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Iraq and Afghanistan – A Decade of War: Lessons Learned? Panelists: *Andrew J. Bacevich is Professor of International Relations and History at Boston University. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, he received his PhD in American Diplomatic History from Princeton University. Before joining the faculty of Boston University, Professor Bacevich taught at West Point and Johns Hopkins. *David Greenway is a contributing columnist for the Boston Globe, the International Herald Tribune, and GlobalPost. He previously Continue reading >>>

For example, let’s start in Scott’s hometown, Natick. A single person needs $29,635 a year to get by. A couple of adults, $38,450. When the first child is born, economic independence is achieved at $53,292. With the second infant, it goes to $72,637. If they are in pre-school, the cost goes even higher, needing $75,519. Costs come down a bit when the children hit school age. Once both are in school, economic independence is reached at $60,061 (and a second parent can get back to work a little easier.) Once the teens can be on their own after school, the figure drops to $43,744 (and maybe the Continue reading >>>

Taking into consideration the size of its overall population, Somerville receives a lower amount of state education funding, per capita, than do most other communities in Greater Boston. Somerville, with a population of about 76,000, is expected to receive about $19.3 million in Chapter 70 education funding in the upcoming fiscal year (though that number is subject to change, see below.) Compate that to Cambridge, which has a slightly larger population of about 108,700, but is expected to receive $88.9 million in state education funding. Or, look at Chealsea, with a population of around 37,500 Continue reading >>>

For owners, agents, buyers and everyone else in Greater Boston wondering when the area’s home values are finally going to hit rock bottom, Zillow has got some good news for us. We’ve already reached it. The Seattle-based real estate tracking company issued its first quarter real estate market report today, and the Boston metro area is in the black. While some value declines are likely in certain parts of the Boston area, the region as a whole hit bottom sometime in the first three months of this year. Zillow predicts that home values in the Boston metro market will rise by 0.3 percent Continue reading >>>

The Everett High softball team gave Coach Stacy Poste a good start on her way to victory number 300 (the Lady Crimson Tide gave Poste her 200th career coaching triumph two weeks ago) with a pair of wins last week over Greater Boston League opponents Somerville and Cambridge. Lady Crimson Tide hurler Franki Perreault turned in two fine outings, allowing just two hits to Somerville and eight to Cambridge in her route-going efforts. Everett started fast and furiously against Somerville and kept the pedal to the metal until the end. Tori Cyrus hit a lead off homerun to start the game, but Somerville Continue reading >>>

Yes, Ned Johnson, the famously shy builder of Fidelity Investments [profile], did show last night in Boston for his induction into the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce's Academy of Distinguished Bostonians. His daughter Abigail also made an appearance on stage with what the papers called a "rousing tribute." The rare Johnson father-daughter sightings were covered by both major Boston papers and Reuters. All of the coverage picked up on Abby's introductory remarks. She described her father as a "man consumed with passion and endless energy for fixing things," reported the Globe. That paper Continue reading >>>

Last December, we were pleased to announce that childhood obesity rates in New York City and other areas were declining. Now, according to recent research, the same is true for kids under the age of six in eastern Massachusetts. In the latest study, published in the journal Pediatrics, researchers from the Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care in Boston examined obesity trends among kids six and under who visited a pediatric office in the greater Boston area. What they found was that, after remaining stable between 1999 and 2003, the obesity rate for these tykes began to decrease Continue reading >>>

BOSTON – According to Richards Barry Joyce Partners, the Greater Boston industrial property market had a positive start to 2012, with many properties seeing occupancy gains over the prior period, as conditions continued to improve for industrial tenants. The findings were released in “indSTATus – Spring 2012”, RBJP’s quarterly research publication highlighting Greater Boston’s industrial market. The report covers warehouse, flex and manufacturing properties across the region. Buildings with positive absorption of at least 5,000 square feet outnumbered those losing that amount of occupancy Continue reading >>>

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