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Obituary notices, week of August 10 through August 16

This week's column carries nine Boston-resident obituaries: Beatty, Sean; Bigler, Barbara; DiGesse, Rita, 96; Fechtor, Sheldon Mark, 93; Fleming, Susan V.; Guan, Ai Yue, 83; Miglorino, Joan, 93; Palermo, Heather A., 47; and Whall, Peter James. All nine died between August 10 and August …

Massachusetts Higher Education Commissioner Ortega To Step Down In September

Massachusetts Higher Education Commissioner Noe Ortega will step down in September after four years on the job. The departure leaves the state agency overseeing public colleges and universities in search of new leadership heading into the fall semester, per a Lowell Sun report. Closer t…

Swimmers Raise $550,000 For Cancer Research At Pleasure Bay

Swimmers raised $550,000 for cancer research at the 31st annual Swim Across America event in South Boston Saturday. Organizers presented the funds to cancer researchers at Pleasure Bay off Castle Island, according to a Reuters Connect report. In sports news, the Boston Red Sox parted wa…

Council panel reviews water bill discount program for seniors, disabled

Boston council committee reviews water bill discount reaching 11,000 homeowners. City Councilor Edward M.

Chef Tiffani Faison To Close Two Fenway Restaurants

Boston chef Tiffani Faison is closing two of her Fenway restaurants, Sweet Cheeks Q and Fool's Errand. NBC Boston reports the barbecue spot and its adjoining bar are shutting down, ending chef and restaurateur Tiffani Faison's long run in the neighborhood. Elsewhere, the Red Sox lost ca…