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
SpaceX stacks Flight 6 Starship megarocket ahead of Nov. 19 launch (photos) Space.comTexas road closures announced ahead of SpaceX's next Starship launch mySAWhat time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 6 launch test on Nov. 19? Yahoo! Voices
Moon's far side once had erupting volcanoes, scientists find BBC.comFindings from the first lunar far side samples raise new questions about the moon’s history CNNThe far side of the moon once had erupting volcanoes too The Associated PressSamples from far side of the moon show history of ancient volcanoes CBC NewsChang’e-6 lunar samples reveal 2.8-billion-year-old basalt with depleted mantle source: latest study Global Times
James Webb Space Telescope Finds Stunning Evidence for Alternate Theory of Gravity The DebriefAccelerated formation of ultra-massive galaxies in the first billion years Nature.com'The bottom line is, I told you so': JWST observations upend standard model of how galaxies form, new study claims Livescience.comJames Webb Space Telescope finds galaxies pointing toward a dark matter alternative Space.comAstronomers’ theory of galaxy formation may be upended The Daily | Case Western Reserve University
Scientists Identify Misunderstanding about Uranus VOA Learning EnglishThe anomalous state of Uranus’s magnetosphere during the Voyager 2 flyby Nature.comWe've been wrong about Uranus for nearly 40 years, new analysis of Voyager 2 data reveals Livescience.comUranus Might Have Experienced a Freak Event When Voyager 2 Visited The New York Times
Are standing desks good for you? The answer is getting clearer. Ars TechnicaStanding desks may be bad for your health, new research finds CNNStudy: Sitting too much poses health dangers, despite exercise UPI NewsExperts say daily 'sitting down limit' can ward off heart attacks - are YOU meeting the target?