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Tara A. Kilgallen of Framingham has joined ERA Key as a Realtor in the Framingham office. Kilgallen has 20 years of experience as a yoga instructor in Massachusetts and California, and is currently as instructor at Common Ground Yoga in Framingham. She previously served as co-director of Yoga at Lumina Mind Body Studios - Longfellow Health Clubs in Wayland and She was also a yoga instructor at Bosse Sports in  Sudbury. Before that, she was the director of yoga and retail manager at Tushi...

Get Growing: Why crabapple trees are looking sad this year, and what to do about it An afflicted crabapple tree. Courtesy photo Modified: 10/18/2019 2:15:03 PM Crabapple trees are one of my favorite ornamental spring trees. A mainstay of the New England landscape, they offer three seasons of interest, plus a handsome branching habit that looks good all winter long, especially when decked with freshly fallen snow or a sparkling coat of ice. Crabapples are typically low maintenance and drought to...

Paul Brassil of Medfield has joined the company as senior vice president/chief information officer and will oversee PCU’s information technology and digital innovation efforts. Brassil has more than 25 years of experience in the information technology leadership field with entities such as Commonwealth Medicine (a division of UMass Medical School), the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, EMC Corp. and Siemens IT Solutions and Services Inc. He holds an MS in computer information systems from Ben...

INDIA New England News Deepak Chopra BOSTON – Akshaya Patra USA will hold its first virtual gala of 2021, Partnerships for Happiness, on Saturday, April 24th, to raise funds for hunger relief to migrant families and the mid-day meal beneficiaries in India. The event is hosted by Boston, Buffalo, Grand Rapids, Maryland and Virginia Chapters. “Boston Chapter has always been the leader in innovative fundraisers, including being the first chapter to lead the virtual galas, last y...

Paul Brassil of Medfield has joined the company as senior vice president/chief information officer and will oversee PCU’s information technology and digital innovation efforts. Brassil has more than 25 years of experience in the information technology leadership field with entities such as Commonwealth Medicine (a division of UMass Medical School), the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, EMC Corp. and Siemens IT Solutions and Services Inc. He holds an MS in computer information systems from Ben...

Kait Schuster Guest Columnist The pandemic has disrupted the lives of millions of people in countless ways. For those of us lucky enough not to be touched directly by illness or death, the disturbances of lives and routines – going to work or school or hanging out with friends and relatives – has been tough. But not as tough as those faced by people without a place to call home. And what better way to address them than by meeting the challenge of cold feet with warm hearts. My sister Kimber...

The Free Press By: Haley Hersey,  Staff Writer The Maine Women’s Hall of Fame’s 2021 inductees are Joyce Taylor Gibson and Leigh Saufley. Gibson is an associate professor of Leadership Studies at the University of Southern Maine and the former dean of Lewiston-Auburn College. Saufley is the Dean of the University of Maine School of Law and former Maine Chief Justice.   According to the Office of Public Affairs, the Maine Women’s Hall of Fame recognizes “women whose achievements h...

Identity and Access Management: Looking Ahead to 2021 As the pandemic continues, having an IAM strategy in place will become paramount for organizations to thrive in the remote work world. Heres what is on the horizon for IAM in 2021. As 2020 draws to a close and we look ahead to a new start in 2021, many people will be celebrating the end of an unprecedented year. From the sudden transition to remote work and on to the risks associated with an increased cybersecurity attack surface, the secur...

Newton recently appointed three newly elected members to its Board of Directors: Annie Greene, Eric Boecher and Gloria Greene, a Newton native, joins the Board of Directors after 10 years of involvement at the Ys residential camp, Camp Frank A. Day. She attended Frank A. Day as a camper and then spent four years as a counselor. In 2018, she spoke about her camp experience at the Ys "A Night Under the Stars" fundraising gala. She is a graduate of St. Lawrence University and is currently wo...

Jennifer Smith Joins Brightcove as Chief Marketing Officer Brightcove Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOV), the global leader in video for business, today announced that Jennifer Smith has joined the company as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). In her new role, Smith joins the senior leadership team to lead Brightcove’s marketing functions, including demand generation, product marketing, and marketing communications. “With the ever-increasing need for companies to digitally improve their customer and employee ...