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Week Beginning February 7, 2010
- Winter weather tips
- Notice for Executive Dept. Employees
- Consumer advisory: Refund Anticipation Loans
- Commissioner of Division of Insurance named
- Soon to be a graduate: start your job search now
- Green Line extension field work planned
- Why do my health care costs continue to rise?
- January revenues tell a few different stories
- Don't let February freeze your fun!
- MV 20-MIler Road Race
- Soule Homestead's Heart & Soule FUNdraiser Dance
- Valentine dance & concert
- Largest-ever state contract for solar power awarded
- Beware of early tax refund services
- Clean energy policies will reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- Appointment to State Ethics Committee
- Weekly flu report
- Board of Appeal Enforcement Initiative announced
- Burn Awareness Week
- Suicide Prevention Day
- MassAnswers service discontinued
- Safety first: teen video contest
Week Beginning January 31, 2010
- Consumer alert: Toyota recall and at-fault accident appeals
- National Cancer Prevention Month
- Three appointed to Holyoke Soldiers' Home Board
- Saltwater anglers must register in 2010
- Fore River Bridge public hearing
- The status of oral disease in Mass.
- Quest Revenue System update
- 41 school buses received pollution control equipment
- Black History Month events
- Low-speed vehicles
- Ice and cold water safety
- Recovery Act puts thousands to work
- Funding for Martin Luther King, Jr. Business Empowerment Center
- Older oil burners must be upgraded to prevent leaks
- Support for State workers impacted by Haiti earthquake
- Higher benefit levels for low-income fuel assistance
- Freetown Route 24 Exit 8B public hearing set
- Roxbury's Black History trolley tour
- Filing your taxes
- What is Mass.Gov?
- Mass Vacation February events
- Report on health care cost drivers released
- Inaugural meeting of STEM Advisory Council
- High-speed rail funds awarded to Knowledge Corridor project
- Final approval of nation-leading energy efficiency plans
- Weekly flu report
- 245-acre land acquisition in Wareham & Plymouth announced
- Coastal winter birding
- Mass. law about bullying & cyberbullying
- Check your credit report often
Week Beginning January 24, 2010
- MassWildlife calendar of events for February
- Latest job & unemployment estimates for labor markets
- Powerball sales to begin Sunday in Mass.
- Automobile recalls: what consumers should know
- Fiscal year 2011 budget recommendation
- New guide available for outdoor enthusiasts
- Solicitation for long-term renewable energy contracts by electric utilities coordinated
- Education board votes to revoke Robert M. Hughes Charter
- $15.1 million in stimulus funds, loans for Sturbridge wastewater treatment facility upgrades
- Texting banned for commercial bus and truck drivers info
- MassDOT (Mass. Department of Transportation) civic engagement: Framingham forum
- Exercise caution with health clubs
- Campaign to promote long-term planning
- $51.6 million in recoveries for the Mass. Medicaid program in 2009
- Regulations for discount health plans & discount health plan organizations
- Commercial cooking exhaust system cleaning & inspection license
- Your continued input into our budget and spending
- MBTA: key bus routes real-time tracking
- Great reason to make a Haiti relief donation
- Next phase of pension reform announced
- Agriculture industry events/workshops
- MBTA crime lowest in 30 years
- Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System & Registry Consumer Access
- Wakefield-Lynnfield trail moves forward
- A first look at local option meals excise adoptions
- Healthy transportation
- Storm fact sheet
- Tax season
- Water infrastructure projects to bring cleaner water, jobs to communities
- Saving taxpayers millions through innovative energy management solutions
- Tools to help strengthen communities
- Mass211
- MassDOT (Mass. Department of Transportation) funds boost Chinatown park
- Weekly flu report
- Vision for a better stronger Commonwealth
- RMV branch opens in Danvers
- METCO funding in FY11 budget
- Transportation safety improvement projects in Mattapan & Milton
- Move to intervene in lawsuit to block federal emissions regulations
Week Beginning January 17, 2010
- Information about Refund Anticipation Loans
- Race to the Top education funding info
- River and salt marsh restoration awarded
- Veterans: troops to teachers
- Home Base Program to help veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder
- Award from U.S. Department of Labor to invest in green job training
- Mass. unemployment rate at 9.4%
- Road improvement grant for Avon
- Road improvement grant for western Mass.
