By Jaclyn Reiss, Boston.com Staff Watertown councilors voted this week to join a regional committee advising Logan Airport officials on noise pollution after the residents have complained about a recent spike in airplane noise. Watertown officials will soon be accepting applications for appointees to the Logan Community Advisory Committee, a group of representatives from about 30 Greater Boston communities who want to reduce overhead noise from airplanes arriving at or departing from Logan Airport in Boston. Watertown, along with several nearby towns like Belmont, are becoming involved Continue reading >>>

Zillow's metrics speak volumes about the health of the Greater Boston jobs market, one of the strongest in the country for some years now. More high-paying jobs compared to other metro markets mean higher prices, less negative equity and fewer foreclosures. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that one. But while Boston-area sellers are doing better now, this has to be one of the worst markets in the country for home buyers right now. Listings of homes for sale are skidding along at all time lows and construction of new homes and condos remain mired in what has become a decades-long Continue reading >>>

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An ATV was stolen from Greater Boston Motorsports at 1098
Mass. Ave. at about 4 a.m. Wednesday, according to police.

Employees noticed the ATV missing Wednesday evening and then
spotted a man taking it on surveillance footage, police said.

The suspect is a white male – he was wearing a blue-hooded
sweatshirt and jeans. The ATV is a Kawasaki Brute Force ATV, silver and gray,
with after market black polished wheels and a snowplow.

Christmas lights are, at heart, about bringing brightness into the longest, coldest, darkest nights of the year. Some are inspired by Christian faith in the appearance of a new baby, the infant Jesus. Some are all about the joy to the world of schmaltz. Whether you’re moved by “Peace on Earth” or a holly jolly Christmas, below are nine must-see electric yuletide displays from Dorchester to Saugus’ incredible Lynn Fells Parkway that will warm your cold New England heart. (Click on any of the photos to see them larger.) Send us your Christmas lights photos to share at gcook@bu.edu Continue reading >>>

Mr. Rabin, who died Thursday in Madison, was a music visionary who devoted his life to making music accessible to children, said his eldest son, Ralph.

HONORED• The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston has announced that it will present Southern Connecticut State football coach Rich Cavanaugh with the John Baronian Lifetime Contribution to Football Award at its annual awards dinner on Jan. 9 at the Westin Hotel in Waltham, Mass. Last month, Cavanaugh announced his retirement as head coach of the Owls, effective Jan. 1. He has enjoyed an affiliation with the university since 1982 and served as head coach since 1985. Cavanaugh concludes his career as the winningest (170 victories) Continue reading >>>

BOSTON (CBS)  – Two events, in two days on two sides of the Boston Harbor honored Boston Mayor Tom Menino who is leaving office after two decades. The two events could not have been more different. On Tuesday for breakfast at the Westin Waterfront Hotel, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce honored the mayor before 500 business leaders in his last final official speech, complete with a teleprompter for his remarks. On Wednesday afternoon, a couple of hundred East Boston residents and Massport officials gathered in a heated tent for the official topping off ceremony at Portside at Pier Continue reading >>>

BOSTON (CBS) – Paul Guzzi, the president-CEO of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, talks to WBZ NewsRadio 1030′s Joe Mathieu every Thursday. This week’s segment covers the chamber’s new growth agenda for Mayor-elect Marty Walsh, the budget deal in Congress which could mean fewer layoffs in Massachusetts and Thursday’s report on retail sales for November showing a bigger-than-expected increase. Listen to the interview here: MORE LOCAL NEWS FROM CBS BOSTON Boston Police Officer Pleads Not Guilty To Assault ChargesCaesars Sues Head Of Mass. Gambling PanelSterling Store Sells Continue reading >>>

The 3,449-square-footer dating from 1903 last traded way back in December 2001 for $672,500. This go-round, 12 years later and after various renovations, it wants a full $1,450,000. What'd you think? · Listing: 32 Walden Street [Coldwell Banker] · Our Triple-Decker Thursday archive [Curbed Boston] Continue reading >>>