Massachusetts January 1st-6th Forecast

 Cape Cod

Tonight

A slight chance of showers before 10pm, then a slight chance of rain after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

New Year's Day

Rain likely, mainly after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 51. South wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday Night

Rain, mainly before 3am. Low around 43. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday

Department of Public Health launches new quit smoking public awareness campaign

‘Take the First Step’ connects residents with specially trained quit coaches

BOSTON — The Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced the launch of Take the First Step, a campaign to help adults quit smoking, vaping, or using other tobacco or nicotine products. The campaign encourages residents considering quitting tobacco or nicotine products to take the first step by calling the Massachusetts Quitline (1-800-QUIT-NOW) or visiting mass.gov/quitting.

“DPH has a long history of smoking cessation programs aimed at reducing access to

Paul Froio of Massachusetts Discusses 3 Ways Living in Italy Changes One Forever

Paul Froio of Massachusetts lived in Italy for six months, and he discussed how this choice drastically changed his life

Paul Froio of Massachusetts recently discussed three ways that living in Italy will change one's life

The six months I spent in Italy was truly life-changing”

— Paul Froio

COHASSET,, MA, USA , December 27, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Living in a foreign country is bound to alter the course of one's life. Paul Froio of Massachusetts lived in Italy for six months, and he discussed how this choice drastically changed his life.


"The six months I spent in Italy was truly life-changing," Paul Froio of Massachusetts said. "The vibrant culture is infectious, and I greatly value the lessons I learned there."


Patience Is Essential

Froio explained that some aspects of his life in Italy are now part of his everyday life in Massachusetts. He explained that he became much more patient living in Italy, something that is more easily said than done when coming from the Northeast United States. Things take longer to get accomplished in Italy, and Froio found himself adapting better than expected.


"In the United States, we expect immediate results, and we rush to get

DEMOLITION DELAY APPLICATION: 1200 SOLDIERS FIELD ROAD, ALLSTON

The BLC has received an application to demolish the building at 1200 Soldiers Field Road in Allston.

The Boston Landmarks Commission (BLC) received a complete application to demolish the building at 1200 Soldiers Field Road in Allston, 02134.

We post each complete Demo Delay application to provide the public with information about proposed demolitions as early as possible in the Article 85 process. BLC staff has 10 calendar days from receiving an application to make a determination about historical, architectural, cultural, or urban design significance. 

If you have input about the significance of this property, please send your feedback to blc@boston.gov before 5 p.m. on January 6, 2021.

Streetsense Designs & Supports Largest Downtown COVID Recovery Program

In partnership with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Streetsense creates first-of-its-kind methodology to inform comprehensive Rapid Recovery Program

BOSTON, Dec. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In partnership with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Streetsense, an experience-focused strategy and design collective based in Washington D.C., designed and supported one of the largest COVID recovery planning programs in the nation, the Rapid Recovery Program. The $10 million-dollar comprehensive program uses Streetsense's award-winning methodology to support Massachusetts businesses impacted by COVID-19.

The program is the first of its kind and was launched on a statewide

Dialogue Clarifying Leader ZVOX Introduces AV52 Headphone with Enhanced Noise Cancellation and 24 Hours of Playtime for Under $70

AV52 Offers Improvements Over ZVOX's Best-Selling AV50s; More Than 24 Hours of Playtime, Improved Noise Cancellation Reduces Ambient Sound by 15%

SWAMPSCOTT, Mass., Dec. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ZVOX Audio, the industry leader in dialogue clarification technology, introduced the latest addition to its AccuVoice line of Noise Cancelling Headphones today, the ZVOX AV52. ZVOX is the only company designing headphones for baby boomers. All ZVOX headphones feature AccuVoice, the company's proprietary dialogue clarification technology, which uses hearing aid technology to make voices crystal-clear, even at low volumes. The advanced algorithms used by AccuVoice lift voices out of the background sounds to bring them forward. 

In addition to AccuVoice, the new ZVOX AV52 shares some of the same

The Greg Hill Foundation's Restaurant Strong Fund and Grubhub Provide More Than $4 Million in Grants to Restaurants

379 independent restaurants in seven cities were awarded grants ranging from $5,000 to $50,000

CHICAGO and BOSTON, Dec. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Grubhub, a leading online food ordering and delivery marketplace, and The Greg Hill Foundation's Restaurant Strong Fund, announced the recipients of grants awarded through the All Day Campaign. Over $4 million was awarded to 379 restaurants across the country that have been working hard to survive the pandemic. The grants, ranging from $5,000 to $50,000,

BREAKING: Area Departments Continuing To Battle Massive Boston Fire

BREAKING: Boston, Massachusetts - Area departments are continuing battle of a 3-story building fire that broke out overnight, now 8-alarm at 185 Corey Rd. in Boston, Massachusetts.

