After a long record of participation in civic activities, Dorchester resident Ralph Browne Jr. will serve as this year’s Dorchester Day Parade Chief Marshal. Browne has lived in Dorchester for the last 40 years in Upham's Corner and was born and raised in the greater Boston area. He and his wife of 60 years, Wilma, have seven children, eleven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Browne served in the United States Army during the Korean War with the 272nd Field Artillery Battalion of the Massachusetts National Guards, the last all-African-American military unit to be activated Continue reading >>>

Newton: The women of Voices Rising launch Pride Week 2012 with an evening of heart and humor, performing music by Cris Williamson, Cyndi Lauper, the Flirtations, Jerry Herman, CSNY and maybe even some Lady Gaga, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., at the Eliot Church of Newton, 474 Centre St. $22, $18 advance, $10 seniors and students, $5 ages 5 and younger. 617-244-3639, www.voicesrising.org.

Teacher salaries in Wakefield are about average for the Greater Boston area, according to a new map showing how average teacher salaries compare across Massachusetts created by WBUR.  On the map, the darker the city or town, the higher the average salary. The map can be viewed for elementary teacher salaries (red), middle school salaries (green) and high school salaries (blue). To the north, Lynnfield eclipses Wakefield with an average teacher salary of $70,980, and to the south, Melrose has the lowest average salary in the area at $55,897.  Wakefield is on the lower side in terms of expenditure Continue reading >>>

State Representative Joseph Wagner has taken issue with ­remarks from the head of the state gambling commission that Massachusetts could ­license fewer than three resort casinos, the maximum allowed by state law, if the commission’s review of the market suggests the Bay State cannot support that many. The Chicopee Democrat said Wednesday that it is “a fact” that the state has three viable casino markets and that the public comments from gambling commission chairman Stephen Crosby set the wrong tone for a state trying to attract developers to enter the competition Continue reading >>>

MIXERS JEWISH SINGLES 55+ 6/9: 7 p.m. Enjoy pizza and games – Scrabble, Pictionary and cards. Sponsored by the Jewish Singles 55+ of Greater Boston Meet Up. Location given upon RSVP. Email kikikreates@gmail.com. TO PLACE A COMMUNITY EVENT: communitynews@TheJewishAdvocate.com The full version of this story is only available to online subscribers. Non-subscribers may access the Candle Lighting Times and events calendars for free; to access all other content, please subscribe by following the link below. Not an online subscriber yet? Sign Up HereNote: You must have cookies enabled to Continue reading >>>

Technion professor visits SSDS NEWTON - Technion Associate Professor Orit Hazzan, department head of the Faculty of Education in Technology and Science, visited with faculty at the Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston to discuss approaches to science education at the intermediate and middle school levels.The full version of this story is only available to online subscribers. Non-subscribers may access the Candle Lighting Times and events calendars for free; to access all other content, please subscribe by following the link below. Not an online subscriber yet? Sign Up HereNote: Continue reading >>>

ROCHESTER —Friends and family of the Rochester man killed after being struck by a pickup truck while walking in Newton, Mass. Sunday remember Dennis Henry Casagrande, lovingly referred to as "Den," for his kindness. "He was the sweetest kid and always ready to have fun," Caroline Lowe said, a Peabody, Mass. resident who said she met Casagrande through her boyfriend. The two grew incredibly close over the years, she said, as the 22-year-old traveled from Rochester to visit friends he had grown up with in the Greater Boston Area. He was often between staying at his mother Dawn (Dragon) Devanna's Continue reading >>>

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This scheduled Bootcamp showcases an all-star cast of participants from the Greater Boston area, a community of distinguished business executives from mature and growing companies in a variety of industries. Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 29, 2012 ComputerSupport.com, an innovative provider of reliable and cost-effective IT solutions, announces its upcoming presentation at the Business Fundamentals Bootcamp Series, to be held on June 22, at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Continue reading >>>

Massachusetts' largest business groups, which allied to promote the passage of the 2006 law that expanded health insurance coverage, are now divided over how the state should go about reducing healthcare costs, according to a Boston Globe report. Associated Industries of Massachusetts, a business trade group, has pushed for tighter controls on spending than suggested by the House or Senate. Its former allies, including the Massachusetts Taxpayer Foundation, a research organization for employers, say tighter controls could lead to over-regulation.Advocates Continue reading >>>