- Road improvement grant for Ashburnham
- New Early Education and Care (EEC) Board Chair appointed
- South Coast Rail improves environment
- Time Banks: exchanging services
- Weston toll plaza changes
- Retroactive stop loss special pay
- White shark tag attached in Mass. surfaces off Florida coast
- What's new for the 2010 filing season
- Free and enhanced WebFile for income tax filing program
- New 'sale' regulations in effect for retailers
- QUEST Revenue System
- Education bill signed into law
- Stay safe on the ice
- Watertown improvements announced
- Summer jobs means community safety
- Breastmilk is best for babies
- Winter outdoor adventures for women
- Weekly flu report
- RMV: new online web service
- Union agreements to save state tens of millions
- $1 million in federal funds to reduce disparities in H1N1 flu illness
- Donate wisely to disaster relief organizations
- Community health workers help improve health care access and quality
Week Beginning January 10, 2010
- Federal grant award to Winchendon
- 2010 Emergency Public Information calendars issued
- Expanded shellfishing opportunities for North Shore clammers
- Tips to give wisely to earthquake victims in Haiti
- Federal stimulus funds for re-employment programs
- Free public lectures at the Harvard Museum of Natural History
- Earned Income Tax Credit can deliver big bucks
- Preserving affordable housing
- Weekly flu report
- Concord Bridge reopens
- Winter fun
- Skiing/Snowboarding
- Grants for environmental improvements at Bay State Farms
- Safety and Health Education and Training Grant application
- Drinking water supply protection grants
- Listening for right whales
- MBTA: improving accessibility
- New customer-focused improvements for commuter rail service
- Elders and utility shut-off protection
- National Influenza Vaccination Week
- Results of South Boston scleroderma and lupus health study
Week Beginning January 3, 2010
- Economic support for Lawrence
- Driving in snow and ice
- Technology blog announced
- Development of wind turbine designated
- Two key programs serving students and low-income families restored
- Resolve to move more for your health
- Final blueprint for managing development in state waters released
- Grant funding for financial literacy education
- Earned income credit: are you eligible?
- Commuter rail 'real-time arrival' countdown
- Pet safety tips for the winter months
- Materials on the move
- State Racing Commission moves to the Division of Professional Licensure
- Summer in winter paintings
- Tobin Bridge joins MassDOT (Department of Transportation)
Week Beginning December 27, 2009
- Next phase of solar power support announced
- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from fuels
- Weekly flu report
- Abandoned property division generated $76.1 million in revenue
- Grant funding for active youth job programs awarded
- Weekly flu report
- Keep an eye on the ice
- Winter recreational vehicle safety
- Tips for temporary workers
- Newly updated guide to Veterans' Laws and Benefits
- Lowell I-495 accelerated bridge project progress
- Department of Early Education and Care's (EEC) new website
- Public Works grant for Weymouth Braintree Landing
- Latest job & unemployment estimates for labor markets
Week Beginning December 20, 2009
Week Beginning December 13, 2009
- Stay safe during the storm
- H1N1 pediatric vaccine voluntary recall
- Stimulus funds announced for Lynnfield & Wakefield
- H1N1 vaccine recommendations expanded to all residents
- Mass. unemployment rate drops slightly from 8.9% to 8.8%
- MBTA: revised schedule for Old Colony
- Health & environmental concerns addressed
- Be safe using snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles
- Winter driving safety tips
- Update on Holyoke Soldiers' Home clinic
- Winter in New England
- JobQuest
- Massachusetts Water Resources Authority water quality test results
- Federal Stimulus: Fitchburg Commuter Rail upgrade
- Cost saving energy programs highlighted
- Get outside, track river flow
- Superintendent of the State Police appointed
- Investment in Essex North Shore Agricultural and Vocational Technical School
- Lowell I-495 bridge project
- Incinerator Moratorium maintained, recycling efforts expanded
- Funding to help communities impacted by Dec. 2008 ice storm
- Funding for the Mattapan Community Health Center celebrated
- Clarification of underlying health conditions
- Weekly flu report
Week Beginning December 6, 2009
- Candle fire safety
- Winter bicycling
- MBTA: safety, security firm hired