Heavy fire throughout.

MAYOR WU ANNOUNCES RELAUNCH OF BOSTON OPPORTUNITY FUND

Over $240,000 in grants available to local artists for support with career development and community arts experiences.

Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture today announced applications have reopened for the City of Boston’s Opportunity Fund, a grant program that supports meaningful one-time opportunities for artists living in the city of Boston to

MAYOR WU SHARES BOSTON’S WINTER WEATHER PREPARATIONS

The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) monitors forecasts and maintains open lines of communication with the National Weather Service.

Mayor Michelle Wu today joined City officials at the Public Works yard on Frontage Road to discuss winter preparations currently underway in the City of Boston, and resources available to residents, including older adults and individuals experiencing homelessness. 

“I am so grateful to the team from many departments and several different cabinets that come together to ensure that our streets will be safe and that our residents will

Governor Baker Signs $4 Billion Federal COVID-19 Relief Funding Spending Bill

BOSTON — Governor Charlie Baker today signed a $4 billion spending plan to support continued recovery across key priority areas, making substantial investments in housing and homeownership, healthcare, workforce development, premium pay for essential workers and infrastructure. The funding, first proposed by the Baker-Polito Administration in June of 2021, will put to work a portion of the Commonwealth’s direct federal aid from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

“The pandemic has had a significant impact on Massachusetts workers, families,

Baker-Polito Administration Announces 2.1 Million At-Home COVID Tests for 102 High-Need Communities

State also announces initiative to make purchasing tests easier for municipalities

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito Administration today announced plans to increase access to at home COVID-19 test kits for residents across the Commonwealth. The Administration has secured 2.1 million iHealth Labs over-the-counter (OTC) at-home rapid antigen tests that will be delivered to 102 towns with the highest percentage of families below the poverty level. These free tests will be available for distribution to the public by each municipality, with an emphasis on increasing access for individuals and families who are facing financial hardship.

“With the holidays approaching, we encourage residents to utilize rapid tests as a

Baker-Polito Administration Celebrates New Supportive Housing in Boston with City Officials, Pine Street Inn and Beacon Communities

December 9th:

Conversion of former YWCA will provide 210 new housing units with supportive services; includes rehab of historic façade, and Lyric Stage

BOSTON — Today, Governor Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joined Beacon Communities, Pine Street Inn, Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy, Housing and Community Development Undersecretary Jennifer Maddox, MassHousing Executive Director Chrystal Kornegay, and other state and local officials for a ceremonial groundbreaking of a project to convert a former hotel located at 140 Clarendon Street in the Back Bay into 210 new units of permanent supportive housing for formerly homeless individuals.
 
“This project is a great example of public and private partners coming together

Baker-Polito Administration Announces $3 Million MassWorks Award for Douglas

December 9th:

Key infrastructure upgrades will leverage $147 million in private investment, create approximately 800 new jobs

DOUGLAS — Today, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito was joined by state and local officials to announce a $3 million MassWorks Infrastructure Program award to the town of Douglas.  The grant will support water and sewer upgrades for the system that serves the towns of Douglas, Sutton, and Uxbridge.  The upgrades are critical to the advancement of two warehouse developments that will be constructed as a result of $147 million in private investment and are expected to support the creation of approximately 800 new jobs.  Also today, Lt. Governor Polito announced a $314,850 award from the Site Readiness Program to support preliminary design and engineering of additional water and sewer system upgrades in Douglas.  The design and engineering are expected to support future efforts to activate development opportunities for approximately 300 acres of undeveloped land that is zoned for industrial uses.
 
The two programs are included in the Community One Stop for Growth platform,

OCA and DYS Launch Youth Diversion Initiative

 December 9th:

OCA and DYS Launch Youth Diversion Initiative to Provide High Quality Alternatives to Arrest and Prosecution

BOSTON — The Department of Youth Services (DYS), in partnership with the Office of the Child Advocate (OCA), has launched a new state-level Youth Diversion initiative to provide high-quality, evidence-based youth programming that can serve as an alternative to arresting the youth or prosecuting them through the Juvenile Court. The Massachusetts Youth Diversion Program will begin with three “Diversion Learning Labs” being launched in three separate counties, led by NFI Massachusetts in Middlesex County, Merrimack Valley Family Services in Essex County and Family Continuity in Worcester County.

