Grant Will Fund Demolition of Abandoned Mill and Parkland Conversion BOSTON – November 21, 2016 – The Baker-Polito Administration today awarded $520,000 to the Town of Monroe to demolish part of the former Ramage Paper Mill and create a new public park in its place. As a condition of the grant, the Town of Monroe […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – «What cheer, Netop.” The famous greeting of the Narragansett to Roger Williams along the shore of the Seekonk River in 1636 still resonates throughout the Ocean State today. A new exhibition at the Rhode Island State Archives, entitled “First Nations who helped form Rhode Island” chronicles the history of indigenous peoples, including […]readmore
Article will run in the Summer 2017 issue of the Harvard Journal on Legislation In an article that will run in the Summer 2017 issue of the Harvard Journal on Legislation . University of Massachusetts School of Law Professor Jeremiah Ho and alumnus Alexander Rovzar (UMass Law ’16) propose a bold policy that would promote […]readmore
This is an open letter to President-elect Trump. I want you to know that America expects better of you as president than what it saw in the campaign you ran. You are now to be our president, and that brings new responsibilities. I hope you feel the call of history to live up to them. […]readmore
BOSTON – November 10, 2016 – Effective sunrise on Monday, November 14, 2016, the Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) will reopen all approved and conditionally approved shellfish areas in the Town of Wellfleet which were closed on October 13, 2016 as a result of a Norovirus outbreak linked to shellfish harvested from the area. Federal […]readmore
Initiative uses single-occupancy restrooms to expand access and strengthen commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion In a continuing effort to extend its commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion, UMass Dartmouth has converted more than 62 single-occupancy restrooms to all-gender restrooms.The restrooms are located in all but two campus buildings. Eighty percent of the all-gender bathrooms […]readmore
BOSTON – The New Bedford Industrial Pretreatment Program in New Bedford, Mass. was recently selected by EPA for a 2016 Regional Industrial Pretreatment Program Excellence Award. The pretreatment program staff of New Bedford, led by Wayne Perry, Industrial Pretreatment Program Engineer, under the supervision of Jamie Ponte, Wastewater Superintendent, was recognized by EPA’s New England […]readmore
Monitoring of Water Resources to Continue, Water Conservation by Public Necessary BOSTON – November 9, 2016 – While portions of Massachusetts have experienced measurable amounts of rainfall in the past month, large portions of the state continue to experience rainfall amounts remaining below average. As a result, Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Matthew Beaton […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after it was reported that Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as U.S. Attorney General, passed away at the age of 78, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement: «Janet Reno was a woman of uncommon integrity, intellect, and perseverance. Through her work as Attorney General, and later with […]readmore
CRANSTON, RI—On the heels of a successful first performance at Cranston Stadium this past summer, the annual Fourth of July Drum and Bugle Corps Competition Summer Music Preview will return to the city once again in 2017, Cranston Mayor Allan W. Fung announced Monday. The 28th annual show, which features drum and bugle corps from […]readmore