1, Andrew Poore, Indiana 8 minutes, 43.52 seconds. 2, Travis Mahoney, Temple 8:48.18. 3, Stephen Curry, Texas AM 8:55.87. 4, Josh McAlary, Michigan State 8:58.68. 5, Josh MacDonald, Liberty 9:00.84. 6, Zach Ornelas, Michigan 9:00.85. Olympic Development 3,000 Steeplechase 1, Scott MacPherson, Adidas Team Rogue Elite 8:52.01. 2, Sean Duncan, Greater Boston TC 8:55.86. 3, Kent Pecora, Ragged Mountain Racing 8:55.91. 4, Nate Pineda, Houston 9:08.98. 5, Josh Guarino, Syracuse Chargers 9:09.71. 6, Jason Rengo, unattached 9:10.08.1, Latoya Griffith, Illinois 57.88. 2, Kaymarie Jones, Adams State 57.98. Continue reading >>>

Both the YMCA of Greater Boston and planners for a New Center for Arts and Culture later gave up plans to build on ramp parcels due to the cost. The Boston Museum, a nonprofit group led by developer Frank Keefe, submitted a plan for Parcel 9 in a 2009 round of proposals, but MassDOT rejected all proposals at that time. At Wednesday's meeting, Keefe proclaimed the site, right on the Freedom Trail, “the best in the country.” The new plan calls for a 100,000-square-foot building designed by Cambridge Seven Associates, with brick on the Blackstone Street side transitioning into glass facing Continue reading >>>

TD Bank Group plans to add five Greater Boston branches annually for years to come — and would expand even faster here if it could find space to do so, the firm’s CEO says. “I was telling (Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino): ‘If you could find me 10 more sites in Boston, we’ll do 10 more (branches) in Boston next year,’ ” TD Bank chief Ed Clark said today in a speech to the Boston College Chief Executives’ Club of Boston. Clark said in his remarks and in subsequent comments to reporters that the firm wants to add some 50 branches to its current roster of roughly 160 Bay State banks. He Continue reading >>>

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Iraq and Afghanistan – A Decade of War: Lessons Learned? Panelists: *Andrew J. Bacevich is Professor of International Relations and History at Boston University. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, he received his PhD in American Diplomatic History from Princeton University. Before joining the faculty of Boston University, Professor Bacevich taught at West Point and Johns Hopkins. *David Greenway is a contributing columnist for the Boston Globe, the International Herald Tribune, and GlobalPost. He previously Continue reading >>>

For example, let’s start in Scott’s hometown, Natick. A single person needs $29,635 a year to get by. A couple of adults, $38,450. When the first child is born, economic independence is achieved at $53,292. With the second infant, it goes to $72,637. If they are in pre-school, the cost goes even higher, needing $75,519. Costs come down a bit when the children hit school age. Once both are in school, economic independence is reached at $60,061 (and a second parent can get back to work a little easier.) Once the teens can be on their own after school, the figure drops to $43,744 (and maybe the Continue reading >>>

Taking into consideration the size of its overall population, Somerville receives a lower amount of state education funding, per capita, than do most other communities in Greater Boston. Somerville, with a population of about 76,000, is expected to receive about $19.3 million in Chapter 70 education funding in the upcoming fiscal year (though that number is subject to change, see below.) Compate that to Cambridge, which has a slightly larger population of about 108,700, but is expected to receive $88.9 million in state education funding. Or, look at Chealsea, with a population of around 37,500 Continue reading >>>