The Needham Community Council extends The Council Thrift store hours
The Needham Community Council is excited to announce new and expanded hours for The Council Thrift store (570 Hillside Ave., Needham, MA 02494). Thanks to staff and volunteer efforts we will now be open: Mondays & Fridays: 10-4 Tuesdays & Thursdays: 10-7 Saturdays: 10-2 We look forward to seeing you! Please call our offices with any questions at 781.444.2415.
Gittens elected to Village Bank Board of Directors
The Village Bank Chairman Kenneth C. Brennan has announced the election of Donna Latson Gittens, MBA, of Dorchester to the Board of Directors. “We are extremely excited to have someone of Donna’s experience, knowledge, and community commitment join the Board of Directors,” Brennan said. “We welcome her aboard and look forward to her contributions to the continued success of our organization.” Gittens is the founder and chief executive officer of MORE Advertising in Watertown, a women-founded and women-led
Chestnut Hill Square welcomes Distraction Brewing Company Beer Garden
Chestnut Hill Square has announced the opening of the Distraction Brewing Company Beer Garden at the center. The outdoor craft brewery will be open weekends from 12 noon to 9:00 p.m., weather permitting, through the fall. Distraction will serve up the brewery’s locally-made craft beers including Raspberry Wundertart, Hoppily Distracted, Passion Fruit Daydream and Hopendipity. Canned beers will also be offered. Beer selections will rotate as different brews become available. Centrally located at Chestnut
Help My Aging Parents now offers caregiver support groups
Being a caregiver is often a very challenging time. Caregivers often feel stretched thin with the many demands that fall on them including work and family life, along with significant emotional and physical toll. Julie Nordstrand has now worked with various caregivers of aging parents in support group settings and have found these groups to provide tremendous instrumental and emotional support to the members. As such, she is now starting up additional support groups that will run one hour weekly (either
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Babson Consulting Programs – Now accepting project proposals for the Spring 2022 session
Babson Experiential Learning is now accepting project applications for the Spring 2022 semester. Experience the power of working with one of Babson's student consulting teams!Leverage the knowledge of Babson graduate students and the Entrepreneurial Thought & Action methodReceive a strategic solution to a business need, challenge, or opportunity!No cost to your organizationBuild your company's brand on campus while tapping into a pipeline of talented job-seekersReady to get started?Applications are due
Screen Reader User Tester Training Program to empower next generation of Blind Accessibility Professionals
The Carroll Center for the Blind announced the launch of a revolutionary new career development course that aims to get adults with visual impairments prepared for pursuing employment in the field of digital accessibility. Through the Screen Reader User Tester Training Program, supported by funding from The Gibney Family Foundation, adults seeking employment will learn the skills needed to professionally explore, test, and report about the accessibility of websites, mobile applications, and digital document
Pet Wants Newton expands to Boston
Pet Wants Newton a local pet nutrition business has officially expanded to Boston. Launched in September 2020, Pet Wants focused on bringing better, fresher nutrition options to the Greater Boston suburbs with free local home delivery. Now, to build on that mission, Pet Wants Newton is excited to announce that they have officially expanded into Boston. With this broader reach, owner Rosaline Hansen hopes to bring more awareness to the better options for food, treats, chews and supplements that Pet Wants
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Carroll Center for the Blind awarded $500K grant to support people with vision loss
The Carroll Center for the Blind, a leader in services for individuals who are blind or low vision, announced it will receive funding through Cummings Foundation’s $25 Million Grant Program. The Newton-based nonprofit will receive $500,000 over the next 10 years to help deliver critical vision-related rehabilitation services to people from across New England and beyond. The Carroll Center for the Blind empowers people of all ages and all stages of vision loss to live independent and fulfilling lives
LINX sets a camp-focused future, spins-off two businesses
The LINX Companies (“LINX”) announces a new strategic vision, based on its flagship summer day camp, called LINX Camps. Starting on the date camp opens (June 21), operations will focus solely on day camps, which will include bringing new concepts to the greater Boston area. “LINX Camps embodies all of the attributes and hallmarks of the LINX experience. Even in a summer of unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, our phenomenal staff delivered programming that few other businesses could
Winning Business Strategies for Small Businesses
Just like individual people, businesses are constantly changing and growing. To ensure yours is heading in the right direction, it makes sense to identify and embrace best practices policies. While yours will be unique to your venture, here are some suggestions. Define Your Cushion Does your company have an emergency fund? You’ve heard of this budgeting recommendation for individuals, but it’s also a sound strategy for your business. RocketHQ suggests tallying at least three months’ worth of
Your 3 Day To-Do List for Building Your Dream Business
Whether you have a concrete, problem-solving solution you can’t wait to sell or you simply know that you want to run your own show, starting a new business can be daunting. This is especially true if you’re an aspiring solopreneur. Going it alone can be scary and overwhelming, but it doesn’t need to stop you in your tracks. To help you move forward, check out this short and sweet 3 day to-do list that will set you up for success. What to Do on Your First Day: Day one should focus on building a firm
The Boston Globe names Visiting Angels Newton/Canton one of the 2020 Top Places to Work
Visiting Angels Newton/Canton, a prominent senior home care agency, has been named one of the Top Places to Work in Massachusetts in the 13th annual employee-based survey project from The Boston Globe. This is the fourth year in a row that Visiting Angels Newton/Canton has been voted a Top Place to Work by its employees, and the sixth time overall. The Top Places to Work 2020 issue publishes online at Globe.com/TopPlaces on the night of Nov 19 and in the Globe Magazine on Nov 22. Top Places to Work
Visiting Angels Newton/Cantonr receives Home Care Re-Accreditation
NEWTON, MA (January 30, 2020) – VISITING ANGELS NEWTON/CANTON, a private-pay home care agency based in Newton, has reaffirmed its commitment to quality care and ethical business practices by earning re-Accreditation from the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts. The alliance, which represents 175 home health and elder care agencies across Massachusetts, created an accreditation protocol to promote quality services, ethical business standards, and superior employment practices in an industry that lacks
Visiting Angels Newton/Canton receives 2020 Best of Home Care® – Leader in Excellence Award
NEWTON (January 28, 2020) – VISITING ANGELS NEWTON/CANTON announced today that it received the distinguished 2020 Best of Home Care –Leader in Excellence Award from Home Care Pulse, the leading firm in quality assurance for home care. The Leader in Excellence Award is the highest recognition awarded by Home Care Pulse and is given to select home care businesses that consistently rank among the very highest in 10 or more quality metrics. As a Leader in Excellence, Visiting Angels Newton/Canton is now
