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January 18, 2012 Business briefcase The Gloucester Daily Times Wed Jan 18, 2012, 12:50 AM EST Heart Association rewarding obesity initiatives BOSTON — The Greater Boston division of the American Heart Association will award $125,000 this year to local nonprofit community groups and organizations. Grant proposals must be aimed at reducing cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors, and focus specifically on combating childhood obesity (www.HealthierGeneration.org). Awards may be used for new initiatives or expansion of successful projects. The maximum Continue reading >>>

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., January 17, 2012 – On December 8, 2011, International Data Corporation (IDC) hosted its first New England State Government Broadband Summit. Attending the summit were representatives from broadband and telecom organizations in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. At the summit, the state government broadband representatives discussed plans for fixed and mobile broadband deployment in their respective states. To supplement and frame the discussion, IDC offered insight and guidance from a national market perspective, presenting findings Continue reading >>>

Police searched Chelsea High School today after a bomb threat was discovered on a recorded line. Nothing was found, Chelsea police said. But before Chelsea police completed their search, school officials decided to dismiss all students for the day around 10:30 a.m., according to police. Captain Keith Houghton said the message, which was left over the weekend, was discovered by school officials around 8:30 a.m. Houghton described the threat as “a general threat of a bomb,” and said Chelsea police K-9 units conducted a full search of the school. “It’s safe,’’ Continue reading >>>

The following was submitted by the Charlestown YMCA. It was edited only for format. The Charlestown YMCA will host a free open house from Wednesday, January 18 through Sunday, January 22 to help the community kick off a year of healthy living. With a state-of-the-art fitness center boasting an additional 700 square feet and new free weight equipment, a sauna, 25 yard 4-lane lap pool and basketball court, all right in the Navy Yard, the Y makes committing to an active lifestyle fun and convenient.  “Living healthier is all about taking small steps,” says Charlestown YMCA’s Director of Membership Continue reading >>>

Police had a half-dozen dogs scouring Chelsea High School today after school officials said they received a bomb threat and dismissed all students and staff, authorities said. As of noon, the search was still ongoing, and Chelsea police are working with an outside police department in the community from where the call came, said Chelsea Police Capt. Keith Houghton. He declined to say which town or city, but said it’s not a neighboring town but in the greater Boston area. School officials told police they checked the recorded line that fields calls over the weekend, where they found a message Continue reading >>>

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