Special to The Journal Governor Charlie Baker has proclaimed September 2022 as Emergency Preparedness Month in Massachusetts. The proclamation, part of a month-long National Preparedness Month campaign, encourages residents, families, and organizations to take time to prepare for emergencies and disasters in our communities and the Commonwealth. …
MSBA Approves Lynn School Grant
State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg, Chair of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), and MSBA Executive Director/Deputy CEO John K. McCarthy, announced today that the MSBA Board of Directors has approved up to $11,205,988 for Accelerated Repair Projects for schools…
The Smithsonian Is Coming to the Town of Essex With Unique Programming Through October 22
“The Town of Essex, its rich history and present-day way of life will take center stage as The Smithsonian Museum on Main Street, in cooperation with Mass Humanities, rolls into the Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum (EHSSM) and Essex…
Dept. of Veterans Affairs To Begin Providing Abortion Care
Special to the Journal U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) applauded the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) announcement that it will begin offering abortion services in certain circumstances. In July, Senators Warren and Hirono led 23 of…
Climate Change Is Everywhere, All at Once
About a dozen years ago, the New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tom Friedman wrote a column in which he explained that “global warming” was a misnomer for the coming changes to the earth’s environment. He quoted some…
Serena Williams Is An Inspiration for Everybody
We wish to add our voice to the universal acclaim for tennis star Serena Williams, who played her last match this past week at the U.S. Open. The life story of Serena and her sister Venus, as depicted in the…