LEOMINSTER — Specialists from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) have been helping residents affected by the September floods since Tuesday, when FEMA officially opened the Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) at City Hall. On Friday, May 31, FEMA expects more specialists and resources will be available – with a larger footprint at the […]
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Editorial: Leominster, time to apply for FEMA flood disaster aid
The federal government gave Leominster and other communities a reprieve in their efforts to receive funding to help them recover from last September’s devastating rains, and now it’s time for individuals and businesses to take advantage of that opportunity. In February, federal officials rejected Gov. Maura Healey’s request for disaster relief for Bristol, Hampden, and […]
Opponents, advocates each file to change language of ballot question nixing MCAS graduation requirement
Both sides of the MCAS debate have made motions in the Supreme Judicial Court to change the language of the proposed ballot question to nix use of the standardized test as a high school graduation requirement.
MCAS opponents double the number of signatures needed to advance ballot question
Advocates gather 25,000 signatures, twice the number needed, to advance a ballot question overturning the MCAS graduation requirement closer to the November ballot, the Massachusetts Teachers Association announced Thursday.
Editorial: In praise of nursing grads embarking on a challenging career
Yes, the path you have chosen is a difficult one. Those words, spoken by Kim Shea, dean of Nursing and Health Sciences, went out to the 94 graduates of Mount Wachusett Community College’s Associate Degree in Nursing program earlier this month. They occurred during the traditional pinning ceremony at the Mount Fitness facility in front […]
Dobbs ‘is not an end point:’ Abortion advocates detail state of reproductive health in Massachusetts, future threats
While Massachusetts is still adapting to the fall of Roe v. Wade, more threats are coming down the pipeline, abortion advocates warned in a Senate hearing Wednesday.
