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NorthBridge Secures $28M to Acquire Boston-Area Industrial Portfolio
JLL Capital Markets recently secured $27.8 million in financing for a four-building industrial portfolio totaling more than 300,000 square feet across the Greater Boston MSA. A team led by managing director Andrew Gray and director Ryan Parker represented NorthBridge Partners and arranged non-recourse acquisition financing through Bristol County Savings Bank.
Milford Offers Free Disposal of Old Trash Containers at Transfer Station
By MyFM’s Claire Beverly – So now that Milford has moved to a new trash and recycling system, what are you supposed to do with the old containers? The Town says residents who are on the new trash and recycling program can now bring the old barrels to the Transfer Station to dispose of at no charge. They can only be brought to the Transfer Station during normal working hours but there is no charge and you don’t need a sticker. The Transfer Station is open Thursday and Sunday 10am-4pm and Friday and Saturday 8am-4pm.
Hopkinton Promotes Age and Dementia Friendly Community Initiative
By MyFM’s Claire Beverly – Hopkinton’s town manager says the town continues its active involvement with the Age and Dementia Friendly Community initiative. Elaine Lazarus says it’s part of an overall goal to make Hopkinton a safe, nurturing and inviting place to live and work for seniors, people living with dementia, their loved ones, and caregivers. She says there are periodic Dementia Friends Information sessions that help you learn some of the things you can do to make a difference. The next one in Hopkinton is in October.
Timothy Brennan, terminated in February as Hopkinton police sergeant, has a new job
MILFORD — Former Hopkinton police Sgt. Tim Brennan, who was terminated from that department in February after it was determined he knew about — but did not report — sexual assault allegations against now-retired Deputy Police Chief John "Jay" Porter, has a new job. Brennan was sworn in on Monday as a Milford police officer. ...
Pedestrian Struck by Car on Concord Road Crosswalk Dies
A 53-year-old Concord woman who authorities say was walking her bicycle across Concord Road at the Reformatory Branch Trail crosswalk on Saturday afternoon has died from injuries sustained after being struck by a car. The driver, a 34-year-old Billerica man, has been cited with operating a vehicle with a suspended...
Milford High Students Write Song to Support Mental Health
By MyFM’s Claire Beverly – Some Milford High School students are hoping to use the power of music to help those struggling with mental health issues. The students took part in a project from the National Museum of Mental Health and together wrote a song called “What Makes You Well?” Patch reports the four-minute song was written and recorded at Milford High during the late spring Community Songwriting program and it was done in a collaboration between students, teachers, admin, and the district’s Director of Social Emotional Learning.
July Jubilation brings shoppers, families, music to Wellesley Square
Wellesley Square‘s annual July Jubilation celebration on Saturday drew crowds downtown for bargains, family activities, food, and music. Ella Stern, our Natick Report intern, swung by to capture some of the scene. Please send tips, photos, ideas to theswellesleyreport@gmail.com.
Body donors pull bequests to Harvard following morgue scandal
Dozens of people have withdrawn their plans to donate their bodies to Harvard Medical School in the year since news broke that the school’s morgue manager was allegedly pillaging bodies donated to the school. Last June, Cedric Lodge was arrested for trafficking in stolen human remains allegedly sourced from...
New Swim School Opening in Milford at DoubleTree Hilton
By MyFM’s Claire Beverly – Milford is getting a new swim school. The British Swim School is a franchised swimming and water survival skill school with more than 300 locations around the US and Canada. A Shrewsbury couple will run the Milford school from the pool at the DoubleTree Hilton-Milford. The Worcester Business Journal reports it’s a true family affair, with their daughter serving as aquatics manager and their son operations manager. You can take lessons in Milford on Monday through Thursday afternoons from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Shattered salsa jar causes $20K in damages at Massachusetts pool
NEEDHAM, Mass. - A popular pool in Massachusetts is back open after a jar of salsa led to $20,000 in repairs. The town of Needham's Park and Recreation Department posted on Facebook that the lap pool at Rosemary pool was closed on July 14. The reason was due to a...
Red Sox Eye .315 Righthanded Hitter as Trade Deadline ‘Target’: Report
The Red Sox have dropped four straight games coming out of the All-Star break, perhaps putting a damper on which direction they’ll take when next week’s MLB trade deadline comes around. Team honcho Craig Breslow has vowed to “pick a lane” when it comes to the deadline, either as a firm seller or a firm buyer. Maybe the current Western slump will force a sell-off, but the Red Sox remain in the thick of the wild card chase, two games behind the Royals and Twins.
Red Sox lose to Rockies, still winless since All-Star break
By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press DENVER - Ezequiel Tovar singled home the winning run with the bases loaded and two outs in the 12th inning Monday night to give the Colorado Rockies a 9-8 victory over Boston, handing the Red Sox their fourth straight defeat since the All-Star break. "A little Michael Jordan flu game for Tovey tonight," said teammate Sam Hilliard, whose two-run homer with one out in the 10th tied it at 7. "Stud. He wasn't in the lineup last night because he was sick. He was good enough to play tonight. To get the game-winning knock right...
Jayson Tatum hangs 53 points on the Timberwolves in historic outing
Boston Celtics All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum had himself a game and then some against the Minnesota Timberwolves at TD Garden back when Tatum was still finding his footing in the league. After a slow start and a forced extra period, Tatum and the Celtics finally dispatched the Timberwolves 145-136 to finish Boston’s seven-game homestand. The former Duke standout produced a historic night in the process.
Peter Noone at the City Winery Boston, Sunday July 28, 2024 3 pm and 7 pm
In a summer with the Yardbirds, The Rolling Stones and Herman’s Hermits visiting Boston, one would think it is 1964 all over again. In a Zoom conversation July 9th 2024 with the lead singer of the Herman’s Hermits, Peter Noone noted that all three of those groups did play together in the early 1960s.
Mayor Michelle Wu announces she’s pregnant with third child
Wu told The Boston Globe she'll welcome a baby girl in January after two previous miscarriages, which she publicly shared for the first time Monday. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is pregnant, she announced Monday evening, and is expecting to welcome her third child, a girl, in January. Wu, 39, told...
Deals & Recruiting Roundup: CW Advisors, Prospera, RFG, Lido And More
This edition of the Deals & Recruiting Roundup covers CW Advisors acquiring Cubic Asset Management and Mercadien Asset Management, Focus Financial Partners agreeing for Gratus Capital to merge into The Colony Group, World Investment Advisors acquiring Boston Harbor Wealth Advisors, Modern Wealth Management acquiring C&J Wealth Advisors, Serenus Wealth Advisors launching, Avantax recruiting S&P Financial Services, Arkadios onboarding Gulf Coast Wealth, Prospera recruiting Up the Graph Financial Group, Integrated Partners teaming with Wealth.com on estate planning, RFG Advisory promoting Shannon Spotswood to CEO, Lido Advisors appointing Henry Hagenbuch as Head of M&A and RBC recruiting The Callot Wealth Management Group.
Franks a Lot, Boston College!: BC 2024 Graduate Takes Over Oscar Mayer Wienermobile
Nearing graduation, many seniors scrambled to figure out where their next destination would be after leaving the Heights. Applications for internships and jobs were turned in left and right to law firms, engineering corporations, and other businesses all over the world. Among these new BC alumni, there is one that...
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