(NOTE: Click here for upcoming events in Melrose and nearby towns and cities, including a day-by-day calendar.) The story of Irish immigration is part of the fabric of Greater Boston, and the historic Foresters Mortuary Records offer amazing views into the life of our local immigrant communities. The National Archives at Boston, located in Waltham, is offering a presentation and workshop on Thursday, Jan. 17 about tracing Irish immigration history. In 1879, a group of Irish immigrants founded the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters to provide life insurance benefits for its members. Continue reading >>>

SUNDAY: Juliette Fay (“The Shortest Way Home”) reads at 2 p.m. at Willow Books Cafe, 279 Great Rd., Acton … David Fedo ("Carrots and Other Poems") reads at 2 p.m. at Bestsellers Cafe, 24 High St., Medford … Adam Mansbach (“Rage Is Back”) reads at 2 p.m. at Brookline Booksmith … Eve LaPlante (“Marmee Louisa: The Untold Story of Louisa May Alcott and her Mother”) reads at 3 p.m. at Hingham Public Library … Katherine Fast, Ruth McCarty, Leslie Wheeler, and B.B. Oak (“Best New England Crime Stories 2013: Blood Moon”) read at 3 p.m. at Concord Bookshop, 65 Main St., Concord Continue reading >>>

(PRLEAP.COM) BURLINGTON, Mass., Jan. 10, 2013 — Greater Boston flooring store A.J. Rose Carpets Flooring has quickly made its mark on 2013, earning a pair of awards for its outstanding service and product offerings. The local Massachusetts business recently received a 2012 Angie's List Super Service Award in the Carpet Sales/Installation/Repair and Carpet Cleaning categories, while Boston magazine has named it a Best of Boston Home 2013 selection in the Flooring category. As the highest honor given out by the user-focused, service-provider review site Angie's List, the Super Service Continue reading >>>

By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff A report issued Wednesday notes that 41 fatal work injuries were reported in Greater Boston in 2011, accounting for about 28 percent of the 149 worker deaths recorded in the New England region that year. The preliminary 2011 report is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, or BLS, which is part of the US Department of Labor. Fatal occupational injuries in Greater Boston have ranged from a high of 49 in 2005 to a low of 35 in both 2002 and 2010, BLS said. Suicide was the most frequent type of workplace fatality for Greater Boston during 2011, accounting for Continue reading >>>

  Five Somerville boys competed at the Mass. State Track Coaches Association Freshman-Sophomore Meet Jan. 6 at the Reggie Lewis Center. Andre James (55-meter dash, 7.43), Sarthak Khanal (300 meters), Travis Dolcine (600, 1:51.28), Odmark Ozit (55-meter hurdles, 10.21; long jump, 16-6), Demar Chapman (55-meter hurdles, 10.30) and the 4x200 meter relay team of James, Ozit, Chapman and Khanal competed for the Highlanders. Seven Somerville girls competed at the MSTCA Freshman-Sophomore Meet Jan. 6 at the Reggie Lewis Center. Melissa Sanon (55-meter dash, 8.48), Leighann Nguyen (55-meter Continue reading >>>

If only there were more charitable events where all you have to do is show up and eat. For conscious-minded consumers in the South End, several neighborhood restaurants are offering the opportunity to do just that, through the Greater Boston Food Bank's Super Hunger Brunch on Jan. 26-27.  Dine at the South End's Stella, Darryl’s Corner Bar or Hamersley’s Bistro for brunch on the restaurant's fixed price menus and a portion of the proceeds will go to the Greater Boston Food Bank, which doles out nearly 41 million pounds of food and grocery products a year to 550 member hunger-relief agencies Continue reading >>>

If only there were more charitable events where all you have to do is show up and eat. For conscious-minded consumers on Beacon Hill, several neighborhood and area restaurants are offering the opportunity to do just that, through the Greater Boston Food Bank's Super Hunger Brunch on Jan. 26-27.  Dine at Beacon Hill's Clink for brunch on the restaurant's fixed price menus and a portion of the proceeds will go to the Greater Boston Food Bank, which doles out nearly 41 million pounds of food and grocery products a year to 550 member hunger-relief agencies in Boston and eastern Massachusetts.  The Continue reading >>>

Boys basketball stays undefeated; fine finishes at GBL track meet By Mike Stoller In its first Greater Boston League game of the campaign, the Somerville High hockey team escaped with a 3-2 victory over host Everett last week, improving its overall record to 3-2-2. “A win is a win,” Somerville coach Chuck Allen said. “But we need to play the whole 45 minutes from the drop of the puck. “ “We do have good leadership, though,” the coach added, praising senior co-captains Joe Desmond and Kyle Higgins and senior assistant leaders Matt Vogel and Troy Martini. Senior winger C.J. Albanese Continue reading >>>

If only there were more charitable events where all you have to do is show up and eat. For conscious-minded consumers on Beacon Hill, several neighborhood and area restaurants are offering the opportunity to do just that, through the Greater Boston Food Bank's Super Hunger Brunch on Jan. 26-27.  Dine at several Back Bay venues for brunch on the restaurant's fixed price menus and a portion of the proceeds will go to the Greater Boston Food Bank, which doles out nearly 41 million pounds of food and grocery products a year to 550 member hunger-relief agencies in Boston and eastern Massachusetts.  The Continue reading >>>