MA family child care providers ease shortage, seek greater state backing Kathryn Carley – Commonwealth News Service Advocates in Massachusetts say increasing the pay of smaller, family child care providers could help ease the shortage and provide economic benefits statewide.The majority of providers work overtime at less than the state’s $15 minimum wage, providing licensed care […]
East Coast Renewable Energy, LLC (ECR) was created to offer what the big companies offer, but with better pricing. You might ask how they can offer better pricing. Simply put, they don’t have the overhead that the big companies have. Most importantly, they work hand-in-hand with their customers, so their customers are not a number […]
More MA homeowners open to leaving leaves where they fall. Kathryn Carley – Commonwealth News Service Autumn leaves will soon be falling, and a growing number of homeowners in Massachusetts are willing to leave them on the ground. A new survey from the National Wildlife Federation finds a majority of people recognize the vital habitat a […]
Lawmakers, scientists advocate for MA’s ‘blue economy’ Kathryn Carley – Commonwealth News Service Lawmakers and scientists in Massachusetts are working to bolster the state’s growing “blue economy.” Several pieces of legislation aim to create a “blue workforce pipeline” in marine biotechnology, commercial fishing and more. Wally Fulweiler, professor of earth, environment and biology at Boston University, said […]
Working to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism! We’re all in to reduce chronic absenteeism here in Rhode Island! Earlier last month, we convened our Chronic Absenteeism Working Group made up of various stakeholders from the public and private sectors and discussed ways we can help mitigate chronic absenteeism and its effects. From restaurant incentives and school and districtwide events, it […]
SNEP – THE RAIN GARDEN Bourne, MA: (left to right) Bob Dwyer, Paula Certa, and Keith Barber of the Pocasset Water Quality Coalition point to the site of a rain garden they will develop with SWIG funding along the shore of Hen Cove in Bourne. Photo: Restore America’s Estuaries Have a photo you want to submit? Submit your […]
Whitehouse and DelBene Reintroduce Carbon Border Adjustment Bill to Boost Domestic Manufacturers and Tackle Climate Change Clean Competition Act would lower emissions across high-polluting sectors at home and abroad. Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Congresswoman Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-01) today reintroduced the Clean Competition Act, legislation aimed at making American companies more […]
THIS WEEK’S MUSE “The painting develops before my eyes, unfolding its surprises as it progresses.” YVES TANGUY, PAINTER Yves Tanguy was a French surrealist painter and a leading figure in the surrealist movement of the 1920s and ‘30s. His style, popular amongst his contemporaries and gallery visitors, is abstracted, subconscious, and very personal. Tanguy was […]
