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
Fairfax County clears second homeless encampment For more than a year, the 64-year-old from Biloxi, Miss., had been collecting these items in a homeless encampment known as “The Hill,” near Reston Town Center in Fairfax County. “Every little piece ... 09/11/2024 - 10:05 am | View Link
Tossed medicine, delayed housing: How homeless sweeps are thwarting Medicaid’s goals Andrew Douglass shoved his clothes and belongings into plastic trash bags as five police officers surrounded his encampment — a drab gray tent overflowing along a bustling sidewalk in the gritty ... 09/10/2024 - 11:00 pm | View Link
Last 3 Homeless Encampment Residents Find Housing In Reston With Fairfax County poised to clear out the homeless encampment where they lived, three elderly residents find housing. 09/10/2024 - 3:45 am | View Link
VA ordered to provide hundreds of additional shelter beds, build nearly 2,000 housing units for homeless veterans in LA The Department of Veterans Affairs must establish hundreds of additional shelter beds within 18 months and build another 1,800 units of subsidized apartments by 2030 after a federal court ruled the ... 09/9/2024 - 12:05 pm | View Link
A Swiss city cut red tape and ended up with many more homes. It's a model for the US. New research in Switzerland adds to the international literature finding that upzoning boosts the supply and affordability of housing. 09/6/2024 - 10:42 pm | View Link