The MBTA has proposed to raise fares by either 43 or 35 percent and cut all late night and weekend commuter rail trains, as well as raise fares for The Ride door-to-door service.

“There was no way we could sell enough ice cream cones to pay that rent,” he said in a phone interview Monday.Petryk said he was sad to see the third store he ever opened close, admitting he sees the the now nine shops sprinkled around the greater Boston area as “children in a weird sort of way.”Petryk said the company is “looking actively” for a new spot on Boylston Street or Newbury Street and promised, “we will be back.”Despite the loss of one shop, the company’s iconic cow is popping up in another Boston neighborhood.A new J.P. Licks shop will open its doors at 150 Charles Continue reading >>>

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QUINCY, Mass.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--In March 2012, Best of Care, an accredited, family-owned home health care agency, officially launched its new website: bestofcareinc.com. The site includes features and tools to help guide people who are looking for home health care support in Greater Boston and Southeastern Massachusetts. It also offers a free online needs assessment designed to help people determine their home care needs. “With nearly 44 million Americans now taking care of an older family member at any given time, Continue reading >>>

QUINCY, Mass., Mar 12, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- In March 2012, Best of Care, an accredited, family-owned home health care agency, officially launched its new website: bestofcareinc.com. The site includes features and tools to help guide people who are looking for home health care support in Greater Boston and Southeastern Massachusetts. It also offers a free online needs assessment designed to help people determine their Continue reading >>>

By Jimmy LaRoue Richmond, Va. - Virginia Rush rallied from an early deficit to pick up a 2-1 win over the Richmond Strikers at Striker Park Saturday in U.S. Soccer Development Academy Under-15/16 play on Saturday. Gil Topaz tallied his third goal of the season in the 18th minute for Strikers, but Rush equalized nine minutes later on a goal from David Kotarides off a corner. It was Kotarides’ first goal of the season. The Strikers (2-16-3, 1-8-1 South Conference, Atlantic Division), despite their seventh-place standing, kept the match even with the first-place Rush until midway through the second Continue reading >>>

Mark Crandall talked about TD Bank's plans for growth in New England, including some market research that went into its offering of free pens. Sarah Coffey Financial Reporter - Boston Business Journal Email Why don't TD Bank pens have Continue reading >>>

IT MAY SOUND like hyperbole, or just plain hype, to suggest that a new model of jetliner can change a region’s destiny. But when a publicity tour for the new Boeing 787 — the so-called Dreamliner — stopped at Logan Airport earlier this month, the palpable excitement among local aviation officials, travel aficionados, and business leaders was entirely warranted. The 787, with its smaller capacity and greater fuel efficiency than other long-range jets, should make it possible for airlines to offer international flights through mid-sized Continue reading >>>

Brookline resident Cynthia Adams, Hospice of the North Shore Greater Boston social worker, was honored recently by the hospice and the National Association of Social Workers as part of National Social Work Month. All of the social workers at the hospice have earned a master’s degree in social work, and have achieved one or two levels of licensure — LCSW or LICSW. More than half of these social workers have earned an advanced certification in hospice and palliative care through the NASW. The major goals of these hospice and palliative care social workers include encouraging expression of Continue reading >>>

The Boston Derby Dames roller derby is gearing up for the season opening on Saturday, March 24, at Shriner’s Auditorium in Wilmington. The Dames have been competing since May 2005 when the first group of women started training at rinks and hockey courts through the greater Boston area. The league now consists of more than 50 skaters on three home teams, and one traveling team. Woburn native Devin Lindsey is a software engineer by day, and Boston Derby Dame on weekends. She recently took some time from her busy work and training schedule to talk more about the upcoming season, which starts Continue reading >>>