Pandemic carves hole in state's cultural sector JULY 15, 2020.....The arts and culture sector, a major piece of the Massachusetts economy, will need hundreds of millions of dollars and multiple years to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, according to testimony delivered to state senators on Wednesday.Senators have been holding a series of listening sessions to gauge the pandemic's effects on different segments on the economy and check in on the gradual reopening of businesses.During Wednesday's session, [...] More
July 15 is tax deadline day. Here are 4 tips for filing. Millions of taxpayers took advantage of the IRS decision to push back the tax filing deadline due to the coronavirus pandemic. But with the tax filing deadline of July 15 upon us, those taxpayers need to take some important steps now to get their returns — and payments — to the IRS ASAP.Tax season is stressful for many consumers in the best of times, but 2020 has heightened those anxieties. More
Winchester students achieve academic honors University of AlabamaThe following Winchester residents graduated from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa in spring 2020: Brooke Carroll, Bachelor of Arts in communication and information sciences; Sydney Richardson, Bachelor of Science in commerce and business administration; Elizabeth Schipelliti, Bachelor of Arts in communication and information sciences.Bridgewater State UniversityKathryn G. More
Winchester Alumni Association spotlight: Kerry Lynne McHugh Kerry Lynne is only one of the 2100 Alumni members who have registered with the Winchester Alumni Association. Join the conversation and register today at WinchesterAlumni.org to stay in touch with Kerry and other Alumni across the decades.What class did you graduate with?1995What are you up to personally and/or professionally now? More
Cyclists to make ‘Black Lives Matter’ visible from space Local cyclists are organizing an event on July 18 and 19 to spell out “Black Lives Matter” on a global heat map that can be seen from the moon. Calling this event Wheels of Change, this volunteer group is encouraging everyone to run, walk or ride one of the 16 routes they have created using Strava, a GPS-enabled fitness app. More
A California art teacher died from rabies after an encounter with a bat in her classroom CNNCalifornia teacher dies of rabies after animal bites her in classroom SFGATEValley woman dies from rabies after suspected bat bite, health officials confirm KFSN-TVCalifornia teacher dies after contracting rabies from bat bite: 'She was a lover of life' USA TODAY
James Webb Space Telescope smashes its own record to find the earliest galaxies that ever existed Livescience.comJames Webb Space Telescope 'pushed to its limits' to see most distant galaxies ever Space.comNew record: James Webb Telescope reveals the youngest galaxies in the Universe The Universe. Space. TechJWST May Have Discovered the Earliest Galaxies Ever Seen, Pushing the Limits of Cosmic Discovery Republic World
Tiny asteroid detected hours before hitting Earth to become 4th 'imminent impactor' of 2024 Space.comAsteroid nearly hits Earth in Siberia, with a 2nd massive asteroid passing this week ABC NewsVideo: Asteroid collides with Earth, explodes above Russia India TodaySmall 'imminent impactor' asteroid targeting Earth expected to produce 'nice fireball' USA TODAY
Close approach of asteroid 2020 XR European Space AgencyMassive, 'potentially hazardous' asteroid due to make closest-ever approach to Earth tonight — and you can watch it live Livescience.comPotentially Hazardous Asteroid 2020 XR close encounter: a new image – 2 Dec. 2024. The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0NASA confirms 1300-ft stadium-sized asteroid passing close to Earth: Details inside!
CU Anschutz researchers launch “moonshot” to cure blindness through eye transplants The Denver PostCU medical school explores groundbreaking blindness cure AxiosNew funding could make whole-eye transplants a reality Northwestern NowUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus-Led Team Receives Up to $46 Million to Develop Innovative Treatment to Cure Blindness University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusUC San Diego and Scripps Research Join National Team to Make Vision-restoring Whole Eye Transplants a Reality University of California San Diego