BOSTON (CBS) – Water and sewer rates are on the rise again for Greater Boston homeowners, but that’s not the only thing going up. The I-Team has discovered the state authority which hiked those rates is also hiking the pay of everyone of its employees. “It’s gold,” says Milton homeowner Paul Yovino, describing the water coming out of the tap in his kitchen sink. And like gold, the price of water is going up, yet again. “They’re saying that the average homeowner in Milton will have a $150 increase in their water bill,” Yovino says. And not just in Milton . The Massachusetts Continue reading >>>

Longtime Winchester resident Ralph Bates donated $100,000 to the Pine Street Inn homeless shelter organization in Boston. The gift will help Pine Street expand to add an additional 150 units of housing. Pine Street currently provides temporary and permanent housing to more than 730 formerly homeless people. Bates, a retired businessman and philanthropist, had a real estate and publishing business that produced the Greater Boston House Buyer’s Guide. He has since retired and moved out of Winchester. “I feel so fortunate for the success I’ve had and above all want to help those in need,” Continue reading >>>

Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston is staging My Fair Lady at the Robinson Theatre on Lexington St. in Waltham through Aug. 19. The classic musical stars Rick Hilsabeck as the curmudgeonly professor Henry Higgins, with his real-life co-star Sarah Pfisterer as Eliza Doolittle.  R. Michael Wresinski of Framingham will portray Colonel Pickering. Other Framingham residents include Chris Brindley, quartet/singing ensemble and Sarah Beling with the dance ensemble. Opening night was Friday, Aug. 10. There is a performance today, Aug. 12 at 2 p.m. Other shows are Aug. 16, 17 and 18 at 7:30 p.m. Continue reading >>>

GBBC Hosts Boat Cruise, Benefits Social Action Groups PRINT EMAIL COMMENTS (0) LARGE MEDIUM SMALL The Greater Boston Business Council (GBBC) Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce, and TD Bank hosted their annual dinner boat cruise to benefit AIDS Action and Community Servings. This year nearly 300 guests danced, mingled and enjoyed a warm summer evening under the stars cruising around Boston harbor, enjoying views of the Boston skyline and Harbor Islands. "The 2012 GBBC/TD Bank boat cruise to benefit Aids Continue reading >>>

08/08/2012 (press release: grlpub) // Austin, TX, USA // Alex Gurevich A new video released by GRL Publishing has featured Boston wedding venues and several other tips for Boston area brides and grooms. The video invites viewers to visit WeddingVenuesInBoston.com, a new website launched last week that covers wedding service providers in a greater Boston area, area wedding events, a number of different Massachusetts wedding venues and other wedding tips and resources couples will be able to use in preparation for the big event. The video reviews multiple options available Continue reading >>>

Suffolk Downs, long the leading contender for casino development rights in Greater Boston, has submitted its non-refundable $400,000 application fee to the state gambling commission and formally applied for a casino license, the track announced today. “We begin this formal part of earning a license to develop a world-class destination resort at our 77-year-old racetrack with great enthusiasm and with the understanding that our project must set the standard for gaming development in Massachusetts,” said Richard Fields, Suffolk Downs principal owner, in a statement. “With our partners, Caesars Continue reading >>>

By Mark Arsenault, Globe Staff Suffolk Downs, long the leading contender for casino development rights in Greater Boston, has submitted its non-refundable $400,000 application fee to the state gambling commission and formally applied for a casino license, the track announced today. “We begin this formal part of earning a license to develop a world-class destination resort at our 77-year-old racetrack with great enthusiasm and with the understanding that our project must set the standard for gaming development in Massachusetts,� said Richard Fields, Suffolk Downs principal Continue reading >>>

Spindle for iPhone is a location-based mobile app designed to integrate events and the user's social graph. Spindle Labs Inc. on Thursday released its eponymous location-based mobile app, which is now available to iPhone users in Greater Boston and the San Francisco Bay Area. According to a blog post by Spindle co-founder and CEO Pat Kinsel, the app is designed to provide its users with Continue reading >>>

Andrea McDonough, who rents an apartment in South Boston with her two dogs, says tenants with pets are having a hard time finding an apartment in the city’s tight rental market.  As vacancies in Greater Boston’s apartment market sink to six-year lows, landlords are saying no to Fido or making it more expensive for pet owners. With multiple applicants for fewer units, property owners Continue reading >>>