“The Department of Youth Services has a long history of working collaboratively with

AG Healey Secures Nearly $51 Million From National E-cigarette Retailer and Owners for Marketing and Selling Vaping Products to Young People

 December 9th:

Settlement With Now-defunct Eonsmoke Includes Significant Payment From Co-owners and Agreement to No Longer Sell Tobacco Products to Consumers in Massachusetts

BOSTON — After being the first state to take action against national e-cigarette retailer Eonsmoke and its co-owners for selling nicotine vaping products to minors, Attorney General Maura Healey today announced a settlement that secures nearly $51 million and orders them to no longer sell, distribute, market, or advertise any tobacco product to consumers in Massachusetts.

The AG’s settlement filed today in Suffolk Superior Court against Eonsmoke, LLC,

Baker-Polito Administration Announces Approval of 10 Economic Development Projects Supporting Job Growth and Business Expansion Across Massachusetts

 December 9th:

Projects expected to create or sustain over 2,000 jobs across the Commonwealth

BOSTON — Today, the Commonwealth’s Economic Assistance Coordinating Council (EACC) approved 10 projects for participation in the Economic Development Incentive Program (EDIP). These projects are expected to create 1,672 net new jobs and retain 345 jobs throughout Massachusetts, while leveraging approximately $1.3 billion in private investment.  Of the applicants this quarter, five are manufacturers and six are located in Gateway Cities.  Additionally, the EACC approved one Vacant Storefront Project and two new Vacant Storefront Districts.
 
The EACC has approved 304 economic development projects since the

Baker-Polito Administration Announces $2.2 Million MassWorks Award for Franklin

Intersection upgrades to enhance vehicle and pedestrian safety; unlock future economic development opportunities

FRANKLIN — According to December 9th release, Today, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito was joined by state and local officials to announce a $2.22 million MassWorks Infrastructure Program award for intersection and roadway improvements along Grove Street.  The improvements will support a local throughway that connects multiple Economic Opportunity Areas and will also support ongoing and future commercial development along the corridor, including a new $20 million industrial warehouse recently completed and leased to UPS.

 
“We are pleased to be able to offer critical support for Franklin’s efforts to make

Baker-Polito Administration Issues Additional Guidance for Hospitals to Address Staffing and Inpatient Capacity Challenges

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito Administration, working closely with the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA), today announced additional efforts to provide hospitals with necessary flexibility to ensure sufficient acute care capacity. The Commonwealth’s healthcare system is facing a critical staffing shortage which has contributed to the loss of approximately 500 medical/surgical and ICU hospital beds. Hospitals are also seeing a high level of patients, mostly due to non-COVID related reasons.

On November 23, the Department of Public Health (DPH) released guidance to hospitals to reduce certain non-essential, elective services and procedures by 30%.  Today,

BRIGHTENING UP BOSTON’S NEIGHBORHOODS WITH PAINTBOX

Eighty-three artists painted utility boxes throughout the City with unique designs.

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Stumbling upon new art in your neighborhood just got a whole lot easier. This past year, we’ve had 83 City of Boston-owned utility boxes painted by local artists in various neighborhoods throughout the city as part of our ongoing PaintBox program in collaboration with the Streets cabinet. 

For several years now, we’ve invited local artists to apply to paint a box with

MAYOR WU CALLS FOR APPLICANTS TO PROVIDE WRAP-AROUND CARE FOR NEW TRANSITIONAL HOUSING SITES

As part of the Wu administration’s work to address urgent public health needs in the Mass/Cass neighborhood, the City of Boston is supporting organizations who are providing emergency housing and medical services across Boston by recruiting healthcare and human services professionals.

Mayor Michelle Wu today opened a resume submission portal for healthcare and human services professionals interested in providing services for individuals experiencing homelessness, substance use disorder, or mental health challenges. All submitted resumes will go to the organizations who have partnered with the City of Boston on an initiative to scale up transitional housing sites this winter.

