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
U.S. jobless claims dip, but unemployment duration rises The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits dipped to the lowest in a month last week, consistent with a cooling but still healthy labor market that is likely to keep Federal ... 12/26/2024 - 4:17 am | View Link
McKee Admin Announces Tax Increase for Unemployment Insurance and TDI Governor Dan McKee and the Department of Labor and Training (DLT) announced increases in the 2025 tax rates for the unemployment insurance (UI) and temporary disability insurance (TDI) programs. 12/22/2024 - 6:25 pm | View Link
The American experiment can be summed up in one big idea: don’t put too much power in one place. That is why the federal government has three branches — executive, legislative and judicial.
Unfortunately, the modern presidency undermines that separation of powers and concentrates as much power as possible in itself.
FBI Director Christopher Wray’s decision to resign before his term expires was a grave error in judgment.
Donald Trump is a bully — a fact well-known even to those who foolishly voted for him. To not refuse to be bullied as head of the agency tasked with defending the rule of law flies in the face of the oath Wray took.
Wray should have forced Trump to fire him and explain his reasons in writing.
Q: I’m so glad we have Pat Riley. How many organizations would have made such a definitive statement like that instead of being cagey or PR-ing the message? Thanks Godfather! So, with that, and with Jimmy Butler sticking around at least until the end of the season, I have a question: Do you think it’s better for the Heat long-term to have Jimmy opt in or opt out?
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So, I saw myself in the letter from the friend of a woman who is so kind and so helpful to everyone else but rather controlling and beastly with her husband (“Bad-Mouthing Do-Gooder”).
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is having his prostate removed on Sunday, his office said, a procedure that comes as he manages multiple crises at once, including the ongoing war in Gaza and his own trial for alleged corruption.
Netanyahu, 75, is among a cohort of older world leaders, including U.