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Want to get a free college degree on Cape Cod? Here are two ways to do that.
If you've never gotten a college degree, Cape Cod Community College in West Barnstable is now literally giving them away for free — as long as you study and earn it. Gov. Maura Healey on July 29 signed into law the $57.78 billion Fiscal 2025 state budget, which in part establishes the MassEducate...
Polaris Dawn mission delayed due to inclement weather, SpaceX says
MANCHESTER, N.H. — The launch of the Polaris Dawn mission was delayed for a second time, this time due to unfavorable weather conditions, SpaceX said. In a post on X, SpaceX said they are "standing down from tonight and tomorrow’s Falcon 9 launch opportunities of Polaris Dawn." The commercial space company said they will be monitoring the inclement weather expected on Wednesday. A new launch date has not been announced.
BU Art Galleries Announces Fall 2024 Exhibitions
With its mission to exhibit inclusive, dynamic art for all, Boston University Art Galleries returns this fall with exhibitions that celebrate photography, storytelling, and alums + traveling and international shows (ciao, Venice!) Boston University Art Galleries is proud to announce its upcoming fall 2024 exhibitions. Opening in September is 1998,...
Major Grocery Chain To Stop Selling Cigarettes In New York
Smokers in New York will have to find another grocery store to buy their smokes from. By this Saturday, the sale of all tobacco products will cease by this Saturday, August 31, 2024. Stop & Shop announced that it will discontinue the sale of tobacco products in all its stores,...
A school, a platform, a beacon
A school, a platform, a beacon – (PIP #39) A series of texts on Lowell’s French newspaper L’Etoile started on August 22, 2023. The first, “A Star on Prince Street”, presented editor/proprietor Louis-A. Biron. https://richardhowe.com/2023/08/22/a-star-on-prince-street/. Here is a speech guest speaker Biron delivered, probably in...
New Hampshire resident dies from eastern equine encephalitis
The death follows the first human case of EEE in Mass. earlier this month. An adult from Hampstead, New Hampshire, died from an eastern equine encephalitis virus infection, health officials announced Tuesday. “EEEV is a rare but serious disease transmitted to people by infected mosquitoes,” a statement from the New...
Voters will decide minimum wage ballot measures in several states
Grace McGovern, a 24-year-old bartender and server at a downtown Boston brewery, recalls one recent customer vividly. He was very rude. It was a slow night, and she only had one table, a large group led by a man who “kept touching my lower back and my leg and making jokes,” she told Stateline. It […]
Facing natural disasters, more lawmakers look to make oil companies pay for the damage
Vermont is the first state trying a new approach to climate policy: charging fossil fuel companies money to cover the damages caused by natural disasters worsened by climate change. Other states could be close behind. New York lawmakers passed their own measure in June, though it’s unclear if Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign the […]
Rotary Club Spotlight on Emmaus’ Arntz at Upcoming 3rd Annual Roast & Toast Fundraiser
All eyes will be on Gretchen Arntz, recently retired from Haverhill’s Emmaus, when the Rotary Club of Haverhill conducts its Third Annual Roast & Toast Fundraiser. Roast & Toast, benefitting local Rotary charities, offers a night of entertainment, including cheers and playful jabs at Arntz and a comedy video by HC Media. Organizers say the event “offers a unique opportunity for the community to come together and celebrate Gretchen’s contributions while supporting a great cause.”
Holtec appeals state's denial to discharge Pilgrim wastewater into Cape Cod Bay
Holtec Decommissioning International LLC is appealing a state ruling denying the company permission to release treated wastewater from the former Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station into Cape Cod Bay. Identifying Cape Cod Bay as "a protected ocean sanctuary" as defined under the Massachusetts Ocean Sanctuaries Act, the state Department of Environmental Protection on July 18 determined that Holtec is prohibited from "the dumping or discharge of industrial wastes into protected state waters" and turned down its application...
Nearly 6,000 open positions listed in Massachusetts schools
WATERTOWN - In Watertown, Massachusetts, 42 new teachers sat for a new teacher orientation inside the Hosmer Elementary School Monday. In a time when hiring teachers and filling staff positions is difficult, that feels like a great success - one the Watertown superintendent credits to the city investing in its school system. "We are in brand new buildings," Dr. Deanne Galdston explained. "All of our elementary schools are basically brand new. We have a new high school on deck that's going to be opening up next spring. We worked very cooperatively with our teachers' union and we have a...
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