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Boston Children's Hospital makes name changeChildren's Hospital Boston is changing its name to what everybody calls it anyway. The hospital says it is gradually making the transition to the new name -- Boston Children's Hospital. — The Boston Globe Thursday, May 17, 2012 8:08 AM All Saints Parish in Brookline presents annual Spirituality and Justice AwardThe 15th annual All Saints Parish Spirituality and Justice Award was presented to Bishop Roy F. Cederholm on Sunday, April 22, during the 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist. The award was presented to Cederholm, recent Suffragan Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, in recognition of his leadership in environmental stewardship. — Wicked Local Brookline
Season’s greetings: Brookline farm prepares to plantSporting wide-brimmed hats to ward off the sun, workers bustle around Allandale Farm, gathering eggs, checking equipment and watering seedlings. Often the work starts early in the morning and ends late at night. — Wicked Local W. Roxbury
Patrick mum on proposed luxury tax for hospitalsBy Matt Murphy State House News Service Boston -- Gov. Deval Patrick delivered a wide-ranging speech on health-care cost-containment efforts in Massachusetts, but failed to take a clear position on what could become one of the more — Sentinel and Enteprise Thursday, May 17, 2012 6:38 AM Brookline HonorsThe following Brookline residents were named to the 2011 fall semester dean’s list at Simmons College in Boston: — Wicked Local Brookline Brookline's Emily Tyszka wins regional science fairEmily Tyszka of Brookline’s Park School was recently awarded first place in the 2012 Southeastern Massachusetts Regional Middle School Science & Engineering Fair, for her project: “Cold, Hard Science: The Thermochemistry of Ice + Salt Freezing Mixtures.” — Wicked Local Brookline Arts, Food Festival at Brookline's Coolidge Corner on June 2The arts festival is pleased has announced Tony Faith as this year’s winner of the 2012 Susan Lichter Jury Prize, in memory of a beloved committee member. — Wicked Local Brookline
Mass. jobless rate drops to 6.3 percent in AprilBoston -- State officials say the Massachusetts unemployment rate has dipped again as more jobs are added. The... — The Boston Herald Thursday, May 17, 2012 9:17 AM Mass. rape suspect indicted for alleged threatA Martha's Vineyard man already facing child rape charges has been indicted for allegedly trying to hire someone to kill a prosecutor and his alleged victim. — The Boston Globe Thursday, May 17, 2012 8:38 AM
Medford's Frankie Stavrianopoulos to throw Haymakers for HopeFrankie Stavrianopoulos is ready to come out of his corner swinging. The Medford resident will be stepping into the boxing ring for a very good cause Thursday, participating in the Haymakers for Hope Rock 'n Rumble, May 17, at the House of Blues in Boston. — Wicked Local Medford Officer doing speed check hit by car in BrightonA Boston police officer conducting radar speed check was struck by a vehicle he signaled to pull over on Wednesday, according to our news partners at WCVB. The officer was hit in the area of 2010 Comm. Ave. Another officer saw the incident. — Wicked Local Allston Free Outdoor Simulcast Of A.R.T’s ‘Woody Sez’Boston — Thursday night, Harvard University and the American Repertory Theater are collaborating on a live, outdoor simulcast of A.R.T.’s “Woody Sez.” While “Woody Sez,” a musical about folk legend Woody Guthrie, is being staged inside the Loeb Drama Center, the performance will be simulcast for free outside, on a big screen, on Harvard’s campus. [...] — 90.9 NPR WBUR More News
