reading >>>

President Obama mentioned Burlington IT company Collaborative Consultants in a Milwaukee speech highlighting “in-sourcing” — bringing jobs back from overseas to America. Collaborative Consulting plans to hire 200 IT workers in Wausau over the next three years. White House staff called the company yesterday to ask for information about their Wisconsin hiring plans the president could use in his speech. CEO Bill Robichaud joined the president in Milwaukee for the speech, though he didn’t meet him. “That was a wonderful thing the president did,” Robichaud told the Herald. “He was talking Continue reading >>>

The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is proposing a 3.9 hike in the wholesale price of water and sewer service next year.

The agency says the proposal would mean a $17 hike in the annual bill for households that use the average 61,000 gallons per year.

An agency spokeswoman says the increase in individual homeowner bills will vary, depending on how much water the homeowner uses and how local water departments decide to pass on costs to ratepayers.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — For the fifth time this season, senior Brice Paey (Milton) of the University of New Hampshire men's indoor track field team was named the America East Field Performer of the Week, announced by the league Tuesday afternoon. Paey won the shot put event for the sixth time this season with a first-place showing against Maine and Vermont. The senior heaved a school-record toss of 60'3" for a personal best, breaking the school-record he set last week at the Dartmouth Invitational with a throw of 60-00.25. Paey has already qualified for the IC4A Championships this season and has Continue reading >>>