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The state gambling commission said today it is encouraging competition for gaming licenses, arguing that it will make proposals better and thus help realize the objectives of the expanded gambling law. “Significant competition among potential casino developers will invevitably sharpen the proposals,” the Massachusetts Gaming Commission said in a statement this afternoon. The commission said it was responding to a Boston Globe article this morning in which Caesars Entertainment chief executive Gary Loveman said he foresaw no other competitors for the Greater Boston area casino license, which Continue reading >>>

Last week I ran into an interesting variation on this theme. My buyer-client applied to an extremely reputable lender. The mortgage process was ahead of schedule until the lender called to advise that the wholesale arm of the bank that they sell their jumbo mortgages to had revised their schedule and would not be able to underwrite the loan until July 14th, which was 15 days after the commitment was due. This information was provided four days before the commitment was due. We had an unpredictable seller and the market for this particular property had appreciated since the buyer’s offer was Continue reading >>>

Celebrate the 4th of July with these fireworks displays scheduled in the Greater Boston area and North Shore of Massachusetts.

At Suffolk Downs, Loveman proposes a two-phase construction. In the first phase, taking about one year, “You’d see casino, slots and tables, the usual casino services, and some restaurant services,” he said. “And then you’d get the hotel, spa, more restaurants, and retail in the second phase.” He said the second phase would take an additional year.

“I’ve been buying 50-50 raffle tickets for 11 years at my sons’ Legion games,” said John Casey, who recently completed his 29th season at Tufts, which was 22-12 overall. Brian, an All-New England pitcher and infielder at the Medford university, has been his assistant for five of those years.

Standard Poor’s Ratings Services has raised its bond rating for the town of Chelmsford to AA, up from AA-. The higher rating is the result of the town’s sustained improvement in its financial position and performance. Other rating factors considered by Standard Poor’s include Chelmsford’s access to Greater Boston, coupled with above-average wealth and income indicators and low unemployment relative to state and national averages; strong financial management practices; and low debt burden with rapid principal amortization. To view Standard Poor’s complete report, visit www.townofchelmsford.us. Continue reading >>>

ATT is offering wireless users in the greater Boston and Providence areas a bird’s-eye view of ATT’s wireless network enhancements.  Their recently-launched map shows what work has been done in the Boston-Providence area, which includes New Hampshire. Amherst has had eight completed upgrades since January 2011. The hyper-local map displays neighborhood-level network enhancements made by ATT since the beginning of 2011. Enhancements include new cell sites, mobile Internet speed upgrades, capacity upgrades and network connection upgrades.  Visitors to the microsite will see a map Continue reading >>>

June 30, 2012DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY PLAYOFFSNew England teams shutout FRISCO, Tex---New England area teams were completely shutout of the final round of the US Soccer Development Academy playoffs, with four clubs failing to advance past this week's playoff round. The New England Revolution, FC Greater Boston, Seacoast United and Oakwood SC all failed to advance. The New England Revolution U17/18 finished at the bottom of their group with a 0-2-1 record, while the U15/16s also finished Continue reading >>>