The Fifth Annual Beckett Bowl to benefit Children’s Hospital Boston and the Josh Beckett Foundation is just three weeks away on Monday, August 29 at the Lucky Strike Lanes at 145 Ipswich Street in Boston from 6-9:30 p.m. The charity bowling tournament usually draws representatives from all professional sports teams in the Boston area. The Beckett Bowl begins at 6 p.m. with red carpet arrivals. The charity bowling tournament begins at 7:15 p.m. and a charity auction follows at 8:45 p.m. Tickets cost $250 and are available at beckettbowl.com or at 617-338- 2766. Limited numbers of tickets are available. The evening also features the Beckett Bowl Ultimate Jeep Raffle presented by AFTER FX CUSTOMS. The Josh Beckett Foundation woks to improve the health and well-being of children.
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Two Boston hospitals were ranked among the nation's top hospitals in U.S. News and World Report's 2011-2012. Massachusetts General Hospital jumped from third in 2010-2011 to second this year, behind perennial hospital "Honor Roll" winner Johns Hopkins Hospital of Baltimore. Johns Hopkins has been the best hospital every year U.S. News has ranked hospitals.
Despite the impressive reputations of Boston hospitals like Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's, any of the city's hospitals can make mistakes. Children's Hospital in Boston was ranked as the best children's hospital in six of 10 categories by U.S. News and World Report, including cancer and cardiac care
Two schools housed in the same building at 20 Warren Street in Brighton were evacuated after pepper spray was released in the building just after 10 a.m. The evacuation affected some 600 students at the Boston Community Leadership Academy and the Another Course to College pilot school.
Just one day after being named in a class action lawsuit over sexual abuse allegations against him, Dr. Melvin D. Levine has died, his attorney Edward Mahoney said today. No details on his death were released and his family had no comment.
Google is adding an estimated 6,000 jobs in 2011. Some jobs will be added in Cambridge.
- The Red Sox scheduled Christmas at Fenway for Saturday, December 12 at Fenway. They will stage the Great Fenway Park Yard Sale on Sunday, December 13. The Sox are the gift that keeps on giving. [RedSox.com]
- Boston philanthropist Carl Shapiro and his family foundation may have earned approximately $1 billion in fictitious profits from investments with Bernie Madoff. Shapiro donated much of that fortune to hospitals, schools, and institutions in the Boston area. [Boston Globe]