State House News Service Author: Matt Murphy House Dems Drop Several Of Baker’s Priorities With state tax revenues crushing expectations but geopolitical turmoil creating economic uncertainty, the House on Wednesday will debate a $1.6 billion mid-year spending bill that would pour $700 million into COVID-19 controls like testing and vaccinations and extend relief to restaurants […]
57,000 employees from 210 municipalities and public school districts will receive cybersecurity awareness training to better detect and avoid cyber threats The Baker-Polito Administration announced the 2022 Municipal Cybersecurity Awareness Grant Program award recipients. Administered by the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security (EOTSS) and its Office of Municipal and School Technology (OMST), this program will […]
State House News Service Author: Matt Murphy AAA: Average Price Of Gallon Of Gas Soars To $4.16 The cost of gas in Massachusetts set a record Monday as the average price per gallon soared to $4.16, with drivers on the Cape and islands paying the most at the pump, according to AAA Northeast. The […]
The MWCC’s Portrait of a Graduate initiative in conjunction with community partners Gardner CAC, Growing Places, HEAL Winchendon, LUK, Inc., Making Opportunity Count (MOC) Inc., and Pathways for Change, announce the second annual Healthy Minds Virtual Youth Conference, scheduled for April 13, 2022 from 10 am to 1 pm. The 2021 event was a tremendous […]
Debate Racing On Sources, Prices, Tax Relief Proposals President Joe Biden banned the import of Russian oil, natural gas and coal Tuesday, an action that is likely to further raise the sky-high price of gasoline in the short-term but one that environment-minded advocates hope will lead to a long-term separation from fossil fuels. Biden said […]
State House News Service Author: Chris Lisinski State Elevating, Bulking Up Economic Research Team Nearly two years after COVID-19 upended the world and sent unemployment claims skyrocketing, Massachusetts officials are still working to decipher the seismic shifts to the labor market. Employers around the state — and much of the country — continue to tell […]
The COVID-19 pandemic created an unprecedented wave of disruption to our local and global economies which many are predicting will permanently alter how we make things, buy things and even where we work. This Economic Forecast survey will assist in analyzing the business climate and potential future trends in our economy. Please take a moment to complete […]
Virtual seminar to help plan for retirement, maximize Social Security benefits WHAT: Fidelity Bank is offering a Social Security Workshop, “The Keys to Unlocking Social Security and Making Your Benefits Work for You.” In this workshop, participants will learn when to start to collect Social Security, how your benefit is calculated, the impact of working in […]
The Central Mass Chapter of The Women’s Caucus for Art will launch a battle of ideas and aesthetics in Shirley on March 5, playing realism off against abstraction and representation off against pure imagination. The most realistic work is probably one by Joanne Stowell of Ashburnham. Her oil paintings capture snapshots of reality that are […]
Gagnon brings entrepreneurial spirit, experience in variety of industries to serve Chamber members The North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the appointment of Tracy Gagnon as Manager of Membership Recruitment and Engagement. In this position, she will be responsible for managing marketing and outreach to prospective members while also providing superior […]