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
Harvard says it will no longer take stances on many issues Harvard’s interim president, Alan Garber, formed the working group after taking over at the Ivy League university following the resignation in January of Claudine Gay, who faced a plagiarism ... 05/30/2024 - 1:17 am | View Link
This Chesapeake freshman’s work has been selected for 41 film festivals and counting Hunter Nickless, 15, is a student at Hickory High School in Chesapeake who studies moviemaking at the Governor’s School for the Arts in Norfolk. In the past year, he’s made three independent ... 05/26/2024 - 1:50 am | View Link
Chesapeake baseball falls against Magruder in 3A state final, 4-0 Though Chesapeake proved itself more than capable of overcoming deficits all season, scarce hitting and some untimely outs on the basepaths cost the Cougars a chance just to counter Magruder’s 4 ... 05/26/2024 - 12:07 am | View Link
Motorcyclist killed in crash on Hanbury Road in Chesapeake A crash in Chesapeake left a motorcyclist dead Saturday evening. Just after 5:15 p.m., the police department said officers were called to Hanbury Road E and Benson Lane. That's right outside the ... 05/25/2024 - 9:22 am | View Link
An ancient manuscript up for sale gives a glimpse into the history of early Christianity An important piece of early Christian history, the Crosby-Schøyen Codex, is up for auction at Christie’s in London. This codex is a mid-fourth century book from Egypt containing a combination ... 05/25/2024 - 1:00 am | View Link