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Samuel Washington Allen

African American Literary Figure Samuel Washington Allen to be honored at Memorial Celebration in Boston

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- A public memorial celebration will be held Saturday, October 10, at 2 p.m. ET. at the Museum of African American History, 46 Joy Street, Beacon Hill, Boston, to celebrate the life and legacy of Samuel Washington Allen - who also wrote under the pen name of Paul Vesey. The noted poet, professor, lawyer and translator passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends at the age of 97 on June 27, 2015.
Dan Houston

EPIC Insurance's Daniel Houston to Speak on Insurance and Risk for Cyber Technology and Privacy at CFO Risk Management Summit

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Cyber threats are one of the most significant risks businesses and individuals face today, says EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants. High profile breaches in the past few years have highlighted the substantial impact and significant costs associated with these attacks. And the breaches we hear about are just the tip of the iceberg, since information about an attack may not be revealed to the public if no personal data is stolen.
Governor Charlie Baker

Baker, DeLeo, Rosenberg Initiate Taxpayer Protection Analysis of Boston 2024 Olympic Bid

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- On Monday (June 1), Mass. Governor Charlie Baker, House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Senate President Stan Rosenberg announced...
784 Broadway

Former FBI Agent James Ring Turns Back the Clock with Release of '784 Broadway' Novel

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- James A. Ring, author of the 5-star terrorist thriller 'Necessary Assets,' has shifted genres with his second book, '784 Broadway' (ISBN: 978-1506164182), where he brings to life his immigrant Italian heritage by recounting summer visits to his family's small greengrocer store in New York's Hudson Valley, Omni Publishing Company announced today.
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh

Boston Mayor Walsh Launches CEASE Boston, Part of National Initiative to Fight Sex Trafficking

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- On Friday, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the launch of CEASE Boston (Cities Empowered Against Sexual Exploitation), a...
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh

Boston Mayor Walsh Launches Photography Exhibition at City Hall in Honor of Women's History Month

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- On Thursday, in honor of Women’s History Month, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh joined the Office of Arts &...
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh

Boston Mayor Walsh Appoints Claudia Correa As Neighborhood Liaison For East Boston

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- On Wednesday, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced that he has selected East Boston resident Claudia Correa as East...
Truebridge

Truebridge's new cybersecurity content will draw customers into their bank's or credit union's financial library

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Truebridge, Inc., a content marketing company serving the financial industry, is excited to announce the newest update to its Content Marketing System. Threats to cyber security have become increasingly prevalent over the last few years.
Replikins Global Surveillance System

Replikins Global Surveillance System Data to be presented at Boston University School of Medicine's Distinguished Speaker Series

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Replikins Global Surveillance System's analysis of the Ebola virus show the highest ever peaks in Ebola Gene Replikin Counts in the years 2012 and 2013. Such genomic increases predicted the current worst ever Ebola outbreak. A recent sudden drop in the Replikin Counts may signal an early end to the current outbreak if adequate public health measures are implemented for containment of Ebola virus already in human hosts.

Mass. nonprofit, Room to Grow, awarded grant from Mabel Louise Riley Foundation

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Room to Grow, a nonprofit organization in Boston, was recently awarded a $50,000 grant from the Mabel Louise Riley Foundation to continue its important work providing “social work support and material resources to families raising babies in poverty during the critical first three years of life.”
CEO Stewart Rose

Truebridge Helps East Cambridge Savings Bank Boost Revenue with Financial Content Marketing

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Truebridge, Inc., a Boston-based financial marketing company, today announced East Cambridge Savings Bank's launch of their online Financial Answer Center. Their implementation of the Truebridge Content Marketing System is one of many examples of financial institutions turning to targeted content to increase revenue.
Education Protector

Edgewood Partners Insurance Center acquires Altus Specialty Group's Program Business

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC) a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, today announced it has acquired certain assets of program specialist Altus Specialty Group (ASG), namely the program book of business. The acquisition of this business comes on the heels of EPIC's November 2013 announcement of plans to pursue national expansion, backed by capital from The Carlyle Group and Stone Point Capital.
Retail Expert Doug Fleener

Retail Expert Doug Fleener of Dynamic Experiences Group offers Tips for Being Nice to Retail Employees on Black Friday 2013

