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
Navasota to host fifth annual Freedom Festival on Fourth of July The city of Navasota will host its fifth annual Freedom Festival on Fourth of July in Downtown Navasota, city officials announced Friday. The event starts with a parade at 6 p.m. that will begin at ... 04/26/2024 - 8:16 am | View Link
Vendor tests fireworks from new location ahead of the Fourth The vendor for Albert Lea's Fourth of July fireworks shot off a series of fireworks Thursday night from the new planned location for this year's display to test visibility throughout the community. 04/25/2024 - 4:59 pm | View Link
Free 4th of July Coloring Pages for Kids One delightful way to engage children in the festivities is through Fourth of July coloring pages. These free 4th of July coloring pages not only entertain kids but also provide a platform for ... 04/24/2024 - 11:00 am | View Link
Austintown moves location of 4th of July fireworks, expands event offerings AUSTINTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Some changes are in store when Austintown celebrates the 4th of July this year. Those on the committee planning the event say they have outgrown the previous location at the ... 04/24/2024 - 4:29 am | View Link
One year after return to Pueblo West, Fourth of July Wet Parade may again get the axe After a three-year hiatus, Pueblo West's Fourth of July Wet Parade was brought back in 2023. Just one year later, the parade may again be discontinued. 04/23/2024 - 8:22 am | View Link
Addressing the homeowners insurance crisis in Florida will require greater political will than we have seen in Tallahassee in recent years.
Floridians face skyrocketing homeowners insurance premiums and many have received letters that their policies will not get renewed. Homebuyers struggle to find affordable insurance, which they need to close on a mortgage.
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As a Jewish alumnus of Columbia University (class of 1981), the latest news has been surreal.
The video scenes of the 116th Street gates do not drip with nostalgia. I now watch only with sadness.
Columbia is no stranger to student protest. However, when I was a student, the protests were against outside actors.
By Jennifer Peltz and Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The Justice Department proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis, but wouldn’t legalize it for recreational use.
The proposal would move marijuana from the “Schedule I” group to the less tightly regulated “Schedule III.”
So what does that mean, and what are the implications?
WHAT HAS ACTUALLY CHANGED?
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Prosecutors are setting the stage for crucial testimony from Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen, who arranged hush money payments on Trump’s behalf before going to prison for campaign finance violations and other crimes.
Trump denies any wrongdoing and has pleaded not guilty.
Here’s a look at how things are shaping up so far this week at the historic trial:
JAIL THREAT
Six months before the 2024 presidential election, the presumptive Republican nominee is being threatened with possible jail time — even before jurors decide whether he is guilty in the hush money case.
Judge Juan Merchan raised the specter of time behind bars if Trump continues to violate a gag order barring him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and others connected with the case.
In a ruling Tuesday fining Trump $9,000 for repeated violations of the gag order, Merchan wrote that as a judge he was “keenly aware of, and protective of” Trump’s First Amendment rights, “particularly given his candidacy for the office of President of the United States.”
Former President Donald Trump and his attorney Todd Blanche return to the courtroom after a break for his trial at Manhattan criminal court in New York, Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
By MATTHEW LEE and SAM MEDNICK (Associated Press)
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U. S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was meeting with Israeli leaders on Wednesday in his push for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas, saying “the time is now” for an agreement that would free hostages and bring a pause in the nearly seven months of war in Gaza.
He said Hamas would bear the blame for any failure to get a deal off the ground.
Blinken is on his seventh visit to the region since the war erupted in October in his bid to secure what’s been an elusive deal between Israel and Hamas that could avert an Israeli incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering.
The current round of talks appears to be serious, but the sides remain far apart on one key issue — whether the war should end as part of an emerging deal.
“We are determined to get a cease-fire that brings the hostages home and to get it now, and the only reason that that wouldn’t be achieved is because of Hamas,” Blinken told Israel’s ceremonial President Isaac Herzog at a meeting in Tel Aviv.
“There is a proposal on the table, and as we’ve said, no delays, no excuses.