Because Booth, who lives in Norwood, is not a Muslim, many things in the school were unfamiliar to him when he joined the staff in May 2011. Muslims pray five times a day, for example, and the rituals are part and parcel of the school day.

The following was provided by Supportive Living, Inc. On Thursday, May 31, Supportive Living Inc. (SLI), a non-profit organization dedicated to creating and maintaining high quality, home-like environments for survivors of brain injury in the greater Boston area, celebrated the grand opening of its Brain Injury Rehabilitation Research and Wellness Center at an event held at the Lexington Depot. The new research facility is located at SLI’s Douglas House in the heart of Lexington. Led by SLI and a team of Continue reading >>>

BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - Jun 1, 2012) - What: BUILD-Greater Boston hosts its inaugural Youth Business Plan Competition where 100 students will present their innovative business ideas and prototypes to a panel of judges. Winners receive start-up funds to launch their business. The BPC celebrates students' creativity and energy, on a day of competition where one team will emerge victorious, and everybody wins. BUILD runs the largest youth business incubator in the country, and uses entrepreneurship to excite and propel disengaged, low income students through high school to college Continue reading >>>

Liberty Bay Credit Union CEO Ken Dyer is losing his hair over One Mission’s “Buzz Off” taking place at Gillette Stadium this Sunday, literally. With a longstanding history of supporting charitable organizations in the Greater Boston community, “Bald Kenny” has upped the anti for the 2012 One Mission “Buzz Off," raising more than $8,000 to support cancer care at Children’s Hospital heading into the final week of donations. Dyer currently holds third place in a pool of more than 400 fundraisers, including official “Buzz Off” spokesman and New Patriots Tight End Rob Gronkowski. Founded Continue reading >>>

(Boston Schools)Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Schools Superintendent Carol R. Johnson, and State Treasurer Steve Grossman join representatives of the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization and other partners at a community meeting in early March to sign a feasibility study agreement for the renovation and expansion of the Dearborn Middle School. By Matt Rocheleau, Town Correspondent A two-year study is underway to determine how to renovate and expand the Henry Dearborn Middle School in Roxbury, in an overhaul that could cost tens of millions. One idea is to reinvent it as a grade 6-12 school with Continue reading >>>

The BUILD Greater-Boston Youth Business Competition Connects 9th Grade Entrepreneurs to Venture Capitalist, Business and Community Leaders What: BUILD-Greater Boston hosts its inaugural Youth Business Plan Competition where 100 students will present their innovative business ideas and prototypes to a panel of judges. Winners receive start-up funds to launch their business. The BPC celebrates students' creativity and energy, on a day of competition where one team will emerge victorious, and everybody wins. BUILD runs the largest Continue reading >>>

Photos by Ryan Mooney By Ryan Mooney, Globe Correspondent You won't find their work at the Salem Arts Festival or the Peabody Essex Museum, and it's not for sale anywhere, but even a passing glance at the brick façade across the street from the Peabody Street Park in Salem is evidence of the enormous talent within this group of local artists. On Thursday they presented their first work of public art - the latest addition to the growing public art movement in the Witch City's downtown district - a 16-by-12-foot mural on the side wall of an apartment complex near the intersection of Peabody, Ward Continue reading >>>

BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - Jun 1, 2012) - What: BUILD-Greater Boston hosts its inaugural Youth Business Plan Competition where 100 students will present their innovative business ideas and prototypes to a panel of judges. Winners receive start-up funds to launch their business. The BPC celebrates students' creativity and energy, on a day of competition where one team will emerge victorious, and everybody wins. BUILD runs the largest youth business incubator in the country, and uses entrepreneurship to excite and propel disengaged, low income students through high school to college Continue reading >>>