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
Emergency beach repairs will help Jersey Shore town but won’t be a cure-all, mayor says A Jersey Shore town starved for sand will — to the relief of local leaders — finally replenish its beach with at least 330,000 cubic yards of sand. But North Wildwood Mayor Patrick Rosenello ... 05/4/2024 - 12:00 am | View Link
Three groups are suing New Jersey to block an offshore wind farm Three anti-wind power groups are suing New Jersey to overturn a key environmental approval for a wind energy farm planned off the coast of Long Beach Island ... 05/3/2024 - 8:50 am | View Link
Brigantine calls on municipalities, Atlantic County to oppose offshore wind Brigantine City Council is encouraging all municipalities to oppose offshore wind, and called on the Atlantic County Board of Commissioners executives to utilize various powers, including legal ... 05/2/2024 - 9:30 am | View Link
Lawsuit filed against Dominion Energy over environmental concerns of offshore wind project Three public interest groups, as well as two individuals, filed a lawsuit against Dominion Energy and the Biden administration, hopes to delay the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Commercial (CVOW) ... 05/1/2024 - 11:23 pm | View Link
Business calendar for the week of April 29 CREW 20th Anniversary Soiree, 4:30-7 p.m., The Harbor Club, 333 Waterside Drive, Suite 200, Norfolk. CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) Coastal Virginia is hosting an anniversary party. $85-$100. 04/30/2024 - 11:51 am | View Link
Local law enforcement and border patrol officers are searching for a group of migrants who landed on the beach in Hollywood Saturday morning, then fled, according to a release on social media.
About 7:40 a.m., Hollywood Police responded to the beach at Coolidge Street, the department said in an Instagram post.
Ten people were hospitalized, including a pregnant woman, a child, and a Broward Sheriff’s deputy, after a four-car crash late Saturday morning on Sunrise Boulevard near Fort Lauderdale, officials said.
Broward Sheriff’s Fire Rescue responded to the crash in the 2700 block of Sunrise Boulevard around 10:45 a.m., according to Battalion Chief Michael Kane.
The cardboard sign carried strong words, written in the colors of the Palestinian flag: “USF has blood on its hands.”
Seen Tuesday during protest at the University of South Florida in Tampa, its underlying message echoed the recent chants heard on college campuses across the nation.
Disclose. Divest. We will not stop.
Dear Amy: I am a divorced mom in my early 30s, with primary custody of my 8-year-old child.
I have been dating “Ben” for the past two years. He is a great guy and he is very good with my son.
We have been talking about getting married. He has never been married before (no kids), and I am gun-shy, to say the least.
I own my home, my son is happy, and I am trying to be extremely careful about our future.
Last week Ben took me out for a drink.
MIAMI — The NBA offseason is a layered process, required to take into account the salary cap, luxury tax, payroll aprons and willingness of potential or perceived trade partners to engage.
So to forecast what should or could come next for the Miami Heat requires layered conversation, with a distinct difference between what the Heat might want and what the Heat could get.
For Pat Riley, Andy Elisburg and the rest of a Heat braintrust that also includes coach Erik Spoelstra, this is more than a fork in the road, it is an entire table setting of possibilities, as the team prepares to set the table for what comes next.
Jimmy Butler
What Heat might want: It starts with receiving some type of assurance that Butler will acquiesce to putting a greater priority on the regular season.
GAINESVILLE — Disoriented and alone, the young pilot in a newly purchased used plane flying over northern Florida found himself unexpectedly inside thick, dark clouds in torrential rain. In a panicked voice, he called over his radio: “Lost in weather, please! Can you see me? Can you see me?”
More than 100 miles away, a Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controller in the Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center answered the pilot’s plea for help over a guarded radio frequency specially designated for emergencies: “This is Jacksonville Center on Guard.