“The intersecting crises concentrated at Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard must be tackled with a public health-led approach—one administered by

MAYOR WU ANNOUNCES NEW STEPS TO REDUCE VEHICLE EMISSIONS

Additional resources for electric vehicle access, charging infrastructure and a more sustainable City fleet reinforces the Wu Administration’s commitment to a city Green New Deal.

Mayor Michelle Wu today announced several new steps to reduce vehicle emissions by accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles and other low-emission transportation options in Boston. The steps were announced at a December 10 hearing of the City Council Committee on Environment, Resiliency and Parks on Docket #1044, sponsored by Councilors Matt O’Malley and Ed Flynn.

The Mayor announced a new Fleet Utilization Policy to reduce greenhouse

MAYOR MICHELLE WU, GOVERNOR CHARLIE BAKER, BEACON COMPANIES, THE MT. VERNON COMPANY, AND THE PINE STREET INN CELEBRATE THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR 140 CLARENDON STREET

December 9th release: The redevelopment of the historic YWCA building will create 210 units of affordable housing in the Back Bay including dedicated units for formerly homeless individuals

Mayor Michelle Wu joined Governor Charlie Baker, Beacon Companies CEO Dara Kovel, the President & CEO of The Pine Street Inn Lydia Downie, and local elected officials to break ground on 140 Clarendon Street, a redevelopment project that will create 210 units of affordable housing at Boston’s historic Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) building, located at the intersection of Clarendon and Stuart Streets in Back Bay.  With the partnership of homeless services provider Pine Street Inn, 111 of the units will become supportive housing for people exiting homelessness.  

“Housing stability must be the foundation of our recovery,” said Mayor Wu.

MAYOR WU RECEIVES HER BOOSTER SHOT AT CITY HALL, SHARES INFORMATION ON CITY RESOURCES TO TACKLE PANDEMIC

 

According to a December 9th release, Today, Mayor Michelle Wu received her COVID-19 booster shot at the Boston Public Health Commission’s City Hall vaccine clinic, where more than 500 doses are available to be administered today. The clinic, which provided first, second, and booster doses is a part of a larger effort to increase the vaccination rates among eligible Boston residents. 

On December 6,  Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, Executive Director of BPHC, announced the City’s four latest strategies to address the COVID-19 pandemic and prevent the

Elie Earns Undergraduate Research Award in Sports Medicine

WESTFIELD, Mass.—Westfield State University senior volleyball hitter Olivia Elie received an Undergraduate Research Experience Award from the New England chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (NEACSM). The movement science major from Rockland, Mass., received the award for her study of treadmill walking. 

Elie researched the mechanics of split-belt treadmill walking, when a person walks simultaneously on two treadmill belts that are moving at different speeds. This act has the potential to correct asymmetric walking in clinical populations like amputees; however, this process and its inner workings are not fully understood by experts.  

Elie observed how adapting these forces changed if the difference in belt

Hamilton Earns MASCAC Weekly Honors

Westfield, Mass. – Westfield State junior forward Brendon Hamilton (Worcester, Mass.) received the MASCAC Player of the Week after averaging 21 points and 20 rebounds in a two-game span for the Owls this past week.

Hamilton opened the week with a 21-point and 21-rebound double-double in an 87-54 victory over Elms College on Monday. He followed up the stellar performance by posting 21 points, 19 rebounds, and three blocks in an 86-76 win

Brashear and Hourihan Earn NEWMAC Weekly Honors

Springfield, Mass. - December 6, 2021 - Springfield College had a pair of student-athletes recognized by the New England Women's And Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) for their efforts in competition over the last week. 

Sam Hourihan (Bridgewater, Mass.) was named NEWMAC Women's Basketball Defensive Athlete of the Week and Luca Brashear (Amherst, Mass.) was tabbed as the NEWMAC Men's Co-Diver of the Week.

In the Gompei Invitational at WPI, Brashear took first in the three-meter diving

Isakoff Receives NESCAC Women's Swimming & Diving Weekly Honor

MEDFORD – Tufts University junior Katelin Isakoff has been selected as the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Women's Swimming & Diving Performer of the Week.

Isakoff played an active role in Tufts winning the seven-team MIT Winter Invitational over the weekend. She swam in 11 races over the course of five sessions (preliminaries and finals).

On Friday Isakoff swam the lead leg of the 800 freestyle relay that won with a 7:27.76 mark, which is an NCAA B cut. Her 1:50.91 200 freestyle leading off the 800 free relay was a lifetime best and also an NCAA B cut.

