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
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Changing your eye color is easier than you think.
Dear Eric: I took a job in DC at the behest of my close friend, who also invited me to live with her.
She said she was going to retire and move back to her Midwest hometown. She offered to rent her townhouse to me for a really reduced rate while she’s in transition.
Well, not only is she not making any attempts to move, but she also comments on my eating choices and constantly gives me unsolicited advice.
She’s vegan and a diabetic, so she’s very strict with her diet.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I spent a few days with some friends at a house in a rural setting near a small lake.
During our stay, the electricity went out. The toilets did not work for over 24 hours, and we had to use buckets for the waste we generated.
After the toilets were working, our host disposed of our collected waste in the lake.
An illegal gambling network that ran from strip-mall casinos to a warehouse in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood was taken down this week by state and local law enforcement agencies.
Authorities raided slot-machine parlors in suburban West Palm Beach, Fort Pierce, Vero Beach and Zephyrhills, confiscating machines and cash. They also charged officers of a company in Miami that sold slot machines to illegal casinos.
Floridians are jumping on the newest TikTok trend: changing your eye color.
The young and old have discovered that turning brown eyes blue or hazel eyes green can be as simple as putting in color contacts or as permanent as laser surgery that inserts color pigment into the cornea.
Ophthalmologists say both come with risks.
Keratopigmentation, also called eye tattooing, is performed on the cornea.