Article Source: State House News Service Author: Michael P. Norton Single-family home sales last month sold at a pace not seen for 17 years in Massachusetts and the median sale price has now sat above $400,000 for a year. The Warren Group on Thursday released its latest market snapshot and reported that sales in February […]
Article Source: State House News Service Author: Colin A. Young [Coverage Developing] With the Internal Revenue Service moving the federal tax filing deadline back about a month, the Legislature plans to fold a matching extension for the state tax deadline into the unemployment insurance, paid leave and tax relief bill that’s expected to pass […]
The retirement age was long believed to be 65. Thus, the moment most individuals clocked 65, they tapped out of the employment sector and went home to start drawing on their Social Security benefits. Our community is experiencing a major shift as more and more workers are opting to stay on, later than 65, some […]
Remote learning has not been ideal for many students, but it has been popular with one group – those taking graduate and continuing education classes at Framingham State University. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the state university into online-only classes in March 2020, and as it turns out, many students have been happy with the change. […]
Massachusetts will advance to Step 1 of Phase IV on March 22; Replaces Travel Order with Travel Advisory BOSTON — Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced that Massachusetts will advance to Step 1 of Phase IV of the Commonwealth’s reopening plan on Monday, March 22. The Administration continues to take steps to reopen the Commonwealth’s economy with public health metrics continuing to trend in a positive direction. […]
Article Source: State House News Service Author: Colin A. Young and Michael P. Norton [Coverage Developing] All Massachusetts residents ages 16 or older will become eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine by April 19, the Baker administration announced Wednesday morning. Residents 60 or older and certain workers become eligible March 22. Residents 55 or older […]
Please join us for a LIVE cooking demonstration with Simply Creative Chef, Rob Scott on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at 7:00 PM. Chef Rob will teach us how to cook Panko Crusted Chicken Milanese (with fresh mozzarella, blistered tomatoes and spinach) – a colorful and delicious meal. We’ll send out the recipe in advance (and the […]
(North Central, MA) – Community and business leaders will look to the future of the economy in North Central Massachusetts at the Annual Economic Forecast program scheduled for Friday, March 26, 2021 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. This year’s program will be held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will include presentations intended […]
Article Source: State House News Service Author: Katie Lannan MARCH 12, 2021….Yesterday was March 11, the first day mass vaccination site signups opened to Massachusetts teachers, the last day — before a pre-registration system went live Friday — that thousands of appointments at those sites would be released all at once and swiftly snatched […]
Article source: State House News Service Author: Chris Lisinski MARCH 11, 2021…..The Massachusetts House unanimously approved a wide-ranging tax relief, paid emergency sick leave and unemployment system funding bill Thursday that would soften jobless aid insurance premium hikes set to hit businesses in the coming weeks. Both laid-off workers and employers stand to gain access […]