Congratulations to the winners of the Mayor’s 2018 Garden Contest presented by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department with a grand prize provided by JetBlue. Now in its 22nd year, the contest recognizes gardeners who have landscaped, planted flowers, trees, and shrubs, and, in the process, helped beautify Boston’s neighborhoods.…
Posts published in August 2018
AUGUST 6, 2018 — Betsy Nabel, MD, president of Brigham Health, announced today that David McCready, MBA, MHA, has been selected as the next president of Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital. McCready joins the institution from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where he was senior vice president of Surgical, Procedural and…
BOSTON – Massachusetts is a leader in the nation when it comes to implementing policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and…
WASHINGTON – Amtrak today revealed the interiors on its new Acela Express fleet, which will redefine the customer experience on Amtrak’s premium Northeast Corridor (NEC) service. The new trains, scheduled to enter service in the NEC in 2021, will provide travelers with world-class accommodations and amenities, along with a smoother and even…
The 10-time world champion Miss GEICO powerboat racing team will compete during the Third Annual Fall River Grand Prix, the second stop for the Offshore Powerboat Racing (OPA) GEICO Triple Crown Series. The three-day race weekend will take place August 24-26 in Fall River, Massachusetts. “The Miss GEICO team competed…
RentHop pulled data for 2-bedroom median rents across Boston ($2,700 for the whole metro area), and found many neighborhoods to be quite affordable, much more affordable, in fact, than Los Angeles and Miami. However, for many Bostonians, these affordable neighborhoods are outside Suffolk County. To determine what is and is…
Congregation Beth Shalom of the Blue Hills, formerly Temples Shalom of Milton and Beth El of Quincy, will hold an Open House and Ice Cream Social on Thursday evening, August 30th, for prospective members and Religious School students. It is free and open to anyone interested in the synagogue and…
Mayor launches Boston Design Academy BOSTON – Thursday, August 9, 2018 – Mayor Martin J. Walsh, together with the City’s Education Cabinet, the Timothy Smith Network (TSN), and the Boston Public Library, announced today the launch of the Boston Design Academy (BDA), a city-sponsored pilot designed to prepare Boston youth…
Boston, MA (August 2, 2018)–Bob Bradshaw, an Irish-born singer-songwriter who has mastered a variety of American music styles, is still receiving accolades for his late 2017 release, ‘American Echoes’—a colorful release that drew attention for its infectious blend of folk, blues, country, and jazz. Bradshaw already has new music recorded…
Registration Begins for 2019 March of the Living Teen Trip to Poland and Israel — Scholarships Available BOSTON, MASS. (Issued Summer 2018) — Earlier this year, eight Jewish Massachusetts teens joined with 13,000 peers from 50 countries for the 30th annual March of the Living (MOTL) heritage trip that transported them…