Home: News: Kidville: Celebrate spring and shake off cabin fever with Grand Opening celebrations including free admission to the premiere children's facility and clothing drive to benefit Room to Grow BOSTON - March 20, 2013 // PRNewswire // - Kidville - named 'best of' by New York Magazine- will open a 5,000 square foot facility at 34 Central St. in Wellesley Square on March 23. Kidville offers a wide range of developmental classes including Rockin' Railroad, Run Wiggle Paint Giggle, My Big Messy Art Class, Big Muscles for Little Babies, Kidville Gymnasts, Kidville Sports Continue reading >>>

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  Hospice of the North Shore Greater Boston celebrated Certified Nurses Day on March 19 by honoring its board-certified nurses. Board certification in hospice and palliative care nursing plays an increasingly important role in the assurance of high standards of care for our patients and their loved ones. While a registered nurse license provides entry to general nursing practice, the intensive requirements of hospice and palliative care nursing require extensive post-secondary and continuing education as well as a strong personal commitment to excellence by the nurse. The Continue reading >>>

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Starting April 5, senior product executives from throughout the Greater Boston Area will participate in facilitated discussions about the opportunities and issues they face. Networking groups in the Greater Boston Area cater to the leaders of a variety of functions such as HR, sales, finance, and marketing, yet until now there has been no equivalent group for senior product executives. “The opportunity to have an executive sounding-board for best practices in product management is something we are very Continue reading >>>

Greater Boston is famous for its medical facilities, several of which offer emergency care. But anyone who’s gone to the ER on the South Shore knows it can take a while before you get back home.

The chart above compares various emergency room wait times in Greater Boston and the South Shore. The data used comes from the center for Medicare Medicaid Center’s Hospital Compare web site.

MONDAY: Mary Beth Keane (“Fever”) and Jeanine Cummins (“The Crooked Branch”) read at 7 p.m. at Brookline Booksmith … Ben Nugent (“Good Kids”) reads at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books TUESDAY: Mari Passananti ("The K Street Affair") reads at 6:30 p.m. at the South End Library, 685 Tremont St. … Sabin Willett (“Abide With Me”) reads at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books … Miriam Katin (“Letting It Go”) reads at 7 p.m. at Brookline Booksmith … Joseph Gallo ("Boston Bronze and Stone Speak To Us") reads at 7 p.m. at Tewksbury Public Library, 300 Chandler St., Tewksbury … Elizabeth Continue reading >>>

  Do men grieve differently? According to Laurence Akins, M.A., certified pastoral chaplain for Hospice of the North Shore Greater Boston, they do. “The way men grieve is not often accepted as a mode of healing for the loss of a loved one,” Atkins said. “Women tend to use a traditional verbal and emotional expression for a grief model. Men tend to be quieter and less visible. They may appear less connected with the past and more aligned with action.” Atkins will lead an upcoming class for men focusing on a practical guide to the mechanics of grief and ritual. Continue reading >>>

Starting April 5, senior product executives from throughout the Greater Boston Area will participate in facilitated discussions about the opportunities and issues they face. Networking groups in the Greater Boston Area cater to the leaders of a variety of functions such as HR, sales, finance, and marketing, yet until now there has been no equivalent group for senior product executives. The Boston Product Management Association (BPMA) has addressed this need in the form of a new, once a month breakfast meeting for senior Continue reading >>>

BOSTON --  Starting April 5, senior product executives from throughout the Greater Boston Area will participate in facilitated discussions about the opportunities and issues they face. Networking groups in the Greater Boston Area cater to the leaders of a variety of functions such as HR, sales, finance, and marketing, yet until now there has been no equivalent group for senior product executives.The Boston Product Management Association (BPMA) has addressed this need in the form of a new, once a month breakfast meeting for senior product executives. Named the Product Executives Forum, each Continue reading >>>

Although spring officially begins Wednesday, it will be arriving on the heels of yet another winter walloping, with forecasters predicting up to 7 inches of snow in Boston tonight.“Oh boy, it’s coming,” said Eleanor Vallier-Talbot of the National Weather Service. “Snow, sleet and freezing rain, all coming our way.”The greater Boston area can expect 4 to 7 inches of snow late tonight, according to the National Weather Service. A winter storm remains in effect tonight into tomorrow morning. “It looks like its going to be a nasty morning commute” tomorrow, Vallier-Talbot said. Continue reading >>>