SUFFOLK COUNTY NEWS
Hackathon to hit Hub
Budding entrepreneurs in the Boston area will go head-to-head early next month with their San Francisco counterparts...
Patriots can't pass up Super soiree
INDIANAPOLIS - There won't be a parade in Boston today, but the New England Patriots did get their party on Sunday...
Curious George to return to Harvard Square
Fair warning to the man in the yellow hat: Curious George will be making mischief once again in Harvard Square. A pair of Roslindale entrepreneurs will be reopening the Curious George store in Cambridge in April, the Boston Herald reportsAdam Hirsch will open the new store April 28 with his wife, Jamie, The couple have invested several hundred thousand dollars in the business, including gutting the 160-year-old building where the former Curious George romped before the business closed last...
Fidelity wins whistle-blower appeal
Handing a victory to Fidelity Investments, a U.S. appeals court has ruled that federal law that protects employees at public companies when they blow the whistle on alleged fraud does not apply to mutual fund firms, the Boston Globe reports.The ruling overturns a Boston federal judge's decision involving two former Fidelity employees. The ruling determines that employees of mutual fund companies are not protected under Sarbanes-Oxley, the Globe reports.
UMass puts $158M toward financial aid
The University of Massachusetts is putting $158 million of its own funds toward student financial aid during the current year, the Boston Business Journal reports. The amount represents an increase from the $133 million UMass distributed last year and more than double what it gave five years ago.UMass President Robert L. Caret has proposed that the state pay 50 percent of UMass' general education programs, with student fees providing the other half. The state now pays 45 percent of general...
Boston Herald Super Bowl Game Day Live: Giants vs....
Be a part of the conversation as the sports staff hosts Boston Herald Game Day Live -- a live chat during Sunday's...
Kevin Garnett carries Celtics to 4th straight win
BOSTON -- Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers could see that Kevin Garnett was looking and feeling spry.Running...
BU plans major building update
Boston University is on the cusp of a decade-long building boom designed to update aging campus facilities and...
Gov. Patrick raps Gingrich in debate over job...
BOSTON - Gov. Deval Patrick took a swipe at Republicans seeking to defeat President Barack Obama and said federal...
New York state of mind at Hub bar
Boston is made for sports fans - as long as you're rooting for the home team. But even New York Giants supporters...
As Web growth fizzles, Globe sale may be best move
The Boston Globe's new subscription website racked up a measly 16,000 subscribers and, as parent New York Times...
Michele Bachmann calls on Globe to retract story
Former GOP presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann is shooting down a Boston Globe report that speculated she'd be...
Report: Merrimack Pharma postpones IPO
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals has postponed its $166 million IPO, originally scheduled for this week, according to IPO tracker Renaissance Capital, due to poor market conditions.The Cambridge, Mass-based company, which is developing potential treatments for cancer, planned to sell 16,666,667 shares of common stock at an estimated initial offering price of between $8 and $10. The company is also granting underwriters the option to purchase up to 2.5 million additional shares for 30 days. The company...
Hacker group: BPD will pay for Occupy eviction
The Internet vigilante group Anonymous refuses to give up on its stranglehold of the Boston police website and...
UMass Memorial to lay off at least 700 (report)
UMass Memorial Health Care, parent of UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, plans to lay off between 700 and 900 workers, the Boston Globe is reporting. The system will also reportedly sell off two divisions - a home health care operation and a facility that provides lab tests - in an effort to cut costs.The UMass Memorial health care system has been cited as one of the most expensive in the state in reports by Attorney General Martha Coakley and other state regulators. Health care...
Wing Bowl: Local restaurants dangle deals during...
Boston-area restaurants are having a Super Bowl face-off of their own during this Sunday's big game.Local eateries are offering up deals on pizza, wings and other snacks to football fans, in an attempt to lure them off their comfy couches.Most restaurants worth their wings seem to have dreamed up some type of Foodapalooza this Sunday. Here's the rundown:If you're looking to chow down on cheap eats, but still want to impress your new girlfriend, Sel de la Terre - which has locations in Natick,...
Rents to soar at Hancock Tower
Rents on the upper floors at the Hub's John Hancock Tower in the Back Bay are expected to grow by as much as 30 percent as tenants face lease renewals, according to Douglas Linde, president of Boston Properties (NYSE: BXP), the building's owner."The growth in rents is really because of the product that we have," said Linde in a conference call with analysts following discussion of the company's fourth quarter results. "For example, the average rent at the Hancock Tower on the rise floors was in...