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Although much of the focus around holiday shopping is on door busting deals and 'Black Friday' madness, retail and customer experience expert Doug Fleener, president and managing partner of retail consultancy Dynamic Experiences Group LLC in Boston, says it's important for shoppers to remember the retail employees who make it all happen.
JTAG boundary scan training

At Boston event, Etoolsmiths and XJTAG's workshop leaders will explain how JTAG boundary scan can be used in product development

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Etoolsmiths and XJTAG today announced a free JTAG boundary scan training workshop at the Regus Waltham Center, Massachusetts on December 3, 2013. Free lunch will be provided. Taking a hands-on approach, the free workshop will be of interest to engineers in design, development, test and production, with a comprehensive introduction to JTAG boundary scan and the IEEE 1149.x standard.
Boston Interiors

Award-winning Boston Interior Design Firm Transforms Drawing Room in Renowned Glen Magna Estate

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Donna Terry, an award winning Boston interior designer, today announced the launch of her new location: Boston Design and Interiors, Inc., located at 75 Arlington Street. The Boston interior design company provides discriminating clients with a full range of design services, from single room remodeling and decorating to extensive multi-tiered design projects for estates.
Timothy R. Bowers

Timothy R. Bowers joins VLP Corporate Practice in Boston

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- VLP Law Group LLP today announced the continued expansion of its East Coast corporate practice with the addition of Timothy R. Bowers, who joins as partner based in Boston. Bowers counsels founders, companies and investors on angel, venture and private equity investments, buy- and sell-side mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, securities compliance, entity formation and key business arrangements.
Stacey Alcorn

At Habitat for Humanity CEO Summit, Stacey Alcorn to keynote on how extraordinary business leaders are focusing more on building a...

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Motivational speaker, blogger, and Boston entrepreneur Stacey Alcorn will announce the release of her new book 'REACH! - Dream, Stretch, Achieve, Influence' at the Oct. 22 CEO Summit hosted by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell. The CEO Summit will bring together forty CEOs and business leaders from top businesses based in the Merrimack Valley area of Massachusetts, in the suburban area north of Boston.
Necessary Assets

Boston author and former FBI Agent James Ring launches new spy novel 'Necessary Assets'

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Omni Publishing is proud to announce the publication of the novel, 'Necessary Assets' (ISBN: 978-1490997469) by James Ring of Boston. This riveting work of fiction begins with an unusual alliance between a modernized Sicilian Mafia and retired FBI agent Mark Patrick.
EPIC co-founder John Hahn

EPIC Insurance announces acquisition of Boston's SafeHarbor Risk Management

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- EPIC Insurance, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today it has acquired SafeHarbor Risk Management. Founded in 2009 by insurance industry veteran, Thomas E. O'Neil, privately-held SafeHarbor is a Property & Casualty Insurance Brokerage and Employee Benefit Consulting firm. The firm has locations in New York and Boston, Mass.
Truebridge BAC 2013

Truebridge Financial Marketing today announced launch of their Business Answer Center

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Truebridge Inc. announced today the launch of the 'Business Answer Center,' a new marketing system that provides the bank and credit union clients of Truebridge with an innovative way to deliver financial education to their business customers and generate sales at the financial institutions.
WomenLEAD INC

WomenLEAD's mission is to disrupt and revolutionize mentorship through a personal advisory board platform that advances women in their careers

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- With only fourteen percent of women leading in executive positions in the United States today, WomenLEAD, Inc. has their work cut out for them. Seeking to advance women in their careers via a new website that will offer an online community or personal advisory board made up of professional women globally this innovative company is thrilled to have been chosen as a Mass Challenge Finalist.
Truebridge Inc

Financial Marketing Solutions from Truebridge are helping Banks deliver Financial Education to Drive Sales

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Truebridge Financial Marketing, which provides banks and credit unions with a financial education marketing system, today announced the addition of 28 new clients in just six months. More and more banks and credit unions are discovering that financial education, properly delivered, is a cost effective way to generate sales for all business lines, from deposits and loans to investments, insurance and trust.
John Kerry

Boston Police Department and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sign memorandum of understanding to increase cooperation

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Today, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry signed a memorandum of understanding with Boston Police Department Commissioner Edward Davis...
Truebridge Inc

Ken Wells joins Truebridge Inc. as EVP of Relationship Marketing

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Truebridge, Inc., a Boston-based financial services marketing firm for banks and credit unions, has hired Ken Wells as EVP of Relationship Marketing. In this role, Ken will head up a new unit that helps financial institutions maximize the power of their retail organization to drive more revenue from multiple business lines.

