BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On January 12, 2012 local grassroots non-profit, Boston GLOW (Girls’ Leadership, Organized Women) hosted its second annual fundraiser “IGNITE the NITE” to raise scholarship funds for young girls in Boston’s most underfunded schools. And the city took notice. The evening affair featured special guests and supporters, Ayanna Pressley, Boston City Councillor, and Karen Kaplan, President of advertising agency Hill Holliday. With over 100 additional sponsors, including restaurants, hotels, sports teams, spas, Continue reading >>>

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gibson Sotheby's International Realty is proud to announce that Sharon Mendosa and Kevin Balboni have joined their team. The ‘Mendosa-Balboni’ team brings 27 years of real estate experience and enthusiasm to the Greater Boston Area, continuously near the top in sales volume throughout their careers. Their profound local expertise is now backed by the superior quality of marketing and global reach capabilities of Gibson Sotheby's International Realty. The areas that the Mendosa-Balboni team have thrived in Continue reading >>>

BOSTON, Feb 06, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- On January 12, 2012 local grassroots non-profit, Boston GLOW (Girls' Leadership, Organized Women) hosted its second annual fundraiser "IGNITE the NITE" to raise scholarship funds for young girls in Boston's most underfunded schools. And the city took notice. The evening affair featured special guests and supporters, Ayanna Pressley, Boston City Councillor, and Karen Kaplan, President Continue reading >>>

On Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 6p.m., representatives from the MBTA and Mass-DOT will hold a public meeting in the auditorium at Hingham Town Hall. The meeting is part of a series of over 25 that will be held in the greater Boston area to give the public a chance to comment on proposed fare hikes and service cuts for T riders. The MBTA is proposing these measures to close a predicted $161 million budget gap for Fiscal Year 2013. At the meeting, MBTA staff will provide an overview of the proposed options, encourage feedback from attendees, and hold a question and answer period. For a list of Continue reading >>>

On a recent Saturday morning, a small group carried signs near the Post Office in downtown Salem. When it reached a busy traffic intersection, some stuck a few placards in the ground while others, like Clare Ritchie, took a break and leaned on her sign that read: “Tax equalization is real important, [love], 99 percent.’’ After she straightened the sign toward the traffic, she smiled, and then sighed. “We need fairness in our society; we need to help the people who are suffering.’’ While Occupy Wall Street and big-city spinoffs such as Occupy Boston Continue reading >>>

As Salem expanded during the 19th century, most of the farms and estates of the Northfields or North Salem were either subdivided or incorporated into the two large cemeteries. One large estate did, however, remain separate. The estate of Col. Francis Peabody of some 166 acres has remained intact from the time it was laid out in the 1840s. Col. Francis Peabody, the son of one of the wealthiest merchants in America, was a powerful force in Salem and left a lasting legacy. As a young man, he passed on a college education in order to concentrate on his interest in chemistry and mechanical engineering. In Continue reading >>>

As he enters his fifth year as governor, Deval Patrick has proven to be no slouch in his efforts to bring more business to Massachusetts. He has traveled the world to tout the Bay State and, despite budgetary challenges, his administration has lowered the corporate income tax rate and encouraged regional approaches to economic development to break the all-too-common parochial stranglehold that can choke business growth.Even in his proposed fiscal year 2013 budget, he plans a net reduction of 300 state jobs, on top of the nearly 6,000 his office said have been cut since October 2008. And, to underscore Continue reading >>>

In recent weeks, two major Massachusetts utilities, NStar and National Grid, have proposed reductions in the price customers pay for natural gas. “The continued drop in prices has made natural gas one of the most economical choices,” NStar CEO Tom May said in a statement about the reduction. How much of a reduction are we talking about? NStar, which serves Greater Boston and much of MetroWest, said it would lower the total heating costs for its natural gas customers by about 10 percent. National Grid, which covers a large part of Worcester County, put its price cut at 6 percent. Why Continue reading >>>

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