Gov. Maura Healey has turned to 76 hotels and motels to bulk up the number of beds available under the state’s emergency shelter program. Dozens of contracts with social service organizations show nights at those sites can often run up to $300, a cost that includes food and supportive services.
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Lion dance coming to library
LEOMINSTER — Families and children are in for a treat with all the upcoming library programs and can expect an especially fun event to kick them off. First up is a special performance by the Gund Kwok Asian Women’s Lion & Dragon Dance Troupe of Boston on Saturday, April 13 at 1 p.m. No registration […]
Fitchburg Library expansion set to begin this year
FITCHBURG.—The city will be moving forward this year on the Public Library expansion project after the construction timeline had been briefly delayed due to the discovery of a structural issue. An effort to create a renewed community resource and destination for the next several decades, the library project is one of many large-scale projects that […]
Automotive students get 2024 Mustang GTO from Acton Ford
WESTFORD — Students in the Automotive Technology program at Nashoba Valley Technical High School have some snazzy new wheels. Acton Ford donated a shiny red 2024 Mustang GT that students will use to train for a career as an auto technician. The donation is a win-win for Nashoba Tech and Acton-Ford: The students are able […]
Lahey, UMass Chan partner on new research hub
UMass Chan Medical School and Lahey Hospital & Medical Center have signed a research affiliation agreement to create a new quantitative science research hub to improve health outcomes and disparities through population health, digital medicine and health systems science.
Editorial: Technically speaking, there’s no one path to success in life
The most recent ranking of the state’s best public high schools differed little from previous ratings. As expected, it was dominated by an eminent Boston institution and several well-heeled suburban standard bearers, along with a unique Worcester-based magnet school for grades 11 and 12. Niche, a company that reviews and ranks schools from elementary age […]
