Thomas Grillo Real Estate Editor- Boston Business Journal Email  |  Twitter Foreclosure activity in Greater Boston fell in February to Continue reading >>>

Good morning and happy Tuesday. With the exception of Marthon-related stories it was a pretty slow news day in the world of BC sports. I'll have a post later today about some of the BC connections to the Marathon and the general vibe of the day, but I'll lead off with one of the more significant BC-related stories to come out of the race: After six hours and 17 seconds, Chris Herren is a Boston Marathon man | FOX Sports on MSN Now sober 5½ years, Herren's life of late has been dedicated to overcoming his own seemingly insurmountable odds while also motivating others to stay valiant in the Continue reading >>>

MBTA officials are urging anyone traveling throughout Greater Boston for the 2014 Boston Marathon to take public transportation. Riders can check T-Alerts for the most up-to-date service information throughout the day on Monday.MBTA service will be enhanced to rush-hour levels both before and after today’s race. Various bus routes will be diverted. Due to congestion, bikes are not allowed on any MBTA vehicles on Patriots' Day.Government Center Station, as well as Arlington and Copley Stations will be closed for the marathon.All MBTA parking garages will be pay-on-entry and cash Continue reading >>>

“It was a most memorable, amazing day for the city of Boston and our nation,” said Shalane Flanagan, a Marblehead, Mass., native who finished seventh in the women’s race. “The fans were out of this world, phenomenal, almost deafening. I felt my insides were shaking, it was so loud.”Around the time, shortly after noon, that San Diego’s Meb Keflezighi, pursued by a pair of Kenyans, made the left turn onto Boylston Street in the race’s homestretch — to cheers of “U-S-A! U-S-A!” — the tragedy of a year ago all but receded from memory. Keflezighi, 38, zoomed past the sites of the Continue reading >>>

Point of view 6hr A first person account of the Boston Marathon (David Butler II – USA TODAY Sports) By CAMERON SMITH There are few things that are certain in life. Mark Twain cited life, death and taxes. The greater Boston community can add another to their list: they’ll always have each other. On a race day like no other, with throngs in crowds deeper and more passionate than any I’ve ever seen (across 17 marathons), it was the crowds and volunteers that stood out. Yes, Meb Keflezighi’s victory was incredibly Continue reading >>>

Matthew L. Brown Reporter- Boston Business Journal Email  |  Twitter The first quarter couldn't have been much more different for People's United Bank and Webster Bank, the two Connecticut-based regionals looking to grow in Greater Boston. People's said net income was essentially flat at about $53 million for the quarter while the bank's operating Continue reading >>>

A fiery early morning truck crash on the Zakim Bridge has roiled traffic throughout the region and left one dead.“The accident scene is being cleared up now and following that we’ll have inspectors making sure there is no damage” to the structure of the bridge, said Massachusetts Department of Transportation spokesman Michael Verseckes.The accident, which happened around 5:30 a.m., closed Route 93 northbound and the left lane of Route 93 southbound on the Zakim Bridge for a few hours during the Marathon Monday rush hour. The southbound lanes and one northbound lane now have reopened but traffic Continue reading >>>

Posted Apr. 21, 2014 @ 12:01 am

A fiery early morning truck crash on the Zakim Bridge has roiled traffic throughout the region and left one dead.“The accident scene is being cleared up now and following that we’ll have inspectors making sure there is no damage” to the structure of the bridge, said Massachusetts Department of Transportation spokesman Michael Verseckes.The accident, which happened around 5:30 a.m., closed Route 93 northbound and the left lane of Route 93 southbound on the Zakim Bridge for a few hours during the Marathon Monday rush hour. The southbound lanes and one northbound lane now have reopened but traffic Continue reading >>>

About two dozen Coulee Region runners will be jostling with more than 35,600 others in the Boston Marathon Monday — partly to defy the terror inflicted when two deadly bombs halted the race last year.“One of the reasons is to show I’m not going to let you intimidate me. That’s what terrorism does,” said Rachel Klistaui of La Crosse, who will be running the 26.2-mile course for the second time. “I want to let them know they can’t scare me.”Local participants run the gamut, from 36-year-old Alison Huppert, whose goal is to run a marathon in Continue reading >>>