A marketing researcher has been polling voters in several communities around Suffolk Downs to measure local support for a casino project at the track and to identify the public officials who wield the greatest influence among the people, according to residents polled. Suffolk Downs officials confirmed yesterday that they are behind the recent surveys in Boston, Revere, Winthrop, and Chelsea. “We can never do enough listening to the local community,’’ said Chip Tuttle, chief operating officer. He said Suffolk Downs has polled “periodically’’ to help inform Continue reading >>>

Milton resident Thomas O'Grady will deliver a keynote presentation about Irish immigration at the National Archives in Waltham. Dr. O'Grady is a published poet and a professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and a specialist in Irish literature and poetry.  His expertise in this matter will be on display during his presentation, "Going Into Exile: Poems of the Irish Diaspora."  O’ Grady’s presentation is part of a program "They Came From Ireland" which will also feature Walter V. Hickey, archivist/genealogist from the National Archives will discuss researching Continue reading >>>

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Cambridge, MA, December 16, 2011 --(PR.com)-- “Hope the Hungry” Food Drive will provide food for Cambridge's needy families through Pentecostal Tabernacle. Non-perishable food donations should be dropped off at Thelonious Monkfish, 524 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, Ma, from now until Dec. 24th. Participants who donate three items or more in a single visit to Thelonious Monkfish will receive 10% off their meal. Additionally, Thelonious Monkish will be catering Christmas Eve dinner for forty-five at the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter. They are also donating 10% of all proceeds from the sale Continue reading >>>

The Malden High School Girls Cross Country team entered the 2011 season with a hefty weight on its shoulders: they hadn’t ever won a Greater Boston League cross country title and had just watched the 2010 boys’ team win its first in 40 years.  “The pressure isn’t in winning the first title, there’s no pressure if it’s never been done,” said Malden coach David Londino. “The pressure comes with knowing you have the talent to do so. The pressure comes with knowing you could possibly blow this if you’re not 100 percent dedicated a 100 percent of the time.” The girls cross Continue reading >>>

The board of Jamaica Plain Youth Soccer (JPYS) would like to thank our generous sponsors. Their ever-growing support enables more than 300 local boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 18 to learn fundamental soccer skills, have fun with their friends and perhaps become the next Hope Solo or Lionel Messi. Jamaica Plain Youth Soccer is a volunteer-run organization that aims to keep its expenses to a minimum and the quality of soccer playing high. JPYS is committed to keeping the program open to all interested youth by maintaining registration fees that are lower than other towns. We also do not Continue reading >>>

By Steve Adams Mass Bay Credit Union is the latest local credit union looking to relax its membership requirements and draw in a bigger pool of customers. The South Boston-based credit union – which has branches in Quincy, Medford and Weston – is seeking approval from the state Division of Banks to offer membership to anyone who lives or works in Boston or a number of suburbs, including dozens of communities south of Boston. The bylaw change would open membership to people who live or work in Norfolk or Suffolk counties, plus 17 other towns. The list includes Abington, Hanover, Continue reading >>>

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By Derek McLean, Town Correspondent The United States Postal Service is weighing whether to discontinue the Babson Park post office branch in Wellesley and is asking customers for their opinions. The Babson Park branch, located at 231 Forest St. on the Babson College campus, is one of 3,700 branches around the country, 43 in Massachusetts, which the Postal Service is considering closinb. Thirty-one of the Massachusetts branches are in Greater Boston. The mass closures are designed to help address a budget deficit of nearly $10 billion. But customers still have the chance to voice their thoughts Continue reading >>>