Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) Division of Economic and Workforce Development is offering the Google IT Support Professional Certificate Program, a five-course non-credit program developed by Google. IT Support is one of the fastest-growing fields in the United States, and…
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Lynn English Student-Athlete Selected as Positive Coaching Alliance Triple-Impact Competitor Scholarship Finalist
Ghay Soe, a cross country and track athlete at Lynn English High School has been selected by Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) as a Finalist for its Triple-Impact Competitor® Scholarship program. Soe was selected by PCA in recognition of his work…
The Kowloon Restaurant and Car Hop Announces ‘Countryfest: Local Women of Country Music’
The Kowloon Restaurant, owned and operated by the Wong family, announces CountryFest, Local Women of Country Music an outdoor country music concert, featuring Whisky-6, Ayla Brown & Rob Bellamy, Martin & Kelly and Carly Tefft. The event, slated for Saturday,…
City of Lynn Awarded $199,090 in Climate Change Funding
The City of Lynn was awarded $199,090 in climate change funding through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’s Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Program. Lynn was designated as an MVP Community by the State in 2019. The program provides communities with funding and…
New Veteran Bonus Available for Those Supporting COVID-19 Crisis Operations
The Office of the State Treasurer, Veterans’ Bonus Division has launched a new $500 Bonus for Massachusetts National Guard members that were activated to support operations responding to the COVID-19 crisis. Gov. Charlie Baker activated the Massachusetts National Guard in…
DOC Implements Health Protocols to Resume Safe In-Person Visits This Week
The Massachusetts Department of Correction (DOC) announced that in-person visits resumed at all facilities on Sept. 28 in a way that balances the benefits of visitation with the need for vigilance against COVID-19. As with other reopening strategies across the…
FEMA Continues to Provide Critical Supplies to State and Tribal Partners
Six months after federal disaster declarations for COVID-19, FEMA Region 1 said it continues to support its state and tribal partners in New England by providing financial relief, coordinating federal resources and delivering critical supplies in the fight against the…
Baker-Polito Administration Announces Third Annual Statewide STEM Week
The Baker-Polito Administration announced that the third annual STEM Week will take place this year from Oct. 19-23 through a mix of virtual and in-person events, lessons, speaker panels, and design challenges, all adapted for the new school and work…
RMV Extends Designated Appointment Hours for Customers 75 or Older
The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is announcing that it is extending designated Wednesday appointment hours for customers 75 years of age or older into October and to additional Service Center locations. This new customer service option began successfully…
Trump’s Taxes: Shocking, But Not Surprising
The recent disclosure by the New York Times of President Donald Trump’s personal tax returns for nearly a 20-year period, up to and including his 2017 return (which Trump would have filed in April, 2018), presents evidence of the extent…