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
Chase Young Excited to Reunite with Former Ohio State Teammates in New Orleans New Orleans Saints defensive end Chase Young will share a locker room with quite a few former Ohio State Buckeyes players this season. 04/28/2024 - 9:03 am | View Link
40 of the Saints' 43 players on offense are under age 30 It's no secret that younger athletes have an edge on older ones. Fresh legs and untapped potential have a lot to offer. And the New Orleans Saints have often been criticized for fielding a roster that ... 04/28/2024 - 3:36 am | View Link
Full NFL Draft 2024 Rounds 4-7 picks and analysis: Live updates as Jaylen Key is 'Mr. Irrelevant' The Falcons are picking the bones of the Pac-12 pretty clean, adding two Huskies (Michael Penix Jr. and Bralen Trice) and a Duck (Brandon Dorlus) so far. Clemson's Ruke Orhorhoro is the only non-West ... 04/27/2024 - 7:23 am | View Link
NFL Coach: Caleb Williams' 'Transition Scares Me' Coming from Lincoln Riley's Offense As individual coaches try to convince themselves of reasons that a player might struggle coming into the NFL, one has pointed to Caleb Williams playing ... 04/24/2024 - 12:36 pm | View Link
Trust, confidence grew among Kansas football’s players on offense as spring ball unfolded Jeff Grimes was a new addition to Kansas football’s coaching staff. He’s worked to adapt to his new players, as they’ve worked to adapt to him. 04/22/2024 - 9:04 pm | View Link
The message from Democrats is short and direct: “Trump’s Plan: Ban Abortion, Punish Women.”
The Democratic National Committee is having that message on a banner flown over Mar-a-Lago, former President Donald Trump’s private club and residence in Palm Beach, for four hours Wednesday afternoon and early evening.
The message is one small part of a strong push by President Joe Biden and Democrats to show voters across the country what voters should expect if Trump and Republicans win in November.
“Donald Trump is the reason for Florida’s extreme abortion ban, and for every abortion ban across the country.
Here’s the latest installment of our Miami Dolphins Q&A, where South Florida Sun Sentinel writers David Furones and Chris Perkins answer questions from readers.
Q: You guys don’t think paying AVG would have been better than drafting Chop? — Pete’s Takes on Dolphins Deep Dive w/Perk
Interesting idea. The Dolphins drafted Penn State edge rusher Chop Robinson with the No.
By PETER SMITH (Associated Press)
CHARLOTTE, N. C. (AP) — United Methodist delegates repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” from being ordained or appointed as ministers.
Delegates voted 692-51 at their General Conference — the first such legislative gathering in five years.
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Wednesday she would call a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson, forcing her colleagues to choose sides in a difficult showdown after Democratic leaders announced they would provide the votes to save the Republican speaker’s job.
Speaking outside the Capitol, Greene ranted against Republican Party leaders at the highest levels and pushed back against their public entreaties, including from Donald Trump, to avoid another messy political fight so close to the November election.
The wife of Miami commercial real estate developer George Pino agreed to pay $16 million to the family of a Lourdes high school student permanently disabled in a Biscayne Bay boat crash in which her husband was at the helm.
The settlement reached last week was agreed to by both parties earlier this month, but Cecilia Pino’s attorneys wanted a judge to keep the monetary amount confidential.
A 17-year-old girl, Luciana Fernandez, was killed in the Labor Day weekend crash on Sept.
BOSTON — The formal title is Vice President of Basketball Development.
But this postseason you haven’t found Udonis Haslem seated at the team’s practices and shootarounds with fellow Miami Heat executives Pat Riley, Andy Elisburg, Adam Simon, Alonzo Mourning or others from the team’s front office.
Nor had any of those titled officials been in sweats, on the court, rebounding, shooting, exhorting.
From the start, this next chapter for Haslem, the recently retired championship power forward, was going to be different.