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How about that for an encore? For the second year in a roFor the second year in a row, the Medford High Golf team has captured the Greater Boston League title with a perfect 8-0 record in league play. The Mustangs were led by seniors Maxine Harney, Charlie Chouniard, Allyson Mollung and Cory Mortel . Medford stormed through the season undefeated with a state sectional berth at stake. “We have a strong team this year,” said Medford Coach Ray Dyer. “And with another year of experience behind us we should fare much better in the state tournament at Bradford Country Club.” The Mustangs Continue reading >>>

File photo | The Republican09.10.2012 | SPRINGFIELD — Massachusetts Gaming Commission Chairman Stephen Crosby speaks at a hearing at Springfield Technical Community College. Company informationMGM Resorts Headquarters: Las Vegas, Nev.Number of casinos in operation: 23CEO: Jim MurrenMost recent casino project: CityCenter on the south side of the Las Vegas stripAnnual revenue: $7.8 billionNumber of employees: 50,700Penn National GamingHeadquarters: Wyomissing, Pa.CEO: Peter M. CarlinoNumber of casinos in operation: 21Most recent casino project: Hollywood Casino in St. Louis, under constructionAnnual Continue reading >>>

Actor/wrestler Dwayne Johnson, better known by some fans as "The Rock" is producing a new action-adventure reality show and he is looking for contestants from the Greater Boston area.  The show will be called "The Hero" and will give contestants the chance to win hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize money. Casting for the new series is happening on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Jillians, 3 Lansdowne in Boston. You must bring a current photo to the casting call and you must be 21 as of January 2013. In a press release, show publicists described the type of contestants who Continue reading >>>

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SCVNGR, maker of the mobile payment app LevelUp, was among those honored by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.

Carver Middle High School culinary students spent this past Saturday taking part in the inaugural Boston Seafood Festival. The students rotated from a variety of venues, from the lobster bake dinner prepared by Jasper White's Seafood Shack and assisting in oyster shucking to working with area chefs in the chefs demo area. The students worked with greater Boston chef in a sustainable-seafood gala the previous evening. Each student worked with groups of chefs as they prepared and served dishes using under-used fish species. The $125-per-plate dinner was to raise awareness about the overfishing Continue reading >>>

The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce will honor 10 small and high-growth businesses for their achievements and contributions to the community during a “Small Business of the Year” awards luncheon today at the Sheraton Boston Hotel. Beverly-based Meridian Associates Inc., a consulting firm offering services for the civil engineering, 3-D laser scanning and survey, landscape architecture and renewable energy sectors, will be honored as the 2012 “Small Business of the Year.” Founded in 1990, Meridian also has offices in Westboro and four other states. Other businesses being recognized include Continue reading >>>

SUNDAY: Aine Greaney ("Dance Lessons") reads at 2 p.m. in the Orientation Room, Boston Public Library, Copley … Sharon Lovejoy (“My First Bird Book and Bird Feeder�) reads at 2 p.m. in the Rey Children's Room, Boston Public Library, Copley … David Ferry and George Kalogeris (“Dialogos: Paired Poems in Translation�) read at 2 p.m. in the Harvard-Yenching Common Room 136, 2 Divinity Ave, Cambridge … Melanie Braverman (“Red�) reads at 3 p.m. at the Concord Free Public Library, 129 Main St., Concord MONDAY: Chris Berdick (“Mind Over Continue reading >>>

Photo courtesy of WCCPThe WCCP delegation visiting Lisbon and Paredes, Portugal Living PlanIT, located in the town of Paredes about two hours north of Lisbon, Portugal just may be the city of the future. Living PlanIT is a project created and supported by Cisco, Microsoft and several other technology companies interested in innovation and creating a futuristic city. A real-life Epcot Center meets the Jetsons of sorts. These companies, in concert with the national government of Portugal, hope to create the world's "smartest city" and hope to do it by 2015. The World Class Cities Partnership Continue reading >>>

Police responded to Mt. Auburn Cemetery on Oct. 1 at 9:20 a.m. for a report of larceny of tree burls—the latest in a spate of tree burl thefts in the Greater Boston area.

A burl is a growth on a tree that artists and crafters often use to make bowls. A caretaker at the cemetery told police that a large burl had been stolen from a sugar maple tree on the Coolidge Avenue side of the cemetery, said Lt. Michael Lawn of the Watertown Police Department.