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Here are some photos from Boston University Terriers men’s ice hockey’s 3-1 victory over Vermont at Agganis Arena on February 26. It was an entertaining game in which the home team produced several solid opportunities to score in the first period, but weren’t able to put the puck in the net until about half-way through [...]

Last Friday we went to the Disney On Ice Disney Pixar Toy Story 3 at TD Garden in Boston. Not exactly my cup of tea but the kids in attendance loved it, every second of it judging from their enthusiastic screaming from start to finish. A five-year old girld described the event to her mother [...]

Massachusetts population in 2010: 6,547,629 according to the United States Census Bureau’s 2010 Census (population count) That’s 3.1% more than in 2000.

The table below shows the computed poverty rate for the school-aged population in school districts in Massachusetts 2007 through 2009. The districts are listed in alphabetical order. The list does not include Lee/Berkshire Hills in Farmington River Regional which did not report school-aged population below the poverty line in 2007 and 2008. District 2007 2008 [...]

Last night IKEA in Stoughton, Massachusetts, served a julbord – i.e., a traditional Swedish Christmas buffet. I believe it was the first one the store has ever served. Maybe it’s also the last. It was a debacle. It wasn’t for a lack of trying. The cafeteria-style restaurant was nicely decorated for the occasion and the [...]

The following table shows the poverty rate for student-aged population in Massachusetts in 2009. Student poverty rate by school district for all states. # District Population Students Poverty Rate 1 Norfolk School District 10,738 1,304 19 1.46% 2 Westford School District 21,331 4,660 84 1.8% 3 Richmond School District 1,554 164 3 1.83% 4 Westwood [...]

The table below shows the poverty rate by county in Massachusetts in 2009 for the entire population (the second column) as well as for the population under 18 (the third column). The last column shows the median household income. Poverty rates are set as a percentage of the the population below a certain income household [...]

Here are a few photos from the very enjoyable 2010 Boston Tuba Christmas at Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market: A heartfelt thank you to tall the tuba players who participated! You contribute to a great tradition! Photos from the 2008 concert

The Boston University Police Department has posted a letter from the commander of Boston PD District 14 (Brighton/Allston) that asks students in the area to make a bit of an effort to curb “increase in B&E incidents.” Writes Captain James Hussey: Unfortunately one of the things that make the A/B Brighton a great place to [...]

Below are two pictures of house construction in the Greater Boston suburbs. The first was taken in Winchester last spring and is a pretty good example of how that town is slowly filled in. High property prices and a high-ranked school system makes it tempting to turn every piece of a lot into a home. [...]