BEACON HILL – The Massachusetts State House will celebrate Small Business Week from May 21 to 25, coinciding with National Small Business Week. Plans include a week-long series of small business focused events to highlight the many contributions of the state’s small business community to the Massachusetts economy. “By extending (more…)
BEACON HILL – Earlier today inside the House Members Lounge at State House, Speaker Robert A. DeLeo and Chairman Joseph Wagner of the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies introduced economic development legislation to members of the press. Other members of the Joint Committee were also on hand (more…)
BEACON HILL – The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday unanimously passed “The Valor Act” – new legislation that will expand benefits and increase access to a range of services for veterans, active-duty military and their families, Senator DiDomenico announced. “As legislators, it is important that we do all that we can (more…)
MALDEN – It seems every year that we learn another community in the NoBo region is attempting to regulate dog ownership based upon breed. Late last week, Malden’s Mayor Gary Christenson returned Paper 246, otherwise known as the “Pit Bull Ordinance,” to the City Council unsigned with a few suggested (more…)
EVERETT – Teens in Everett Against Substance Abuse (TEASA), a youth group affiliated with the Everett Community Health Partnership, organized a successful “Kick Butts Day” event at Everett High School on March 28th. The event highlighted the fact that most Everett youth have chosen to lead tobacco-free lives. At the (more…)
WAKEFIELD – The Wakefield Annual Town Meeting has been scheduled for May 14, 2012 at 7:30PM. The meeting will be held at the Galvin Middle School Auditorium on Main Street.
UNITED STATES – April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect, and National Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Day was celebrated nationwide today, Monday April 2. In 1998, the United States Department of Justice began an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) (more…)
WAKEFIELD – A Schematic Design Package submitted to the Massachusetts State Building Authority (MSBA) for the building of a new Galvin Middle School in Wakefield was approved and announced yesterday at their monthly meeting. The new Galvin Middle School design is a 3-story layout located on the Southeast edge of (more…)
By Inna Babitskaya Harriet Hanson Robinson was one of the most outstanding American women in 19th century. She proved that women were able to reach the top of society. She played a significant role in the women’s suffrage movement as historiographer, creating unique works about Massachusetts’ input into the suffrage (more…)
MASSACHUSETTS – The long road to the nomination of a Republican candidate for President in the 2012 election has finally stopped in the Bay State as Republicans and unenrolled voters head to the polls today. Polling hours statewide are 7AM to 8PM. Voters enrolled in a political party may only (more…)
