On Deleo’s Greenworks Proposal To the editor: Speaker DeLeo’s billion-dollar GreenWorks proposal could offer much-needed support to Winthrop, other coastal towns, and all the Commonwealth’s communities as we face greater extremes of tides and weather. But as with any local…
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March: In like a Lion
Just when all of us were counting the days to the beginning of spring — known as the vernal equinox, which this year falls on Wednesday, March 20, at 5:58 p.m. — Ol’ Man Winter struck with a vengeance, bringing…
Let’s Close the Loophole In State Law To End Human Trafficking
The recent national news stories concerning a massage parlor in Jupiter, Fla., have brought to light what is nothing less than a national abomination: The trafficking of women that reaches into every corner of the United States. The news stories…
Obituaries 03-06-2019
Marianne Sacramone Enjoyed assisting seniors at the Connolly Center Marianne C. (Colarusso) Sacramone of Everett, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, March 3 in the Melrose Wakefield Hospital. She was 80 years old. Born in Everett, Marianne remained a lifelong…
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Middlesex Sheriff’s Office Announces Upcoming Correction Officer Exam
Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian has announced that the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office (MSO) is now accepting applications for its newest class of corrections officers. Those interested in applying to take the written examination must register before 1 p.m. on Monday, March…
Rep. McGonagle Announces Committee assignments
State Rep. Joe McGonagle announced his State House Committee assignments for the 191st General Session. Rep. McGonagle has been appointed as the Vice Chair on the Joint Committee on Housing, along with being appointed on the Joint Committee on Transportation…
Sen. DiDomenico Hosting Annual DiDomenico Foundation St. Patrick’s Day Roast in Charlestown
Sen. Sal DiDomenico will once again be hosting the Annual DiDomenico Foundation St. Patrick’s Day Celebration on Friday, March 8, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at the Bunker Hill Knights of Columbus in Charlestown. This event has become the official kick-off to…
DeLeo Announces Greenworks Resilient Communities Investment
House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo announced a new initiative to invest $1 billion over the next 10 years to help communities across Massachusetts adopt technologies – including clean energy, energy efficiency, and climate change resiliency measures – that cut greenhouse…