President Obama Statement on the Boston Marathon Bombing April 15, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. and BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Today, in light of the bombing in downtown Boston, during the marathon, Pesident Obama made the following statement from the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room: Good afternoon, everybody. Earlier today, I was briefed by my homeland security team on the events in Boston.
Advanced Resources Marketing Boston

Boston LTCi Leader, Advanced Resources Marketing, announces Satellite Office in Florida

TAMPA, Fla. and BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Advanced Resources Marketing (ARM), one of the country's largest distributors of Long Term Care Insurance (LTCi) announced today the opening of a satellite distribution office in Tampa, Fla. This location joins the main office in Boston, and satellite offices in Merion Station, Pa., and McLean, Va., as a growing part of ARM's distribution network.
Localization LLC Translations BOSTON

Localization LLC Translations is happy to announce its newest location in Boston, Massachusetts at One Boston Place

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Localization LLC Translations is happy to announce its newest location in Boston, Massachusetts at One Boston Place (201 Washington Street, Suite 2600). This new location is the result of the expanding need for translation and language service in today's challenging business market.
Publisher Henry Quinlan

Massachusetts Seminar Offers New Concept in Retirement Planning, a Thoughtful Prep for the Next Stage of Life for Those about to...

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Omni Publishing Co. announces the launch of a new concept in retirement planning with a Dec. 4, 2012, seminar designed to address the non-financial, soft-side of retirement. Attendees to the seminar 'Building Your Emotional Pension' will be presented with the planning tools that will enable them to map out a retirement that works.

WEST Board Member, Kip Hollister is an Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Award Winner

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- WEST: Advancing Women in the Business of Science and Technology, continues its mission to bring visibility to woman leaders by nominating Kip Hollister as Entrepreneur of the Year in Service and Kip was awarded the honor. WEST demonstrated its key success factor of Visibility by nominating two advisory board members: Kip Hollister, CEO Hollister, a leading staffing firm, and Barbara Lynch, James Beard Award Winning Chef and serial restaurateur; to the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the year.
Mass Governor Patrick

Mass. Governor Patrick Welcomes BIO International Convention to Massachusetts, Home of the Nation's Largest Life Sciences Supercluster

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Today, Governor Deval Patrick kicked-off the 2012 BIO International Convention and welcomes more than 15,000 participants and 3,000 companies...

ACANA Plays Major Role in Shaping DOT Policy

BOSTON, Mass. -- Recently, the Department of Transportation (DOT) issued the most significant policy change concerning the air charter brokerage industry since 2004. The Air Charter Association of North America (ACANA), in keeping with its mission to protect the business interests of members and to foster a compliance disposition relative to the various regulatory agencies, played a pivotal role in shaping this recent policy shift.

Center for Life Science | Boston: Tsoi/Kobus & Assoc. Win AIA New England Design Award

BOSTON /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Tsoi/Kobus & Associates received a Special Mention award at the American Institute of Architects New England Chapter's 2009 Design Awards...

VHL Family Alliance Announces the First Guide for Kids Dealing with Hereditary Cancer Syndromes: The VHL Handbook Kids' Edition

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- The VHL Family Alliance (VHLFA) announced today that the very first "VHL Handbook Kids' Edition" (ISBN: 978-1-929539-02-4) is now...

Boston's VHL Family Alliance Kicks off May Awareness Month, Announcing 8 Events Coast to Coast

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- A neoburlesque sci-fi play in Providence, a Crabfest in Maryland, a music festival on Boston Common -- all to...

VHL Family Alliance Announces Free Awareness Benefit Concert in Boston Common May 23rd

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- This year VHL Family Alliance will be hosting its first annual special event in honor of International VHL Day,...

GerrityStone Featured on WBZ-TV's 'What's In Store'

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- GerrityStone, New England's premier importer and master fabricator of marble, granite, travertine and limestone headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts is...

LEC Power Translator 12 Allows Business Expansion

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- With economic challenges come creative solutions, says Language Engineering Company, LLC (LEC). LEC Power Translator 12 Premium cost effectively...

VHL Family Alliance Is Partner in Rare Disease Day

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) is coordinating the observance of Rare Disease Day in the United States...

Van Millwork is Up in Down Economy

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- In a questionable economy with so many unknown variables, many companies are quick to react by slashing prices and...