Isakoff was runner-up in the 200 butterfly with a 2:03.57 time that was also a lifetime best and NCAA B cut. She swam to another second-place finish in the 500 freestyle with another lifetime best and NCAA B mark (4:58.12). In the 100 freestyle on Sunday she posted another second at the meet with a lifetime best of 52.17 seconds.

In the 400 freestyle relay that finished the meet, Isakoff swam the second leg as the Jumbos won with a NCAA B cut of 3:27.16. She was also a part of Tufts' 400 medley relay that was fourth at the meet, and the 200 freestyle relay that placed sixth.

Considering the canceled 2020-21 season, this is Tufts' first NESCAC weekly honor since Abby Claus was recognized on December 9, 2019. The recognition is the first for Isakoff.

Freshman Ethan Schreier Wins NESCAC Men's Swimming & Diving Honor

MEDFORD – The New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) has named Tufts freshman Ethan Schreier as its Men's Swimming & Diving Performer of the Week.

Over the course of five sessions at the MIT Winter Invitational this past weekend, Schreier raced 13 times highlighted by many personal bests and two team records. His efforts helped the Jumbos finish as the runner-up team at the meet.

Schreier's lead-off time in the 800 freestyle relay (1:39.55) on Friday broke Tufts NCAA champion Roger Gu's previous 200 free school record from 2019 (1:39.75). The Jumbos were second in the race (6:42.42). Then his 200 butterfly winning time (1:48.29) on Saturday established a new Jumbo standard

Valia is Men's Squash's Second NESCAC Player of the Week This Season

MEDFORD – For the second time this season, a Tufts University men's squash player has been named New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Player of the Week as junior Kunal Valia was announced as the recipient today.

Valia came back from 2-1 down to win against Alec Spiro from Bates College at the No. 2 position to help the Jumbos secure a 7-2 victory over the Bobcats on Friday. After winning the first game 14-12, Valia dropped the next two 11-6 and 11-8. He rallied to win the match with 11-8 and 11-7 scores.

The victory marked the Jumbos' first win over Bates in more than 25 years. Tufts hadn't won as many as three individual matches against the Bobcats since 2007. Head coach Joe Raho's much-improved Jumbos did come into Friday's match with a higher national ranking than the Bobcats at #18 compared to #25 for Bates.

Kunal and the Jumbos also faced #2 in the nation Harvard University at Tufts Squash Center last week, with Kunal playing in the #2 position.

Kunal is currently undefeated in the NESCAC with wins over Connecticut College, Hamilton and Bates. He follows teammate Harry Charlton, who was NESCAC's Player of the Week on November 22.

Gray, Labrie Earn MASCAC Weekly Honors

Melissa Gray and Lila Labrie

WESTFIELD, Mass. –  Westfield State University women's basketball swept the weekly MASCAC awards, as senior guard Melissa Gray (Peabody, Mass.) was named the league's player of the week, while first-year Lila Labrie (Southampton, Mass./Hampshire Regional) was named as the circuit's rookie of the week.

Gray averaged 21 points, 10 rebounds, three as­sists and 4.7 steals per game in

RESULTS OF MAIN STREETS PILOT SHOW PUBLIC TRANSIT SUBSIDIES FOR EMPLOYEES INCREASES RIDERSHIP, EASES FINANCIAL BURDENS

The program offered up to a $60 credit for MBTA and Bluebikes passes for the first 1,000 employees who signed up who worked in five Main Street Districts.

The Boston Transportation Department in partnership with ideas42 has released a report on the results of Main Streets Free Transit Pilot, in which a 1,000 Main Street employees were sent MBTA and Bluebikes subsidies over a two month period in summer 2021, demonstrating increased ridership across the board. Read the full report. 

In a randomized control study, participants were either given $60 passes or

NO ACCOUNTING: HOW TWO UMASS AMHERST SCIENTISTS ARE BALANCING THE PLANET’S NATURAL CARBON BUDGET

New research is first to pin down the mechanics of CO2 fluxes in rivers and streams

Brian Saccardi collecting stream data from the East River watershed, Colorado. Credit: Brian Saccardi

AMHERST, Mass. – A pair of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently published the results of a study that is the first to take a process-based modeling approach to understand how much CO2 rivers and streams contribute to the atmosphere. The team focused on the East River watershed in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, and found that their new approach is far more accurate than traditional approaches, which overestimated CO2 emissions by up to a factor of 12. An early online version of the research was recently published by Global Biogeochemical Cycles.

