The Baker-Polito Administration announced last week that it will allocate more than $50 million in federal CARES Act funds to benefit education in elementary and secondary schools, as well as colleges and universities. The funding from the federal Governor’s Emergency…
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Administration Launches #MaskUpMA Initiative
The Baker-Polito Administration last week launched #MaskUpMA, an effort to continue to remind residents to wear masks and face-coverings in public to stop the spread of COVID-19. The effort will underscore the importance of wearing masks across multiple channels including video…
My Brother’s Table Soup Kitchen to Hold September Raffle
My Brother’s Table Soup Kitchen (MBT), located in Lynn, MA, will hold a raffle throughout September with a winner every day. Prizes include restaurant gift cards, scratch tickets and more! Each ticket purchased gives you 30 chances to win. Every…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Erin Clancy Earn Dean’s List Honors at Roger Williams University The following students have been named to the Spring 2020 Dean’s List at Roger Williams University, in Bristol, R.I. Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and…
Waiting for the Big One
As we are writing this, we are awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Isaias, which is the earliest-ever ninth named storm of a hurricane season. Although Isaias was a weak Category 1 hurricane when it made landfall in the Carolinas and…
Deaths Are Only Part Of the COVID Story
Whether the subject is drunk driving, gun violence, or COVID-19, the headline that grabs our attention always is the death toll, of which there tragically have been more than 150,000 of our fellow Americans from COVID-19. However, what often goes…
Letter to the Editor
Response to First to Worst To the Editor, There are a few reasons for why the Covid 19 virus has been worse here than in other countries. One is due to non-replacement of needed medical supplies used to fight the…
Hockey Players Honored
Pressley Unveils Bipartisan Bill to Help Senior Fraud Victims Recover Financial Losses
Vice Chair of the House Democratic Task Force on Aging and Families Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and House Elder Justice Caucus Co-Chairs Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Peter King (R-NY), along with Reps. John Katko (R-NY), and Elise Stefanik (R-NY), announced bipartisan legislation to help seniors who have…
DOR’s June Revenue Collections Interim Report
Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) Commissioner Geoffrey Snyder today announced in an interim report that June revenue collections total $2.493 billion as of July 24, 2020, which is $761 million or 23.4 percent less than benchmark, and $691 million or 21.7 percent less than…