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
Dear Eric: How do you stay friends with someone who puts zero interest in maintaining an adult friendship?
My best friend from high school (of more than 20 years) had kids a few years ago. The kids are young but out of the baby stage. My friend constantly asks to hang out but never offers anything that is not totally kid-focused.
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A gambling underworld: Illegal casinos thrive in Florida despite raids
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Q: I’m going to say it. The Heat need a reboot. No tweaks. They are not fun to watch. Same old, same old plays. Boring basketball. – Pipsy.
A: But when you get down to it, have the Heat truly been a “fun” team since the Big Three years? Instead, it just as often has been boasting about winning in the mud and winning with defense.
Polk County Judge John Flynn’s campaign message included his intention to be tough on criminals. He said, “If someone is found guilty, the punishment should sting enough for the person to learn criminal behavior will not be tolerated.”
His statements led the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers to conclude that it would undermine public confidence in the judge’s ability to give a fair hearing.
MIAMI – The Miami Heat do not have a spot in the NBA Cup knockout round but with that preliminary round of the second-annual in-season tournament competed on Tuesday night, they now have a full regular-season schedule.
Because of the uncertainty of which eight teams would advance to the NBA Cup quarterfinals, the season schedule that was released in August included only 80 of the 82 games.