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Chris Vecchia Joins Stone House Properties
WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Stone House Properties announced that Chris Vecchia will be joining the company as a Sales Associate. Born and raised in the Berkshires and currently raising his own family in Pittsfield, Vecchia brings an understanding of the local community. Since 2019, Vecchia has been dedicated to...
Massachusetts Affiliate WGBH Produces Many Notable PBS Programs
The Public Broadcasting Service has produced many memorable hours of programming since its founding on November 3, 1969. You may not know that many of those programs were produced by the Boston-based PBS station, WGBH-TV Channel 2. WGBH, owned by the WGBH Education Foundation, has several sister television stations and...
Missing infant from Massachusetts found in north Alabama
ETOWAH COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — A 1-year-old child from Massachusetts was found in the custody of his mother in north Alabama following an alleged abduction case. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), a law enforcement bulletin was issued on Friday by the Fall River Police Department concerning an endangered missing infant. FRPD stated […]
State grant funding to address workforce shortages here in western Massachusetts
Bay Path University, Holyoke Community College, and SnapChef in Springfield are among the 22 grantees for receiving portions of $15.9 million in workforce development grant funding from the Healey-Driscoll Administration.
More than 20 families placed in Massachusetts shelter at former prison
NORFOLK, Mass. — A former prison in Massachusetts is now officially being used as an emergency shelter site for families in the state who are experiencing homelessness. Wednesday marked the first day of operations for the safety-net site at the Bay State Correctional Center, a former minimum-security, dorm-like facility in Norfolk that was decommissioned in 2015.
Residents rattled by string of porch pirate thefts
Porch pirates have been captured on camera from Rhode Island to Massachusetts stealing new electronics, like iPhones and iPads. Multiple victim's told NBC 10 the crimes happened within minutes of the delivery driver dropping off the package. "It was three iPhone 15's and an iPad as well, 9th generation," explained...
Lifelines for local news under consideration again
Tax credits for local publishers, grant funding for news organizations, and state-covered wages for recently graduated reporters who cover underserved communities are all on the table as Massachusetts lawmakers revive their study of how best to support the ailing local journalism industry.
Updated bottle deposit regulations to reduce waste in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts State Senate added a new and improved bottle bill amendment to their wide-reaching climate bill, which is projected to lead to the recycling of 3.1 billion additional containers in Massachusetts each year.
Group calls for all Mass. workers to make standard minimum wage, require tip pool
BOSTON - The group "One Fair Wage" is close to getting the question on the November ballot – allowing all workers in Massachusetts to earn $15 an hour and require a tip pool. Would you still be inclined to tip?If tipped workers made the standard $15 an hour minimum wage, would you still be inclined to tip?"Minimum wage doesn't mean you're making a living so tipping I think it's necessary," said Alan Dwight.Others aren't so sure."I would still tip," Justin Tomaino said. "But I would feel it would be less of a pressure and more of a judgement call."Supporters...
Mass. House passes bill closing the door on ‘home equity theft’
A bill that would ban so-called “home equity theft” in Massachusetts is on its way to the state Senate. The majority-Democrat state House voted 154-0 Monday to approve the bill, which is aimed at bringing state foreclosure law into line with a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling. If...
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