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30,000 pounds of food to be donated to Boston families ahead of Puerto Rican festival
BOSTON — Volunteers are hard at work packing 3,000 bags of food for those in need outside the Boys and Girls Club in Dorchester. "It's very helpful to see the young kids get involved and operate this; it's like a factory," said Marilyn Rivera, president of the Puerto Rican Festival of Massachusetts.
Court Appoints New Leader of 3 Mass. Rehab Hospitals
WHITINSVILLE – A Suffolk County court has ordered a received to take control of three rehabilitation facilities operated by Blupoint Healthcare in Massachusetts. Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell petitioned the court to place the facilities in the custody of a third party. KCP Advisory Group LLC of Billerica was selected as the receiver. The court named Paul Valentine, a senior managing director of the company, as the i9ndividual receiver.
Newton South High School students give back through Summer Science Program
This summer in the Newton Summer Science Program, several Newton South High School students are teaching Newton middle-school students courses in science and mathematics. These week-long courses cover fascinating topics, including neuroscience, astronomy, and cryptography. The Newton Summer Science Program was founded by the Newton South Science Team in the...
Nonantum’s Festa Italiana: 89 years and counting!
Red, white, and green flags; porch lights and median strips; flagpole posters with pictures of local business owners and departed members of the St. Mary of Carmen Society — and temporary electronic police signs warning drivers to expect delays July 17-21 from 4PM to 11PM — announce Nonantum’s annual Italian-American Festival.
Linda Swain Appointed Vice President of Marketing and Communications at National Development
NEWTON, MA – National Development announced the expansion of its senior leadership team with the appointment of Linda Swain as Vice President of Marketing and Communications. Swain brings over 25 years of transformative marketing leadership to her new role, having previously served in senior leadership positions at Redgate and...
Shaking Crab in Brookline's Coolidge Corner has closed
[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.]. It looks like another location of a group of Cajun seafood restaurants has closed. According to a source, Shaking Crab in Brookline is no longer in business, with a check on the website for the business seeming to confirm this, as the dining spot--which was located on Harvard Street in Coolidge Corner--is no longer listed within the locations section. The Brookline restaurant, which first opened in 2018, joins another one in Cambridge that is no longer in operation; locations that remain open can be found in downtown Boston, Newton, Quincy, and Foxborough.
Slow start and increased cost of renovating Putnam School housing has CHA in litigation
Slow start and increased cost of renovating Putnam School housing has CHA in litigation. The Cambridge Housing Authority and the construction company that redeveloped its historic Putnam School in East Cambridge are in a high-stakes legal battle, with each side saying the other is responsible for more than a year’s delay in finishing the project. The authority says the contractor, B.C. Construction of North Reading, mismanaged the project and owes the authority almost $2 million in damages stemming from the delay. B.C. Construction has sued the authority for $1.4 million in unpaid bills and says it’s owed another $2 million in costs from the delay, faulting the authority, city departments involved with the project and Eversource for the holdups.
Five-bedroom home sells for $5.6 million in Cambridge
A 3,720-square-foot house built in 1894 has changed hands. The spacious historic property located at 32 Bowdoin Street in Cambridge was sold on June 28, 2024, for $5,600,000, or $1,505 per square foot. This three-story house offers a capacious living environment with its five bedrooms and five bathrooms. On the exterior, the home features a gable roof design constructed with asphalt roofing. Inside, there is a fireplace. The property is equipped with forced air heating and a cooling system. Additionally, the home is equipped with a two-car garage, accommodating vehicles and storage needs efficiently. The property is situated on a lot spanning 5,294 square feet.
'Next year will be even better': American Legion girls' softball gains momentum in state while finishing 1st season
OXFORD — For nearly 100 years, the American Legion organization has sponsored a baseball program for high school-age boys. There was no equivalent for girls' softball over the next 90 years until the first department-sanctioned American Legion girls' softball league was created in North Carolina in 2017. ...
Alexandria Pays $270M to Extend Cambridge Ground Lease Through 2088
Life sciences REIT Alexandria Real Estate Equities said it will pay $270 million to extend its ground lease at Technology Square in Cambridge through the end of 2088. Pasadena, CA-based Alexandria initially paid $600 million to an MIT affiliate in 2006 for a ground-lease interest that extended to Jan. 1, 2065.
Men’s Basketball’s Hinton Wins Silver at William Jones Cup
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Men's Basketball incoming first-year Robert Hinton earned a silver medal while playing for the Chinese Taipei Blue Team, at the 2024 William Jones Cup in New Taipei, Taiwan. The tournament was held at Xinzhuang Gymnasium from July 13-21. A guard from Los Angeles, California, Hinton averaged a team-high 13.4 points on 54 percent shooting, including 44 percent from three-point range, and 81 percent from the charity stripe. Hinton also added 3.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.4 steals over eight games at the tournament.
Patriots Make Surprise Early QB Announcement
The New England Patriots overhauled their QB room this offseason, trading starter Mac Jones to the Jacksonville Jaguars, signing Jacoby Brissett in free agency, and drafting Drake Maye and Joe Milton III in the 2024 NFL Draft. Maye, who was selected with the third overall pick in this year’s draft,...
Former Mass. congressional candidate sentenced to 21 months in prison for campaign law violations
Abhijit “Beej” Das was convicted last year of violating the Federal Election Campaign Act and making false statements. A former Massachusetts congressional candidate will serve prison time for violating campaign finance laws and other charges, prosecutors announced. Abhijit “Beej” Das was sentenced last week to 21 months in...
Massachusetts issues tighter restrictions on access to homeless shelter system
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey unveiled new restrictions Tuesday on the state’s homeless family shelter programs. Beginning Aug. 1, families that are not prioritized for placement in emergency assistance shelters will be eligible to stay at overflow sites for just five days. Healey said she was tightening restrictions on emergency assistance system eligibility because of the system’s “continuing capacity constraints” and the need to protect its financial sustainability — in part due to the influx of migrants to the state. Families will be prioritized for placement in emergency assistance shelters if they have been made homeless by a no-fault eviction or by sudden or unusual circumstances beyond their control, such as a flood or fire. They will also be prioritized if at least one family member is a veteran, Healey said.
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