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Attention skiers or fans of skiing. If you're not on the slopes between January 28 and March 18, then the Grand Circle Gallery at 347 Congress Street is the place to go. The gallery and the New England Ski Museum will exhibit historical skiing posters, artifacts and memorabilia. Featured items include Winter Olympics posters, vintage skis and clothes, and the pesonal affects of Hannes Schneider, an Austrian skier who opened the country’s first ski school in North Conway, New Hampshire. Exhibit hours are: Wednesday and Friday, 11 am. to 2 p.m., Thursday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit www.gct.com/grandcirclegallery or call 617-346-6459 for more details. Admission is free. more ›

Red Sox love is alive and well on the moguls in Vancouver. Hannah Kearney, the Vermonter and women's mogul dynamo who picked up the first US gold medal of the 2010 Winter Olympics, told NBC's Bob Costas on Sunday that she was sporting her Jacoby Ellsbury shirt during Friday's opening ceremonies. On the men's side, Duxbury native and diehard Sox fan Michael Morse sliced his way down the course to "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" on Sunday night. NBC reported that Sox pitcher Jon Lester was in the crowd to support Morse during his qualifying run earlier in the day. Why? Morse threw out the ceremonial first pitch on May 19, 2008 - the night Lester threw his no-hitter against the Kansas City Royals. Listen, all we're saying is that you're not hearing any reference to pinstripes or A-Rod. more ›

-- A woman was robbed at gunpoint today during a daytime invasion of her parents' home in Everett. Michelle Nguyen, 24 of Malden, was babysitting her 2 year-old nephew this morning when a man dressed completely in black entered the house and held a gun to her head. She parted with $500. Both Nguyen and her nephew were left unharmed. [Herald] more ›