Chicago, IL  (Food News)  A match offer from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation proved to be the motivating factor in nearly $1 million in personal financial contributions – from more than 8,000 donors across the country – and helped to provide more than 26 million meals this holiday season through Feeding America’s “Give A Meal” campaign. The campaign was launched this past holiday season and proved to be an overwhelming success. The program was a collective effort to fight the pressing issue of hunger in large and small communities through Continue reading >>>

The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc is honoring the contributions of immigrant entrepreneurs with an awards dinner on May 9 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge. The Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards dinner will include a reception, dinner and award ceremony. An award will be given to one outstanding Massachusetts immigrant business owner in each of three categories: business growth, neighborhood business and science or technology business. Nominations are being accepted through March 14. Nomination forms as well as sponsorship and ticket information can be found on The ILC website at http://www.ilctr.org/events. “This Continue reading >>>

  The following announcement was sent out by MAAPS: Legislators from Greater Boston attended a meeting today at the Walker School in Needham to discuss  legislative and budget issues pertaining to Chapter 766 - private special education schools. The Walker School where the meeting was held is an academic day and residential program for children with high-risk behaviors, chronic mental illness, language disorders, learning disabilities, and/or high-functioning autism spectrum disorders. Representatives Jonathan Hecht (D- Watertown) , Charley Murphy (D- Burlington), and David Linksy (D- Continue reading >>>

Emeritus hosts grand reopening The public is invited to five grand reopening events at Emeritus at Farm Pond in Framingham, starting today and continuing to March 8, to celebrate the senior living community’s latest improvements and welcome its new leadership team. These events include three open houses with experts on hand to answer senior care questions, a jazz brunch and a grand reopening party. The topic of today’s event, scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., is brain health. The facility is at 200 West Farm Pond Road. For more information or to RSVP for the jazz brunch or grand reopening Continue reading >>>

Emeritus hosts grand reopening The public is invited to five grand reopening events at Emeritus at Farm Pond in Framingham, starting today and continuing to March 8, to celebrate the senior living community’s latest improvements and welcome its new leadership team. These events include three open houses with experts on hand to answer senior care questions, a jazz brunch and a grand reopening party. The topic of today’s event, scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., is brain health. The facility is at 200 West Farm Pond Road. For more information or to RSVP for the jazz brunch or grand reopening Continue reading >>>

Join Family Zumba at the JCC.The following was submitted by the Jewish Community Center of the North Shore: Heart Smart Open House This Sunday Bring your friends and neighbors — everyone’s invited to celebrate national Heart Health Month at the J’s Open House this Sunday, Feb. 12. Do your heart Twice the Good with our popular Team Teaching Classes: 8:15 9:30am: Spinning (Call 781-631-8330 to save your spot.)9:30am: Core Commotion10:30am: Zumba Check out our JC-Circuits at 8:00 10:00am, 10:30am, 12:00pm, 4:00pm and 7:00pm  Come ask a Personal Trainer about any fitness or rehab issues Continue reading >>>

In making a pitch to nonprofit groups to provide money or programs to Brockton’s schools, Superintendent Matthew Malone delivers a seemingly frugal message: Think small, not big. Malone is not talking dollar figures, but rather the size of the school district. At a time when many nonprofits tend to prefer working with schools in Boston and other major cities nationwide, Malone and other superintendents in Massachusetts are touting their districts as incubators to develop reforms that, if successful, could be expanded to the metropolises. But time and again, the sales Continue reading >>>

BOSTON (WWLP) - Living by a busy road could be an environmental health risk. A Boston Puerto Rican health study finds that if you live by a busy urban road, you're more at risk of developing a cardiovascular disease. The study examined over one thousand Puerto Ricans living in the Greater Boston area. Those that lived by a road that was driven over by more than 20,000 cars a day had increased blood pressure and inflammation. While the study focused on Puerto Ricans, a researcher said the results could be generalized to older people who live in similar situations. Christine Rioux, a Tufts University Continue reading >>>

Home / Citybiznews / People / We Recommend... Newton, MA -- HouseWorks, a private Newton-based home care company dedicated to helping seniors live independently, today announced Karla Jaramillo as Vice President Continue reading >>>

The first panel of the day – Mike Lake, Yoon Lee, Joe Albanese, Robert Buckley, Tom Palmer and Lowell Richards - spoke on insights and lessons from the WCCP Policy Exchange Mission to Barcelona and Madrid in November 2011. Panelists noted that Boston can use much of Barcelona’s example when it comes place-making, noting that Barcelona is increasingly emphasizing its waterfront, its combination of reclaimed old buildings and striking new architecture, and its interweaving of public spaces. As the South Boston waterfront Innovation District continues its revitalization, there will need to be Continue reading >>>