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
Union rally back for 2-2 draw at rivals D.C. United Philadelphia Union continued its unbeaten road streak, overcoming a two-goal deficit to claim a point against Eastern Conference rivals D.C. United on Saturday night. 05/4/2024 - 3:25 pm | View Link
Union County Museum opens doors on Mother’s Day UNION — Continuing a long-standing tradition, the Union County Museum, 333 S. Main St. in Union, opens its doors for the 2024 season on Mother’s Day, May 12, from 1-4 p.m. Admission is free and ... 05/3/2024 - 11:53 am | View Link
Gabrielle Union says marriage to ‘a younger man with a big life’ inspired her involvement in ‘The Idea of You’ In helping to bring Robinne Lee’s novel “The Idea of You” to the screen, Gabrielle Union found inspiration in her own story. 05/3/2024 - 3:19 am | View Link
The Workers at Fried Egg I’m In Love Are Organizing a Union Employees of the Portland-based breakfast chain want to unionize to protect their current working conditions — and maybe get involved with bigger picture decision-making ... 05/3/2024 - 3:17 am | View Link
Southern labor union victories: Will momentum persist or stumble? Since workers at the Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant voted to join a union, experts say the South's attitude toward unions is shifting. 05/2/2024 - 11:02 pm | View Link
Two weeks ago, the Sun Sentinel published an opinion letter from Howard Tescher about the Broward County Health Pilot Project. Unfortunately, the opinion failed to let Sun Sentinel readers know all the facts.
Most importantly, the project has medically helped approximately 1,000 lives of Broward County residents. Some of these people needed open-heart surgery, while others needed stents or medication.
Q: I can’t grade Tyler Herro on a couple of games against a team maybe destined to win a championship. We might see Boston sweep their way to a championship. Who knows? But I don’t want to sell low here. – Kristopher, Oceanside, Calif.
A: It’s interesting how in recent years, when the Heat have come up short, so much of the discussion became about what Jimmy Butler was surrounded with, how he had to carry such a burdensome load.
Ethics enforcement in Florida has long been a joke.
And not a funny joke, like: Why can’t you trust an atom? Because they make up everything.
Last year, for instance, the head of the state’s ethics commission made headlines for violating the state’s ethics rules — a sentence you just don’t see every day.
He wasn’t punished for it, either.
I believe the nationwide student protests at colleges and universities were instigated by external anti-Israel, antisemitic forces.
Where is the FBI in all of this? Where are the college administrators who should demand photo IDs from the real students and separate them from non-students? And what about students who should have peaceful surroundings to study and graduate from their colleges?
Those who trespass on private property should be arrested.
This includes those who virtually destroyed Hamilton Hall at Columbia University.
The brackets for the regional baseball playoffs were released on Saturday. Here are the matchups involving teams from Broward and Palm Beach counties.
Regional quarterfinals
Tuesday at 7 p.m. unless noted
Matchups, sites and times according to FHSAA.com
7A
(8) Santaluces at (1) Jupiter
(7) Palm Beach Central at (2) Vero Beach
(6) Wellington at (3) Park Vista
(8) South Dade at (1) Stoneman Douglas
(5) Boca Raton at (4) Miami Braddock, 4 p.m.
(7) Taravella at (2) West Broward, 4 p.m.
(6) Western at (3) Miami Columbus
6A
(8) South Broward at (1) Doral Academy
(5) St.