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DOVER, Mass. Todd Englund achieved success at an early age as a bond trader, but he hasn’t let the comforts of affluence dull his feeling for others at this special time of the year. “Todd […]
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. In a non-descript building in this western suburb of Boston, the stress of the holiday season is apparent on the forehead of Mark Foutreau as he barks into his landline. “We need somebody to cover the […]
Fending off unwanted advances beneath the mistletoe? Wondering whether you can re-gift that chafing dish you got for your second marriage? Ask Ms. Christmas Etiquette Advisor–she always minds her manners! Dear Christmas Etiquette Advisor: Christmas […]
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts. When New Year’s Eve was still a month away, Massachusetts Institute of Technology sophomore Jeremy Klotkin took steps to make sure he didn’t spend the night when many unattached men hope to “get […]
BUFFALO, New York. Conductors of major metropolitan symphony orchestras are known to be a highly competitive and egotistical lot, but a recent move by the Buffalo Symphony’s musical director has the normally-sedate world of classical music buzzing. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. Financial regulators, creditors and bankruptcy lawyers are scrambling to find the billions of dollars that went up in smoke when crypto exchange FTX failed last month, touching off a panic that threatens the […]
Last week, with the signing of a lease and payment of first and last month’s rent, security deposit, key charges, broker’s commission and the short-term national debt of Finland, my younger son became a man. […]
Thanksgiving is a time for reflection for me, especially when I arrive back at work on the Monday after Black Friday and try to come up with something, anything, to be thankful for. There’s the […]
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. As the Thanksgiving vacation week began Lieutenant Jim Hampy of the Massachusetts State DMVD was patrolling the Metrowest area of Boston, on the lookout for college students home from school with too much […]
LUSAIL, Qatar. First it was lowly Saudi Arabia defeating perennial powerhouse Argentina, 2-1. Then Japan stunned Germany, 2-1, scoring two goals in the last fifteen minutes with substitutes Ritsu Dean and Takuya Asano. But last […]