Flames and explosions will hit an Everett power plant today — and that’s no cause for concern, fire officials say. National Grid is scheduled to inspect a natural gas line at the Constellation Energy Mystic power plant on Rover Street, where officials will flush out and burn off residual gas, causing “visible flame and a loud blowing noise” for up to 8 hours, Everett Fire Chief David Butler said in a release. Expected to start at 6 a.m., the process poses no danger to the community, and residents in and around Chelsea shouldn’t be concerned, Butler said. “Because the flame could Continue reading >>>

If you’re like me, you loved how the Patriots wore the MHK patches on their uniforms last season to honor Myra Hiatt Kraft, the wife of owner Robert Kraft, after her passing away. She was such a huge part of not only the team, but the community around her. She chaired the boards of Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston and the Boys Girls Clubs of Boston so she could serve others that were less fortunate, which was her passion. She was so deeply dedicated to the service of others, that her biggest concern when her husband Robert purchased the Patriots Continue reading >>>

Most seller’s contingencies are set up so that the buyers are bound to the deal and the seller can cancel if needed. If a buyer accepts contingencies without a specified completion date, he could be left waiting for months for one of those events to happen with the possibility that the sale would never close if the seller could not find “suitable housing” or the seller’s lender did not approve a short sale. If that happened, the buyer would get the deposit money back and would most likely be out the cost of the inspection, appraisal and legal fees for the Purchase and Sale agreement, often Continue reading >>>

New England's electric power supplies are expected to be adequate to meet regional demand this summer under normal weather and system conditions, according to ISO New England Inc.However, reduced and uncertain supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to power generation in the Northeast Massachusetts/Greater Boston area during the summer could create local reliability challenges to that portion of the power grid if extreme summer weather conditions - leading to high consumer demand - occur or if unexpected resource outages occur, ISO New England explains. "To address the concerns about potential Continue reading >>>

Monday, May 7, 2012, 10:52am Heading Home, a Boston area agency devoted to helping the homeless, raised more than $700,000 to support programs to end family homelessness at its recent Housewarming Event. The Housewarming Event, held May 3rd at The State Room in Boston, is Heading Home's largest fundraiser of the year, according to a statement. The event has a long tradition of leadership by supporters Continue reading >>>

The homes getting knocked down are the older 50s ranches and capes that still provide a way to buy into towns like Lexington or Needham in the $400,000 to $600,000 range. They are being replaced by homes twice or three times as large that sell for a million or more. And in some cases, colonials and split-levels from more recent decades are also getting bulldozed. One of the more interesting examples I found was in Lexington, where a builder recently tore down an $810,000 split level to make way for a 6,500 square foot, six-bedroom house that will sell for more than $3 million. The teardown revival Continue reading >>>

As the number of families struggling to put food on the table continues to climb, more than 40,000 people in Massachusetts took to the streets of Greater Boston yesterday for Project Bread’s 44th annual Walk for Hunger, raising an estimated $3.6 million. The 20-mile walk, which began at the Common and went through the streets of Boston, Brookline, Newton, Watertown and Cambridge, is the oldest continual pledge walk in the nation and the largest one-day fundraiser to ease local hunger. “You can’t believe that there’s still hunger in a country that’s supposed to be so rich,” said 24-time Continue reading >>>

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The Boston Globe ranked Hingham’s Main Street as one of the top 20 best streets to live in Greater Boston. The Globe selected Main Street for its beauty and history. “When Eleanor Roosevelt extolled the beauty of the nation's main streets in her book ‘This Is America,’ she was inspired by her 1942 visit to Hingham,” the Globe wrote. “The town looks much the same as it did then, with preserved houses in traditional New England styles.” According to Boston.com, houses on lower Main Street are priced between $2 million to $3 million and around $800,000 on Upper Main. Hingham’s Main Continue reading >>>

When Eleanor Roosevelt extolled the beauty of the nation’s main streets in her book This Is America, she was inspired by her 1942 visit to Hingham. The town looks much the same as it did then, with lovingly preserved houses in traditional New England styles dominated by Capes and Colonials. For Mom and Dad, the town is an easy commute to Boston, with a train line, fast access to Interstate 93, and a half-hour ferry to Rowes Wharf. For kids, it offers an excellent school system and top-notch sports teams, and beachgoers of all ages will delight that Lower Main, in Hingham’s active downtown, is Continue reading >>>