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Week Beginning February 7, 2010
- Winter weather tips
- Commissioner of Division of Insurance named
- 2010 edition of the Massachusetts Guide to Evidence now available
- Consumer advisory: Refund Anticipation Loans
- Green Line extension field work planned
- January revenues tell a few different stories
- Soon to be a graduate: start your job search now
- Why do my health care costs continue to rise?
- Largest-ever state contract for solar power awarded
- Beware of early tax refund services
- Board of Appeal Enforcement Initiative announced
- Clean energy policies will reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- Burn Awareness Week
- Appointment to State Ethics Committee
- Governor's budget for FY2011 supports cities and towns
- MassAnswers service discontinued
- Safety first: teen video contest
- Suicide Prevention Day
Week Beginning January 31, 2010
- Consumer alert: Toyota recall and at-fault accident appeals
- Quest Revenue System update
- Fore River Bridge public hearing
- The status of oral disease in Mass.
- Three appointed to Holyoke Soldiers' Home Board
- Saltwater anglers must register in 2010
- Low-speed vehicles
- 41 school buses received pollution control equipment
- Recovery Act puts thousands to work
- Support for State workers impacted by Haiti earthquake
- Freetown Route 24 Exit 8B public hearing set
- Filing your taxes
- What is Mass.Gov?
- Funding for Martin Luther King, Jr. Business Empowerment Center
- High-speed rail funds awarded to Knowledge Corridor project
- Inaugural meeting of STEM Advisory Council
- Final approval of nation-leading energy efficiency plans
- Free program to help cities/towns track & reduce energy use & costs
- Weekly flu report
- Check your credit report often
- Report on health care cost drivers released
- 245-acre land acquisition in Wareham & Plymouth announced
Week Beginning January 24, 2010
- Latest job & unemployment estimates for labor markets
- Next phase of pension reform announced
- Automobile recalls: what consumers should know
- MBTA: key bus routes real-time tracking
- Great reason to make a Haiti relief donation
- Powerball sales to begin Sunday in Mass.
- Fiscal year 2011 budget recommendation
- Regulations for discount health plans & discount health plan organizations
- Importance of open data
- Division of Ecological Restoration
- Solicitation for long-term renewable energy contracts by electric utilities coordinated
- 2010 unemployment rate release schedule
- Education board votes to revoke Robert M. Hughes Charter
- $15.1 million in stimulus funds, loans for Sturbridge wastewater treatment facility upgrades
- MassDOT (Mass. Department of Transportation) civic engagement: Framingham forum
- Campaign to promote long-term planning
- $51.6 million in recoveries for the Mass. Medicaid program in 2009
- Your continued input into our budget and spending
- Water infrastructure projects to bring cleaner water, jobs to communities
- MBTA crime lowest in 30 years
- Storm fact sheet
- Tax season
- Saving taxpayers millions through innovative energy management solutions
- Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System & Registry Consumer Access
- Wakefield-Lynnfield trail moves forward
- A first look at local option meals excise adoptions
- Healthy transportation
- Tools to help strengthen communities
- Move to intervene in lawsuit to block federal emissions regulations
- RMV branch opens in Danvers
- Transportation safety improvement projects in Mattapan & Milton
- METCO funding in FY11 budget
- Mass211
- MassDOT (Mass. Department of Transportation) funds boost Chinatown park
- Weekly flu report
- Vision for a better stronger Commonwealth
Week Beginning January 17, 2010
- Information about Refund Anticipation Loans
- QUEST Revenue System
- What's new for the 2010 filing season
- New 'sale' regulations in effect for retailers
- Free and enhanced WebFile for income tax filing program
- Race to the Top education funding info
- Three nominated as Clerk Magistrates
- Retroactive stop loss special pay
- 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
- Weston toll plaza changes
- River and salt marsh restoration awarded
- Education bill signed into law
- Community health workers help improve health care access and quality
- Donate wisely to disaster relief organizations
- $1 million in federal funds to reduce disparities in H1N1 flu illness
- Union agreements to save state tens of millions
- RMV: new online web service
- Watertown improvements announced
- Breastmilk is best for babies
- Weekly flu report
Week Beginning January 10, 2010
- Federal grant award to Winchendon
- Tips to give wisely to earthquake victims in Haiti
- Excellence in Energy and Environmental education application
- Expanded shellfishing opportunities for North Shore clammers
- 2010 Emergency Public Information calendars issued
- Federal stimulus funds for re-employment programs
- Earned Income Tax Credit can deliver big bucks
- Penalties increased for late filings of Statements of Financial Interests (SFIs)
- Preserving affordable housing
- Results of South Boston scleroderma and lupus health study
- New customer-focused improvements for commuter rail service
- National Influenza Vaccination Week
- Elders and utility shut-off protection
- Weekly flu report
- Drinking water supply protection grants
- Grants for environmental improvements at Bay State Farms
- Safety and Health Education and Training Grant application
- Concord Bridge reopens
Week Beginning January 3, 2010
- Economic support for Lawrence
- Commuter rail 'real-time arrival' countdown
- Final blueprint for managing development in state waters released
- Earned income credit: are you eligible?
