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Kiersten Anderson Wins 2026 Oncology Social Worker of the Year
There is always more to the story than just the award. Kiersten Anderson, MSW ’19, is no exception. Anderson was named 2026 Oncology Social Worker of the Year at the Association of Oncology Social Workers’ (AOSW) annual conference this past June, but the award followed years of hard work.
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Tiffany McCasland Braves Shark Tank: Investors Bite on “The Chair Blanket”
Like many Boston College students, Tiffany McCasland, BC ’02, spent her time on the Heights looking for internships and preparing for a career in communications. McCasland never imagined that more than two decades later, she would be on national television pitching a product she helped develop to a panel of investors.
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Big Daddy Kane To Enter Berklee Hip-Hop Hall Of Fame
Big Daddy Kane will enter Berklee College of Music’s Hip-Hop Hall of Fame during a ceremony and concert in Boston later this month. Berklee announced that the Brooklyn MC will be inducted Thursday, November 19, at 8 P.M. inside the Berklee Performance Center. The event will combine the formal...
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Pedro Martinez Foundation celebrates 10th annual gala, surpasses total of $10 million raised
The Pedro Martinez Foundation hosted its 10th Annual Gala on Saturday, celebrating a milestone of more than $10 million raised over the past decade to support children and families in the United States and Dominican Republic. More than 200 guests attended the event at Raffles Hotel in Boston, emceed by WCVB’s Maria Stephanos, to support the Foundation’s education, health and sports programs.
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Jury resumes deliberations in Matthew Farwell trial in Sandra Birchmore death
BOSTON (WJAR) — Jurors in the Matthew Farwell trial resumed their deliberations Monday in federal court in Boston. Farwell, of Easton, is the former Stoughton police officer accused of killing Sandra Birchmore in 2021. Prosecutors said Farwell began sexually abusing Birchmore beginning when she was 15 and killed her...
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BC’s Prison Education Program Launches Work-Study Program For Incarcerated Graduates
Boston College Prison Education Program (BCPEP) recently launched a six-month pilot program offering paid remote internships for incarcerated graduates in collaboration with the Alliance for Higher Education in Prisons and the Massachusetts Department of Corrections. “This is not only a first for our program, this is a first for the...
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From Harvard Square to Fenway, big changes hit Boston's restaurant scene
[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.]. Below are some of the biggest restaurant and food-related news stories that have been posted between November 2, 2026, and November 8, 2026. Charlie's Kitchen in Harvard Square Will Not Be Reopening. A landmark dining spot in Cambridge has officially said farewell.
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Off Beat: The election is over, rats!
Plus: The Boston.com Turkey Tracker is live. You’re reading Off Beat, Boston.com’s collection of oddities, absurdities, and other only-in-New-England news. Sign up for the free weekly newsletter. Have an Off Beat story to share? Email it to [email protected]. We have weathered another election week, and what a...
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Judge Says English High Football Can’t Be in Playoffs Due to Clerical Error
The English High School football team won’t be in this year’s playoffs because a player threw an interception, fumbled, or dropped a pass. Nope, they’re missing the playoffs because of a clerical error. The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) requires teams to play a minimum of seven...
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MA State Fire Officials Highlight Danger of Lithium-Ion Batteries After Death of Firefighter
The death of a Boston firefighter responding to a house fire has renewed concerns about the hazards posed by lithium-ion batteries, which are found in everything from cellphones to electric scooters. The May 23 fire that killed Robert Kilduff, 53, was caused by overheated lithium-ion batteries that were improperly stored,...
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Eng skips council hearing on Blue Hill Ave. project despite subpoena, citing family vacation
Councilor Culpepper said he plans to seek court enforcement of the subpoena that the council would vote on Nov. 18. MBTA General Manager Phil Eng skipped a Boston City Council hearing Friday at which he had been subpoenaed to testify about the controversial Blue Hill Avenue redesign, with the transit agency citing a “previously planned vacation with his family.”
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Food Is Medicine: Incorporating Pantries into Clinical Care
Food is increasingly recognized as a critical component of health care. The Food Is Medicine (or Food as Medicine) movement builds on this recognition by integrating food-based interventions into clinical care to help patients prevent and manage health conditions. Alongside medically tailored meals, groceries, and produce prescriptions, food pantries located in hospitals and clinics allow providers to address patients’ nutritional needs as part of their medical care.
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Election season is done. Holiday season is approaching. And lawmakers still have dozens of big decisions to make.
THERE’S NO PLACE like the State House for the holidays. It’s easy to forget amid all the hubbub of a national blue wave and a nine-question state ballot, but with the election now past, the Legislature has a long list of business left to accomplish in the eight holiday-punctuated weeks remaining before the 2025-2026 term draws to a close.
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Music with words unsung and unspoken: Boston Symphony chamber music at the Tanglewood Learning Institute
Performed by Lucia Lim and Elita Kang, violins; Rebecca Gutter and Danny Kim, violas; and Johan Ellsworth and Owen Young, cellos, Linde Center for Music and Learning, Oct. 18, 2026. Program:. Antonín Dvořák — “Four Cypresses,” Op. 25. Libby Larsen — “Sorrow Song and...