MARLBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown and Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren both plan to take part in Monday’s Labor Day parade in Marlborough.

Back to Daily NewsSouthborough, MA - O’Brien of Greater Boston Commercial Properties completes 13,058 s/f lease 2012-09-03Southborough, MA Bret O’Brien of Greater Boston Commercial Properties recently completed a 13,058 s/f lease of a fully air conditioned warehouse space at 150 Cordaville Rd. to PlayTown Express, LLC.  The landlord 150 Cordaville, LLC was represented by Greater Boston Commercial Properties, LLC, while the tenant was represented by Rick Kaplan of Re/Max Executive Realty Commercial Division.  150 Cordaville Rd., a 42,000 s/f  multi-tenant flex property managed by Capital Continue reading >>>

College of Arts and Sciences junior Cindy Szeflinski rents a Hubway bicycle from the new South Campus station, located at the corner of Buswell Street and Park Drive. PHOTO BY KARA KORAB/DFP STAFFAfter its first year of maintaining a bike-sharing system city officials have deemed successful, the New Balance Hubway system is expanding its network throughout the greater Boston area.Hubway started adding 11 stations around the city as it expands to neighboring towns such as Brookline, Somerville and Cambridge.“It’s important to understand that this is about so much more than bicycles,” said Continue reading >>>

They came bearing documents. Passports, school transcripts, medical records, rent receipts, cellphone bills, bank statements, middle school diplomas — anything to prove they had lived in the United States since 2007. Some even brought glowing recommendations from high school teachers. “We haven’t been including those,” said a smiling Paige Gunning, a volunteer with Greater Boston Legal Services. “But it shows how enthusiastic these people are.” The El Salvador consulate in East Boston played host Saturday to a clinic aimed at providing guidance for young people living in the United Continue reading >>>

The El Salvador consulate in East Boston played host Saturday to a clinic aimed at providing guidance for young people applying for work permits and a deportation reprieve under a policy rolled out by President Obama called “deferred action for childhood arrivals.” At the free clinic, about 100 young people consulted with lawyers from Greater Boston Legal Services, focusing on the minutiae of the application forms released by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services two weeks ago. Continue reading >>>

It's hard to believe that it has been a decade since the clergy abuse scandal first hit Greater Boston. Yet 10 years have passed since the public became aware of the accusations made against numerous priests, forever changing a part of America that had long been a stronghold of the Catholic church. From 2002 to 2012, the issue has devastated the north of Boston area, as allegations were made from Malden on up to Salem. While the accusations have dwindled in the past few years, they've never completely stopped. The tragedy is that new claims continue to come to light. On Thursday, Aug. 30, Ipswich Continue reading >>>

The newly formed Boston-based Equality Fund has just received a $250,000 donation from the Boston Foundation, which will help to kick start giving for the permanent LGBTQ community fund. The first of its kind in the Greater Boston Area, the Equality Fund is gaining enthusiastic attention here at home and in other communities across the country. "Boston, and Massachusetts, has really been a national leader in LGBTQ equality," said Boston Foundation Chief of Staff Stephen Chan. "It was time to create an ongoing resource for the community for decades to come."The Equality Fund was developed with LGBTQ Continue reading >>>

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Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, Congressmen John Tierney and William Keating, and congressional hopeful Joseph Kennedy III are also scheduled to speak.

BOSTON (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. hopeful Elizabeth Warren is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at an annual Labor Day Breakfast at the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston.The Monday breakfast is hosted by the Greater Boston Labor Council. The council said 500 union leaders, activists and elected officials are expected to attend.The crowd should be friendly territory for Warren, who is hoping to deny Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown a full six-year term. Brown won a special election in 2010 to fill the seat left vacant by the death of longtime Democratic Continue reading >>>