Boston Scenes

Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Matthew B. LeBretton, New Balance public affairs director, join Bay State Banner Publisher and Editor Mel Miller in announcing the launch of “Step Up,” a monthly special publication in the Banner focusing on education and high academic achievement.  (Nathan Fried-Lipski photo)

Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea J. Cabral recently addressed a group of legal professionals about the importance of supporting civic engagement during the first annual City Year Legal Community Leadership Breakfast. (L-R) City Year members Stephen O’Connell, Agassiz School; Amber Haskett, Condon School; Daycha Turner, City Year Project Leader and Sheriff Andrea J. Cabral. (Photo courtesy of Sheriff Andrea Cabral)

Among those in attendance during the National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day were Marvin Venay, Rita Kantarowski, state Rep. Liz Malia, Wanda Allen, Monique Tula, Najma Nazy’at and NAACP Boston president Linda Payne. (Tony Irving photo)

MetroPCS recently launched a new program to provide free text message services to Haiti. Among those in attendance during the announcement of TextTalk Global were Bruce Martin, MetroPCS VP/GM; Darnell Williams, Urban League of Eastern Ma. CEO; Cleve Killingsworth, Blue Cross Blue Shield CEO/President; Dan Rivers, Nexus Alliance President and Jeff Mussman, Sevfarth and Shaw Partner. (Sandy Middlebrooks photo)  

Doctor Allen S. Counter, (center) founding director of The Harvard Foundation and professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School gave the opening comments at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics Forum “Haiti After The Earthquake.” He is joined by other panelists, state Rep. Marie St. Fleur and state Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry and professor Richardo Hausmann (not seen). The purpose of the forum was to examine the past, present and future of Haiti in light of the recent devastating earthquake. (Don West photo)

Students from John D. O’Bryant School spent Ground Hog Day job shadowing medical professionals at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Their day was sponsored in part by the Boston Private Industry Council. (Photo courtesy of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center)

Gov. Deval Patrick gave brief remarks before attending Sunday services held by Pastor Marcellus A. Norris at St. Paul AME Church in Cambridge.
(KC Bailey photo)

Massachusetts state Rep. Byron Rushing addressed a crowd at Haley House Bakery in Dudley Square, telling them “Everything you Wanted to Know About Roxbury.” (Reynolds Graves photo)

Elite U.S. Marathoner Ryan Hall and his wife, Sara, join members of the O’Bryant Track Team on a warm-up lap before last week’s All-City Track Meet at the Reggie Lewis Center. Hall, who holds the American record in the half marathon and finished 3rd in last year’s Boston Marathon, appeared as the result of a partnership between the John Hancock’s Non-Profit Bib Program and the Halls’ newly formed charity, The Hall Steps Foundation. (Photo courtesy of John Hancock Financial)