Retail Expert Doug Fleener Shares Holiday Survival Tips with Retail Employees

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/-- This holiday shopping season is going to be a challenging one for the almost 1 in 10 Americans employed in...

Harvard Doctor Offers Florence and Tuscany Medical Assistance for Travelers

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/-- Navigate Health International, an innovator in international medical assistance services, announces its first service line, Florence Medical Assistance. Florence Medical...

Napatech Announces New Feature For NT20 Family 10GbE High-Performance Network Adapters

ANDOVER, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Napatech announces the latest release called ANAHEIM for their NT family of 10GbE high-performance network adapters for PCI-Express. The...

Boston Business Owner Named to Business Week Top 25 U.S. Entrepreneurs

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Intern Bridge Inc, the nation's leading college recruiting and research firm, announced today that its founder and president, Richard...

Ronald Tinney Paintings Are Selected for Prestigious Boston Competition

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Out of 200 entries submitted by 70 artists from around New England working in the realist tradition, 35 paintings...

Gerald Pomeroy Featured in Latest Issue of 'Traditional Home Magazine'

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Gerald Pomeroy Design Group, one of the Boston area's premier interior design firms specializing in creating residential spaces reflecting...

Distinctive Kitchens & Baths Magazine Features Chrisicos Interiors Bathroom Project

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Chrisicos Interiors, a leading interior design company serving discerning clients throughout New England, is pleased to announce one of...

Rimadesio Introduces Abacus Closet System Made From Aluminum and Glass

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Rimadesio, the Italian manufacturer of luxury glass and aluminum passage doors, wall panels, and closet/shelving units, introduces Abacus, a...

2008 ReBrand 100 Global Awards Recognizes Chrisicos Interiors

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Chrisicos Interiors, a leading interior design company serving discerning clients throughout New England, is pleased to be honored with...

Steam Leaks Costing U.S. Corporations Billions

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Amidst the ever present and growing energy crisis, lurks an even bigger culprit than your father's old gas guzzler....

Local Leaders Advisory Board Appoints Kathie Chrisicos of Chrisicos Interiors

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Chrisicos Interiors - a leading interior design company serving discerning clients throughout New England - is pleased to announce...

CorEdge Networks Introduces Freescale Coldfire Based AdvancedMC Module Management Controller

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- At the NXTComm show in Las Vegas, NV from June 17-19, 2007 (booth # SL5909I), CorEdge Networks will be...

Street Attack Announces Izzitgreen.com Social Media Campaign

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Street Attack has launched a social media program as part of an ongoing influencer campaign for IzzitGreen.com, Boston's new...

Air Charter Association of North America Adopts Assurance Program to Improve Safety and Quality

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- The Air Charter Association of North America (ACANA), a non-profit organization dedicated to recognizing and promoting the highest standards...

Gerald Pomeroy Selected to Participate in Boston Design Center Dream Home 2008

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Gerald Pomeroy of the award-winning firm Gerald Pomeroy Design Group, is one of the distinguished designers featured in the...

The Resurrection of Paranormal Science: Film Maker Turns Teacher in Paranormal Seminar Series

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Michael J. Baker, co-founder of New Gravity Media, and the director and writer of the successful film "14 Degrees...

IObit Celebrates 10 Million Downloads of Advanced WindowsCare Personal

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- IObit (www.iobit.com) Advanced WindowsCare Personal has passed 10 million downloads and ranked in top 50 most popular software at...

LocaModa Connects Social Networks to Social Locations

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- LocaModa Inc. today introduced breakthrough social connectivity to its interactive Out-of-Home platform. LocaModa 3.0 enables mobile consumers to control...

LuraTech Improves Performance of Document Processing Solution with Two New Features

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- LuraTech, Inc., a leading provider of open, ISO-compliant JPEG2000 and PDF/A technology, has added to new features to its...

Passers-by and Web Users Interact with Times Square Digital Screen

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusssets Newswire/ -- LocaModa Inc., pioneers of mobile and web-based interactive out-of-home media, today announce their platform integration with Clear Channel Spectacolor's...

Bayside Expo Center's Northeast Motorcycle Expo with Bruce Rossmeyer, Billy Lane, Dave Perewitz, the Garage Girls, and the Indian Larry Legacy

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Motorcycle enthusiasts of all ages won't want to miss this year's Northeast Motorcycle Expo in Boston, MA. This year,...

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