- Preparing for winter weather
- Safe winter driving tips
- Job Source has been re-designed
- Winter power outage safety tips
- Holiday shopping tips
- The IT industry: Hub of the Massachusetts technology economy
- Reductions in inaccurate prices by retailers
- Consumer Insider
- Report on Professional Solicitations for Charity in 2008 released
- Wonderland parking garage project
- Ice safety precautions
- Check presented for Malden High School renovations
- Check presented for new elementary school in Revere
- Asian longhorned beetle info
- Exotic pets are illegal
- Weekly flu report
- Keep warm, keep safe this winter
- H1N1 nasal spray vaccine safety update
- Unexpected revenue gains announced
Week Beginning November 29, 2009
- Guide to wintertime travel on the MBTA
- CDC FluView: H1N1 activity
- Study finds chemical Bisphenol (BPA) in many popular food brands
- School buses run cleaner at Swansea Public Schools
- Build America Bond sale results
- Completion of cleanup for Brownfield site
- Agreement on handling of unclaimed remains of veterans
- State & Federal officials celebrate groundbreaking of Wind Blade Test Center
- H1N1 vaccine update
- New shopping section on Mass.Gov
- Warning: H1N1 email scam
- Ten safety tips to consider for drunk driving
- Additional extended unemployment benefits announced
- Landmark flu vaccine coverage announced
- Utility will negotiate to buy electricity generated by Cape Wind
- Bio of co-writer of 'Charlie on MTA' song
- Dept of Public Utilities cuts rate requests from two largest electric utilities
- Deer data
- $150 million announced to preserve affordable housing
- Federal stimulus: rebuilding, creating jobs
- Main Street Bridge in Framingham reopens
- North Bank Bridge approved
- Text messaging service from the Mass. Trial Court Law Libraries
- Prepare for safe winter driving
- Historic agreement with CSX Transportation
- Weekly flu report
- New blog on 'the great outdoors'
- Conservation Partnership Grants awarded
- Legal food frenzy
- Save money on car insurance, but don't get blinded by ads
- Home energy audit information
- Law consolidating state support for clean energy
- Latest job & unemployment estimates for labor markets
Week Beginning November 22, 2009
- $17.8 million in stimulus funding released to rehire police officers and firefighters
- Participate in community forums regarding the fiscal year 2011 budget
- Saltwater fishing permit law signed
- $7.1 million awarded to improve local parks
- $30.4 million targeted to restart housing development
- Help Massachusetts "Race to the Top" of education reform
Week Beginning November 15, 2009
- Positive results from MassHealth smoking cessation benefit
- Massport approves Tobin Bridge transfer
- Protect fish habitat in the Atlantic Ocean
- Mass. unemployment rate drops from 9.3% to 8.9%
- New grants to protect additional 813 acres
- Don't fall prey to H1N1 scams
- New Americans recommendations released
- National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness week
- Methuen Route 28 Bridge opens early
- MBTA Blue line update
- Participate in agricultural business development classes
- Net metering for wind and solar energy installations
- Law about bullying
- H1N1 vaccine update for parents
- Limiting your daily sugar intake
- Canal Area Regional Traffic Task Force
- Federal stimulus funds hire rail employees
- Urban and community forestry grants announced
- New utility oversight law signed to protect consumers
- First RMV interactive web service unveiled
- Transportation grants boost Commonwealth projects
- Temporary closure of the Concord Probate & Family Court session announced
- Developers challenge winners & real-time bus data
- Heating oil contracts
- MBTA's flu season plan
- Six regional readiness centers launched
Week Beginning November 8, 2009
- Weekly flu report
- RMV online now interactive
- Williamsburg Partnership reopens bridge
- Serve the Commonwealth on a Board or Commission
- Revitalizing downtown Lowell
- Expanding benefits & services to Veterans
- Letter on H1N1 vaccine
- MassDOT Board takes MBTA safety steps
- Software improves driver skills
- $302,000 to perform diesel retrofits
- Peabody I-95/128 bridges open
- Small building contractors helped to compete for federal stimulus contracts
- Engage with the Mass. Recovery and Reinvestment Office
- A day in the life of a pandemic: H1N1 vaccine allocations
- Winter farmers' markets: eat locally grown food all year
- Federal stimulus funding for broadband data development & mapping