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April 27, 2026
American College of Physicians Names First Black EVP & CEO, LeRoi Hicks
LeRoi Hicks has been appointed executive vice president and chief executive officer of the American College of Physicians. Upon assuming his role on July 6, Dr. Hicks will become the first African American to lead the organization.
April 19, 2026
Meet the man behind "Everybody Gotta Eat" in Cambridge
Manny Mervil is the man behind the popular "Everybody Gotta Eat" at the Eastern Edge Food Hall in Kendall Square. WBZ-TV's Courtney Cole reports.
April 16, 2026
Sheldon Poole, Promoted to Partner at Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
Shook, Hardy & Bacon is pleased to announce that Sheldon Poole has been promoted to partner effective March 1, 2026, in their Hartford, Connecticut office. Sheldon represents corporate clients in product liability and environmental toxic tort litigation and experience in handling complex personal injury and property suits. He earned his law degree from Quinnipiac University School of Law, and a Bachelor's degree from Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Connecticut.
April 16, 2026
Rodney Marshall Appointed as the New Boston Fire Commissioner
Rodney Marshall was appointed as the new Boston Fire Commissioner on Thursday. In this 2025 file photo, he speaks to the media about a Dorchester porch collapse. Courtesy of Boston Fire
April 15, 2026
Former Massachusetts Rep. Ben Swan honored for community impact in Springfield
92-year-old former Massachusetts state representative Ben Swan was honored in Springfield for his outstanding community work.

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24Apr
Apr 24 - May 16
Furlough’s Paradise, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, Conn.
There’s been a drought on their childhood’s road and two cousins come home dry-eyed and grieving. Sade, on a three-day furlough from prison. Mina, departing a strangely idyllic west coast. As all time ticks towards the correctional officer’s arrival, these two wrestle with all they have never said, with the fallibility of memory itself, and with visions of a future they are bound to create. Winner of the prestigious 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, a.k. payne’s Furlough’s Paradise is a lyrical meditation on grief, home, kinship, and a utopia yet to be realized.
1120 Chapel St Downtown
02May
From 02:00 AM to 04:00 AM
Nate Smith, Groton Hill Music, Groton, Mass.
2026 multi-Grammy winner Nate Smith is a polymath musician — bandleader, composer, producer, and virtuosic drummer — whose groundbreaking work as a recording artist and performer in multiple genres has made him a unique figure in popular culture and one of the most in-demand players of our generation.
122 Old Ayer Rd Groton
07Oct
From 01:30 AM to 03:30 AM
The Buena Vista Orchestra, The Hanover Theatre, Worcester, Mass.
The Buena Vista Orchestra is one of the world’s premier Cuban music repertory ensembles, featuring a rotating lineup of acclaimed musicians connected to legendary groups and artists such as Buena Vista Social Club, AfroCuban All Stars, Celia Cruz, Omara Portuondo, Chucho Valdés and Willie Colón.
Southbridge St South Worcester Worcester
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