Scientists refer to the total CO2 circulating through the earth and the atmosphere as

Professor Dilshod Achilov, Ph.D. named U.S. Fulbright Scholar

Dr. Achilov will take residency at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

Dr. Achilov in the Middle East during fieldwork in 2019.

The Fulbright Program recently announced that Dr. Dilshod Achilov (political science) is the recipient of a Fulbright research fellowship for residence in Kazakhstan during the spring semester of 2022. Achilov had previously been selected for residence in the spring of 2021, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Achilov’s research project, “Assessing the Effectiveness of De-Radicalization

Global Leader True Fit Raises $30m On 85% Revenue Growth

Accelerates Mission to Unlock Digital Growth in $2T Apparel Market by Helping Shoppers Find What They Love & Retailers What They Need

BOSTON, Dec. 6, 2021  /PRNewswire/ -- True Fit, the global data and software leader retailers choose to decode fit and size, announced a $30 million growth round today. As the $2 trillion apparel market shifted online rapidly since the pandemic, True Fit's annual recurring revenue (ARR) grew 85%, and consumer adoption in parallel rose

The Boston Globe Names Allego a Top Place to Work for 2021

Allego honored as one of the best employers in Massachusetts for the second consecutive year

WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Allego, the leading sales enablement platform provider, today announced it has been named one of the Top Places to Work in Massachusetts in the 14th annual employee-based survey project from The Boston Globe. The Top Places to Work 2021 issue was published online at Globe.com/TopPlaces on the night of December 1 and in Globe Magazine on December 5.

Top Places to Work recognizes the most admired workplaces in the state voted

NETA Opens 3rd Retail Store in Franklin, MA

FRANKLIN, Mass., Dec. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- New England Treatment Access (NETA) announced today that the cannabis company will be formally opening its 3rd retail store in Franklin, MA on Saturday, December 4th, 2021, at 8:00 a.m. The 10,000 square foot space, which includes retail, warehouse, and offices, is located at 162 Grove St.  Franklin is also home to NETA's cultivation and processing facility and the company's headquarters, both located on Forge Parkway.  

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held today at noon with local and state

American Student Assistance Announces Second Annual "Solve Together" Career Exploration Competition for Middle School Classrooms and Students

Digital-first, student-directed contest challenges participants to tackle real-world problems including Climate Change and Colonizing Mars, and present innovative solutions

BOSTON, Dec. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- American Student Assistance® (ASA), a national nonprofit that helps to foster students' understanding of postsecondary education and career pathways, announced today the second annual ASA Solve Together: Tomorrow's Leaders Tackling Today's Challenges competition.

American Student Assistance® (ASA) announces the second annual ASA Solve Together: Tomorrow's Leaders Tackling Today's Challenges competition. (PRNewsfoto/American Student Assistance (ASA))

More than 65 percent of students feel they would have benefited from

Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio and Wheaton

Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio in scene from “Don’t Look Up” (Photo courtesy of Netflix)

Campus serves as a location for filming scenes for “Don’t Look Up”

Coming soon to a big and small screen near you—Wheaton College in “Don’t Look Up,” starring Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio.

The Wheaton campus was one of several Massachusetts locations chosen for

Pete Farwell to Retire from Williams at the End of June, 2023

WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS. – Head Williams men's and women's cross country coach and men's and women's assistant track and field coach Pete Farwell has announced that next fall's 2022 cross country season will be his last season actively coaching at Williams. He will not officially coach in indoor and outdoor track and field, though will do some volunteer helping at home track meets and occasional practices.
 
Farwell is a 1973 graduate of Williams, where he competed in cross country, indoor and outdoor track all four years. "I have loved running itself for so many years, including my four as an undergrad at Williams, competing all three seasons amidst the wonderful hills, trails, and dirt roads of the Purple Valley," Farwell noted. "Tony Plansky

Maple Center Shopping Plaza Fire Investigation Update

Investigation still active, but no signs of foul play

LONGMEADOW — The ongoing joint investigation into last week’s fire at the Maple Center shopping plaza has not developed any evidence of foul play, Longmeadow Fire Chief John Dearborn and State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey said today.

Investigators from the Longmeadow Fire and Police Departments, along with the Massachusetts State Police Fire & Explosion Investigation Unit