Among the more than 100 items found in the Everett Avenue home of a Somerville couple suspected of stealing packages delivered to area homes were these cellphones. They were among the items being itemized and inventoried Wednesday at the Somerville police station. Ted Gartland, a dayside photo editor at the Globe, has been taking pictures in Greater Boston since 1971. Each weekday, he highlights an outtake that did not appear in the morning paper. Try BostonGlobe.com today and get two weeks FREE. Continue reading >>>

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 22, 2011 -- CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Inspiration Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Inspiration), the only biopharmaceutical company focused exclusively on the development and commercialization of new treatment options for people with hemophilia, announced today the Company will relocate its corporate headquarters to Cambridge, MA from Laguna Niguel, CA.  The move is integral to Inspiration's plan to accommodate its anticipated future staffing and facility needs as the Company transitions to product commercialization.Inspiration's new Continue reading >>>

Vento Chiaro, one of the country’s foremost woodwind quintets, has been named the 2011-12 ensemble in residence at The Rivers School Conservatory in Weston. “The Rivers School Conservatory is honored and proud to have Vento Chiaro, one of the most dynamic and artistic wind quintets in the United States, in residence for the 2011-2012 academic and concert season,” said David Tierney, director of The Rivers School Conservatory. “We are excited about their concert programs, collaboration with the Rivers Symphony Orchestra, teaching, and chamber ensemble coaching. “The extraordinarily Continue reading >>>

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We uncovered amazing value-priced restaurants in every corner of Greater Boston this year. Some highlights: MODEST RESTAURANT OF THE YEARStrip-T's, the family-run Watertown eatery where chef Tim Maslow, ex–Momofuku Ssäm Bar, recently took the reins from his dad. His inventive, modern, often-stunning dishes include a jammy pig's head (with the appealing texture of pulled pork) on toasted baguette, roast apple salad with corned beef tongue and horseradish in beet broth, and Japanese eggplant bánh mì with crispy tofu. Run, don't walk, here.DAVID VS. GOLIATH AWARD Allston's tiny, humble Continue reading >>>

Quincy Police on Tuesday arrested a father and daughter for stealing gift packages from outside residences in the North Quincy area and a UPS employee on charges of stealing parcels. Michael Ritchie, 58, of 490 Union St., Rockland, and Jennifer Ritchie, 19, of 175 Billings Road in Quincy, were charged with larceny over $250. Police responded to a report of a theft from Freeman Street at 4:53 p.m. The alleged victim provided a description of a Ford pick-up truck leaving the scene, police Capt. John Dougan said. Officers pulled over the truck shortly afterward and questioned Michael Ritchie.  Continue reading >>>

Ironically, Twitter use took off across the US bacause of traditional face-to-face interaction, an MIT study shows. Researchers studied the growth of Twitter from its launch in 2006 to 2009, examining data from 16,000 US cities and focusing on the 408 with the highest number of Twitter users. And, they say, the site’s growth in the relied mainly on traditional social networks based on geographic proximity and socioeconomic similarity, as well as on media attention. They looked in particular at when cities reached 'critical mass', with 13.5 percent of residents being Twitter users. As Continue reading >>>

State Street CEO Jay Hooley spoke to a receptive audience when he talked about his company’s international ambitions at Boston’s posh InterContinental hotel in March. Hooley discussed State Street’s long-public goal of reaching the point where at least half of its revenue comes from overseas clients. A global expansion, Hooley pledged, would strengthen the financial services firm’s position here in its home city. The dark-suited executives who packed the room probably had no reason to doubt Hooley’s promise. State Street, after all, is a survivor. In recent years, State Street emerged Continue reading >>>