MA Voters Can Request Mail-in Ballots Online Laura Rosbrow-Telem-Commonwealth News Service BOSTON — For the first time, registered voters in Massachusetts can ask for mail-in ballots online, and without any physical paperwork. Secretary of State William Galvin launched the new mail-in ballot online application system on Wednesday. The creation of the online portal was part […]
Hello friend, Over the last few months, state and school leaders have worked 24/7 to safely reopen our schools. That work would not have been possible without the input of public health experts, from pediatricians to epidemiologists and more. Throughout this crisis, we’ve relied on the data, and we’ve put our trust in scientists to […]
COMPLETE CALENDAR OF EVENTS THERE’S A LOOM IN YOUR LAPTOP The beating heart of your computer is a wooden loom designed over two hundred years ago. Imagine this article as a 1950s educational cartoon. A mad scientist with crazy hair and a white coat opening up a computer to reveal a vast wooden loom inside […]
Friends’ On June 18, in a letter to our community , we shared our outrage and despair at ongoing police brutality and racial violence, joining our voice with others in demanding justice for Black lives. The Gamm affirmed a need to examine the ways in which racism not only infects policing, but our own theater. We unequivocally acknowledge […]
Report: Pandemic Brings Fathers and Children Closer Lily Bohlke-Commonwealth News Service CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — As families deal with the stresses of working and parenting during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new Harvard Graduate School of Education study finds almost 70% of fathers across the country are feeling closer to their children. Even though gender roles in parenting have […]
Museum of Work & Culture Offers Virtual Children’s Baking Workshop with Wright’s Dairy & Bakery WOONSOCKET, R.I. – The Museum of Work & Culture will offer its annual Children’s Baking Workshop with Wright’s Dairy Farm & Bakery this year in a virtual format with curbside pickup bakers kits. This year’s workshop will be held on […]
A Civic Conversation What should be part of a patriotic education? The latest in a series about civil discourse with the Newport Historical Society Newport, RI – Join the Newport Historical Society for a Civic Conversation to discuss the topic “What should be part of a patriotic education,” on Thursday, October 29, 2020 from 5-6:30pm, virtually on […]
Iris: the flower with a message The Iris is not only unique; you could even call it magical. It can be found in every color of the rainbow including the most stunning color of all: blue. Did you know that there are both large-flowering and small-flowering irises? Rainbow The name ‘iris’ is Greek for ‘rainbow’. […]
