Carving out space for a stress-free Sabbath

In mid-September, as the Malden eruv extension neared completion, excitement grew in the local Orthodox Jewish community, especially in the Goldberg home. The new, larger eruv would include the five-bedroom brick Mansard where Sam Goldberg, his wife, Ellen Zagorsky Goldberg, and three of their four daughters live. Finally. And once inside the eruv, the Goldbergs knew their home and neighborhood would be more accessible to other members of the Orthodox community, especially families with young children. “We are so looking forward to it,” Zagorsky Goldberg said a few days before work on the extension Continue reading >>>

Paul Guzzi leaves a strong Greater Boston chamber — now, for the next step

OVER THE past 18 years, Paul Guzzi has led the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce with deftness. A former secretary of state and Wang Laboratories executive, he has harnessed connections from his past lives to make the chamber a source for interesting business programming and effective networking. He’s also been savvy about the political challenges business groups face in a state once known as “Taxachusetts.” Unlike its counterparts elsewhere, the Greater Boston Chamber has opted to tread lightly among lawmakers, and it has refrained from staking out inflexible positions. Now, with Guzzi’s Continue reading >>>

Greater Boston author readings Sept. 28-Oct.4

SUNDAY Mike Ryan (“Ten Minutes to Park Street”) reads at 1 p.m. at Tatnuck Bookseller, 18 Lyman St., Westborough ... Jim Vrabel (“A People’s History of the New Boston”) reads at 2 p.m. at Doyle’s Cafe, 3484 Washington St., Jamaica Plain ... Sarah Brannen (“Madame Martine”) reads at 3 p.m. at Concord Bookshop, 65 Main St., Concord MONDAY Lawrence Wright (“Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David”) reads at 6 p.m. at the Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge ($5 tickets at http://www.harvard.com/event/lawrence_wright1/) ...Karen Corsano and Continue reading >>>

Huge demand pushes up Boston office rents

Strong growth of technology and financial companies is increasing office rents across the region and fueling proposals for new office buildings from Route 128 to Cambridge and downtown Boston. In red hot East Cambridge, the area surrounding Kendall Square, average asking rents surged to $63.87 per square foot during the past three months, according to the real estate firm Transwestern RBJ. That was an 18 percent increase compared with the same period last year. Continue reading below In Boston, rents for top-rated space ticked up to $51.79. That represents only a slight increase from last Continue reading >>>

‘Copper’ load of these new hospital beds which aim to combat possible infections

Pilgrim Hospital has installed new copper-coated patient beds to combat the issue of touch surfaces harbouring parthogens. The special antimicrobial beds in The Bostonian help to address the growing problem of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospitals.Michael Oko, ENT consultant and clinical lead, has championed the replacement of key high-touch surfaces, beginning with bed rails, cabinet handles, chair arms, hand rails, switches, and taps. With these now installed, his intention is to replace more items and roll out the copper upgrade throughout the hospital.The Continue reading >>>

foodtweeks??? Gets Screen Time at The Boston Film Festival with Celebrity …

Before each of the 34 films showing at the Boston Film Festival from September 24th-28th,, 2014, foodtweeks celebrity ambassador, Kelly Le Brock will be advocating for the use of the app as well as bringing attention to September's Hunger Action Month. The Greater Boston Food Bank and foodtweeks are on a month long action oriented campaign to elevate awareness about hunger in America and to end it as part of a national effort lead by Feeding America. Part of this campaign was to develop special download codes for the festival (BostonFilmFest) and for all those who are not attending the festical Continue reading >>>

Boston Finds 113-Year-Old Time Capsule Inside State House’s Golden Lion Statue

A 113-year-old time capsule is said to be sealed inside a golden lion statue situated on top of the Old State House in Boston. The time capsule was placed there in 1901 and the contents are said to be placed inside a copper box. Among some of its contents are buttons from the presidential campaigns of Theodore Roosevelt and William McKinley, letters from Boston politicians, and photographs. The time capsule was long forgotten until a descendant of one of the sculpture’s makers reminded the Bostonian Society through a letter sent a few years ago, Smithsonian reports. This month, the lion statue Continue reading >>>

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Winners The Bostonian Society: The group, which operates a museum at the Old State House, has confirmed the presence of a time capsule from 1901 inside the copper statue of a lion at what had been the seat of Massachusetts government. The statue was recently taken down from the roof as part of a restoration. A fiber-optic camera found the copper box in the lion’s head. The next step will include an attempt to open the statue without damaging it, followed by the removal of the box and examination of its contents. The box could be opened as early as next week. Tossups Job-seekers: Fort Wayne Continue reading >>>

Steve Wynn Reacts To Winning The Right To Bring Blackjack To Boston

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