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‘A lifeline’: Cape Cod bridge project to create more than 9,000 jobs in Massachusetts, Healey says
Planned construction work to replace two aging bridges that connect to Cape Cod will create more than 9,000 “high-quality” jobs in Massachusetts, Gov. Maura Healey said Tuesday. Healey and lawmakers gathered in Bourne to formally celebrate the nearly $1 billion in added federal funding for the replacement of the Sagamore Bridge on Cape Cod. Work on the Bourne Bridge is slated to happen after the Sagamore. The recent announcement brings the total funding for the massive bridge project to $1.72 billion, in addition to $700 million in state funding, Healey said. The $993 million awarded to the state Department of Transportation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Bridge Investment Program, Healey said.
Oldest living resident of Rochester honored
ROCHESTER — Of nearly 5,700 residents, only one can hold the title of being the oldest living person to call Rochester home. That honor currently belongs to 102-year-old Maureen Riley, who was honored at a Rochester Council on Aging ceremony on Friday, July 12. Riley was photographed sitting below...
Search for new Rochester police chief nears close
ROCHESTER — The search for the next police chief for the town of Rochester should soon come to a conclusion. Depending on the availability of the final three candidates, the Rochester Select Board will hold 45-minute interviews on Monday, July 22 at Rochester Town Hall. Assisting the Rochester Select...
Middleboro mulls Cemetery Commission formation
MIDDLEBORO — Town Meeting voters could be asked whether to appoint a Cemetery Commission to oversee six historical cemeteries that have been refurbished and, in some cases, are available for burials. The discussion at the July 15 Select Board meeting followed a recommendation from a committee created by the...
Southcoast Health welcomes new providers for New Bedford, Fall River, Fairhaven, Wareham, Swansea
FAIRHAVEN, FALL RIVER, MIDDLETOWN, NEW BEDFORD, SWANSEA and WAREHAM — Southcoast Health is pleased to announce the not-for-profit community health system welcomed five new providers in June. These providers are joining various specialties including, Family Medicine, the Hospitalist Program, Internal Medicine, and Medical Weight Loss. Brian Bonenfant, PA |...
Mattapoisett Republic Party to host candidate speakers at meeting
MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Republican Party will hold a meeting with two candidate speakers Thursday, July 18. The meeting will be from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus on 57 Fairhaven Road. The candidate speakers will be Ian Cain and Robert Antonellis. Both are seeking the Senate seat held by Elizabeth Warren, according to a press release from the Mattapoisett Republican Party.
Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee to hold Harbor Days voter drive
MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee will host a voter registration drive during Harbor Days weekend. The non-partisan voter registration drive will be Saturday, July 20 and Sunday, July 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the driveway of the Town Wharf General Store at 10 Water St.
More Dungeons & Dragons coming to Marion Art Center
MARION — An additional week of epic quests is coming to the Marion Art Center. A new session of Dungeons and Dragons from Aug. 12 to 16 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. has been added. The previous session from Aug. 5 to 9 is sold out. The program...
First EEE Virus-Positive mosquitoes detected in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus has been detected in mosquitoes in Massachusetts for the first time this year. The presence of EEE was confirmed in mosquito samples collected on June 30 in the town of Carver in Plymouth County. No human or animal cases of EEE have been detected so far this year.
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