Eighth-graders from across Massachusetts will unite for Project 351 on Jan. 14 for an ambitious day of service honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. The youth ambassadors, representing the Commonwealth's 351 cities and towns, are chosen based on their exemplary service ethic and spirit of generosity and were nominated by education leaders in their home town. Project 351 was launched during Gov. Deval Patrick’s 2011 inaugural when more than 400 youth ambassadors united to serve, develop leadership skills and discuss issues critical to young people and their communities. Last year’s Continue reading >>>

Boston, MA, December 30, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Every year on February 14th, loved ones and new sweethearts around the world, celebrate Valentine's Day. This year, Kutroc Records proudly presents free ringtones from the label's catalog of songs on love and relationships. In the most popular month of romance, singer-songwriter Mateo Medina reveals his heart in "All I'm Saying" song.The special "Dia del Amor" (Day of Love), Valentine's Day ringtone, is a window into Mateo's love and affection for a special friend. "I've been trying to tell you for a minute, I just never got the words to say," Mateo says Continue reading >>>

When the Celtics play their home opener tonight at the TD Garden, one thing will be clear: If fans had any pent-up anger over the lockout-delayed season, it has morphed into pent-up demand. Less than a week into the lockout-shortened NBA season, arenas are sold out, television ratings are up, and last Sunday’s game between the Celtics and New York Knicks was the most watched Christmas Day game in cable history, with 5.9 million viewers tuning into TNT. Through Wednesday night, 26 of 32 NBA games have taken place in arenas filled to capacity. And last week, Continue reading >>>

Due to the numerous universities, hospitals, and high tech employers in the Boston area, the average Bostonian tends to be more educated than his or her domestic counterparts. However, our country’s ongoing financial predicament has caused people to augment their understanding of the banking world’s nuanced machinations. In particular, Boston's consumers now have a greater grasp of the repercussions of their banking choices. Community banks have been well positioned to take advantage of this new awareness, using their local ties and the local ties of their decision-makers to cater to local Continue reading >>>

By Zuri Berry, Globe Staff The Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association announced its 2011 all-state football team. The team, which features a number of Boston Globe All-Scholastics, had four schools with two athletes on the list, including Catholic Memorial, Concord-Carlisle, Duxbury and Everett. The team will be honored at a banquet co-sponsored by the association and the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston on Sunday, March 4, 2012, at Lantana's in Randolph. Here is the complete list: OFFENSE QUARTERBACK Jonathan DiBiaso, Everett Cam McLevedge, Weymouth Matt Montalto, Dennis-Yarmouth RECEIVERS Armani Continue reading >>>

WATERTOWN, Mass., (MMD Newswire) December 29, 2011 - - Ford recently announced that its Michigan Assembly Plant has begun manufacturing the 2012 Ford Focus Electric, an all-electric compact car headed to Ford dealers in 19 select markets, including Boston, next year. The American automaker claims its newest model will be the first five-passenger, all-electric vehicle to achieve a miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) of more than 100. Ford is the first of the Big Three domestic automakers to sell an all-electric car, and it has gone to great lengths to improve on the inherent weaknesses of plug-in Continue reading >>>

It’s looking like 2012 may be a make-or-break year in the long history of The Providence Journal. With revenue and circulation still falling precipitously, the Projo is poised to bet big on pushing readers back to print by forcing those who want all its content to either subscribe to the print edition or read it in an electronic format that’s an exact digital replica of the dead tree version. The strategy is risky, to say the least. The new ProvidenceJournal.com’s debut was met with withering criticism, including from the paper’s own commenters. The e-edition software developed by Continue reading >>>

Arlington is ready to house new manufacturing plants, biopharmaceutical companies and research laboratories, according to a trade group that recently reviewed the town’s infrastructure and zoning laws. Earlier this month, Arlington was designated a “bronze community” by the nonprofit Massachusetts Biotechnology Council. The Council’s “BioReady” rating system was created in 2008 to help communities court new biotech businesses. So far, 69 communities have earned at least a bronze designation, which indicates local policies are hospitable for companies in the biotechnology industry Continue reading >>>