- Grant funding for financial literacy education
- Technology blog announced
- Development of wind turbine designated
- City and Town turns a (web) page
- Two key programs serving students and low-income families restored
- Tobin Bridge joins MassDOT (Department of Transportation)
- State Racing Commission moves to the Division of Professional Licensure
Week Beginning December 27, 2009
- Next phase of solar power support announced
- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from fuels
- Abandoned property division generated $76.1 million in revenue
- New Secretaries of Public Safety and Labor
- Grant funding for active youth job programs awarded
- Weekly flu report
- Newly updated guide to Veterans' Laws and Benefits
- Business tax cuts take effect January 1, 2010
- Lowell I-495 accelerated bridge project progress
- Department of Early Education and Care's (EEC) new website
- Latest job & unemployment estimates for labor markets
- Public Works grant for Weymouth Braintree Landing
Week Beginning December 20, 2009
Week Beginning December 13, 2009
- Stay safe during the storm
- H1N1 pediatric vaccine voluntary recall
- Be safe using snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles
- Director of the Massachusetts Broadband Institute appointed
- Mass. unemployment rate drops slightly from 8.9% to 8.8%
- Health & environmental concerns addressed
- Stimulus funds announced for Lynnfield & Wakefield
- Winter driving safety tips
- Federal Stimulus: Fitchburg Commuter Rail upgrade
- Update on Holyoke Soldiers' Home clinic
- JobQuest
- Massachusetts Water Resources Authority water quality test results
- Cost saving energy programs highlighted
- Lowell I-495 bridge project
- Incinerator Moratorium maintained, recycling efforts expanded
- Funding to help communities impacted by Dec. 2008 ice storm
- Get outside, track river flow
- Superintendent of the State Police appointed
Week Beginning December 6, 2009
- Winter power outage safety tips
- MBTA: safety, security firm hired
- Preparing for winter weather
- Safe winter driving tips
- Job Source has been re-designed
- The IT industry: Hub of the Massachusetts technology economy
- Wonderland parking garage project
- Report on Professional Solicitations for Charity in 2008 released
- Consumer Insider
- Ice safety precautions
- Unexpected revenue gains announced
- H1N1 nasal spray vaccine safety update
- Weekly flu report
- Check presented for new elementary school in Revere
- Check presented for Malden High School renovations
- Exotic pets are illegal
- Keep warm, keep safe this winter
Week Beginning November 29, 2009
- Guide to wintertime travel on the MBTA
- Completion of cleanup for Brownfield site
- State & Federal officials celebrate groundbreaking of Wind Blade Test Center
- Superior Court implements Discovery Pilot Project
- Landmark flu vaccine coverage announced
- Deer data
- H1N1 vaccine update
- Warning: H1N1 email scam
- Ten safety tips to consider for drunk driving
- Additional extended unemployment benefits announced
- Utility will negotiate to buy electricity generated by Cape Wind
- Dept of Public Utilities cuts rate requests from two largest electric utilities
- Build America Bond sale results
- Study finds chemical Bisphenol (BPA) in many popular food brands
- CDC FluView: H1N1 activity
- Agreement on handling of unclaimed remains of veterans
- $150 million announced to preserve affordable housing
- Text messaging service from the Mass. Trial Court Law Libraries
- North Bank Bridge approved
- Main Street Bridge in Framingham reopens
- Prepare for safe winter driving
- Federal stimulus: rebuilding, creating jobs
- Historic agreement with CSX Transportation
- Weekly flu report
- Latest job & unemployment estimates for labor markets
- Home energy audit information
- Legal food frenzy
- Conservation Partnership Grants awarded
- Save money on car insurance, but don't get blinded by ads
- New blog on 'the great outdoors'
- Law consolidating state support for clean energy
Week Beginning November 22, 2009
- WebFile for Business redesign
- $17.8 million in stimulus funding released to rehire police officers and firefighters
- Participate in community forums regarding the fiscal year 2011 budget
- $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
- Mass. unemployment rate drops from 9.3% to 8.9%
- New grants to protect additional 813 acres
- Don't fall prey to H1N1 scams
- Massport approves Tobin Bridge transfer
- Protect fish habitat in the Atlantic Ocean
- New Americans recommendations released
- Participate in agricultural business development classes
- MBTA Blue line update
- Methuen Route 28 Bridge opens early
- Land Court Cases
- National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness week
- Law about bullying
- Canal Area Regional Traffic Task Force
- Urban and community forestry grants announced
- Federal stimulus funds hire rail employees
- New utility oversight law signed to protect consumers
- Six regional readiness centers launched
- MBTA's flu season plan
- Temporary closure of the Concord Probate & Family Court session announced
- Transportation grants boost Commonwealth projects
- Developers challenge winners & real-time bus data
- First RMV interactive web service unveiled
Week Beginning November 8, 2009
- Weekly flu report
- Serve the Commonwealth on a Board or Commission
- RMV online now interactive
- Revitalizing downtown Lowell
- Williamsburg Partnership reopens bridge
- Expanding benefits & services to Veterans
- MassDOT Board takes MBTA safety steps
- $302,000 to perform diesel retrofits
- MassHousing Chair appointed
- Peabody I-95/128 bridges open
- Letter on H1N1 vaccine
- Small building contractors helped to compete for federal stimulus contracts
- Winter farmers' markets: eat locally grown food all year
- Board honors MBTA lifesavers
- Engage with the Mass. Recovery and Reinvestment Office
- Federal stimulus funding for broadband data development & mapping