Friends: 'There was no one better'
A who's who of Boston politicians and business leaders paid their final respects to Kevin Hagan White last...
Heir-raising goings-on for the Kennedys
Boston's relationship with the Kennedy clan has long been, shall we say, complicated.On one hand, you have...
Home is where the heart is for Mayor Menino
It was back in the summer of 1993 when, as a gesture of respect, perhaps the unlikeliest mayor of Boston invited...
Thomas Menino has cancerous mole removed from nose
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino has undergone minor surgery to have a cancerous mole removed from his nose.Menino's...
Red Sox digital-only tickets take bite away from...
This season, the Boston Red Sox will reserve the cheapest seats at certain Fenway games for "digital only" tickets...
Mass. ceremony recalls Haitian quake
Deval Patrick and members of Boston's Haitian-American community have paused at a Statehouse ceremony to recall...
President Obama taps Boston native to lead...
BOSTON - President Barack Obama has nominated a U.S. Marine general from Boston to be the next commander of the...
Farewell: Kevin Hagan White 1929-2012
Legendary former Boston Mayor Kevin Hagan White - who served from 1967 to 1983 in a historic tenure that spanned...
Former Boston Mayor Kevin White dies at 82
Legendary former Boston Mayor Kevin Hagan White - who served from 1967 to 1983 in an historic tenure that spanned...
The Boston Herald - a company history
The Boston Herald can trace its roots to 1846, when a new newspaper named The Herald first appeared. Since that...
Conservancy has Boston's 'seal of approval'
The embattled Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, which oversees 15 acres of downtown parkland, is a politically...
Celebs put their money where their allegiances are
When it comes to Super Bowl XLVI, all bets are on.Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino is still working out the details...
Tim Thomas told: 'Stick to hockey'
Boston Bruins all-world netminder Tim Thomas ignited a political firestorm - and drew a barrage of verbal slapshots...
John Kerry's black eyes have tongues wagging
Tongues were wagging from Boston to the Beltway yesterday when Sen. John Kerry showed up at the Bruins celebration...
Boston Marriott Long Wharf completes $30 million...
Marriott Hotels & Resorts said it has completed a four year, $30 million renovation of the Boston Marriott Long Wharf.The renovations included the lobby, and the adjoining new Waterline restaurant and bar, a new Harbor View Ballroom, an expanded health club and concierge lounge, and completely renovated meeting space, guest rooms and suites.BBG-BBGM, an architecture and interior design firm, reimagined the 412-room hotel, showcasing waterfront views. All of the hotel's guest rooms have been...
Boston tenants buy So. End development
MassDevelopment and Boston Private Bank & Trust Co. have partnered to provide Brownstone Apartments LLC with $6.64 million in tax-exempt bond financing.The bond proceeds will be used to purchase and renovate a 75-unit rental housing complex in Boston's South End. All of the units are affordable. Low Cost Tenants Association, the project's sponsor, is a nonprofit cooperative of apartment residents who work to maintain its affordability. Renovations include repairing exterior masonry and...
Pedestrian struck by WHDH-TV truck on I-93 in...
BOSTON (CBS) - A man was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries Tuesday after he was hit by an SUV owned by WHDH-TV-Channel 7.It happened on Route 93 north in Somerville around 2:30 a.m.Police said a 25-year-old man from Stoneham had stopped his Hyundai Elantra in the left lane, left the car and was crossing the highway when he was struck by a Ford Explorer."The Explorer is owned by WHDH Channel 7 and the driver is an employee of the station," State Police said in a statement...
Study puts Hub in Top 10 for growth in jobs, pay
Positive economic trends over the past year have kept Boston in the top 10 of the nation's largest metropolitan...
FBI arrests Hub money manager in insider trading...
A former portfolio manager at hedge fund firm Diamondback Capital Management was arrested early today in Boston...
Boston Beer Co. rolls out Alpine Spring brew
Boston Beer Co., the maker of Samuel Adams, has added a new brew to its seasonal spring lineup.Samuel Adams...
Boston reacts to Wikipedia's protest blackout
Like it or not, you're going old school today.The Web's go-to information site, Wikipedia, will be blocked...

  Quincy, C-Mart seek court agreement
Welcome to YOLONE,
your local news source!