The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced nearly $7 million in grants to 72 farms, fisheries, food banks and other community organizations across Massachusetts to help strengthen the state’s local food system and pay for equipment and facility improvements that help produce,…
More than a check up: The vital role of annual well-child visits
As families prepare for the upcoming school year, many are focused on school supplies, schedules and getting back into routines. But one of the most important back-to-school steps happens before the first day of class: scheduling a well-child visit. Because…
Massachusetts fire departments achieve nation’s fourth-highest emergency response reporting rate
The Department of Fire Services announced that Massachusetts fire departments have achieved the fourth-highest reporting rate in the country for the National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS). 90% of Massachusetts fire departments have reported more than 1.3 million apparatus responses…
PCSS I ranked #27 in Public High Schools by U.S. News & World Report
Pioneer Charter School of Science (PCSS I) is proud to announce its ranking as the #27 public high school in Massachusetts by U.S. News & World Report in its recently released 2026-2027 Best Massachusetts High School rankings. This places PCSS…
Project Bread taps in-house storyteller Nora Jerrett to help lead its communications strategy
Nora Jerrett, who has spent more than three years shaping Project Bread’s storytelling and the East Boston-based food security nonprofit’s annual The Walk for Hunger campaign, has been promoted to Assistant Director of Communications at the leading statewide food security…
Healey, New England Governors sound alarm over proposed energy merger
Governor Maura Healey joined other New England states in raising serious concerns about NextEra Energy’s proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy and its impact on costs. If approved, the merger would give the company significant control over energy resources in New…