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
Dec. 25 marks a rare intersection: The beginning of Hanukkah and the celebration of Christmas fall on the same day. As friends and colleagues for over 35 years, we find this overlap full of opportunities for reflection.
The origins of both Hanukkah and Christmas offer insights into their modern-day significance. Hanukkah’s story is rooted in the Maccabean revolt, a time of reclaiming religious and cultural freedom.
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Q: Can this Jimmy Butler thing be put to bed already? The love has run its course. He’s given, but he’s spent. He’s had little help to get over the hump. Paying him is not palatable to the organization. Trust may be broken, because all of the recent actions are unusual.
In the 12 years since Austin Tice was abducted in Syria, his family and his coworkers at McClatchy have grieved at his absence, despaired at silence from the Syrian government and prayed that promises from three U. S. presidents would turn into actions that brought Austin home.
Now, more than any moment since he was taken from us, we have a reason to believe that Austin may return.
It’s extremely rare for Christmas and Hanukkah to fall on the same day, but so it is this year. Is “He” telling us something?
Our country is more divided than ever in our almost 250 years in existence, especially since the Civil War.
Dec. 25 is Christmas Day and the first day of the lighting of Hanukkah candles, bringing Christians and Jews in unison on the calendar to celebrate what they believe.
General Daily Insight for December 24, 2024
We’re all inclined to push forward one moment, then pull back the next. The Moon in pleasing Libra opposes Chiron before trining Venus, trying to improve our overall outlook. Counteracting that, today’s potent square between can-do Jupiter and make-it-work Saturn at 4:59 pm EST will shove us into a cosmic tug-of-war as we try to figure out how to best pursue our goals.