The Massachusetts legislature passed a bill July 31 to distribute $1.2 billion among cities and towns to maintain and repair roads and bridges across the state. The funding, derived from bonding, will expand the Chapter 90 program and help address transportation-related improvements, road and bridge repairs and the impacts of climate change on local infrastructure. The … [Read more...] about State approves road and bridge funding
Gov. Maura Healey
State announces no-cost early literacy tutoring for Peabody
The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced Monday, Aug. 4 that 272 schools in Massachusetts were selected to receive free, high-dosage early literacy tutoring this school year, designed to help students in kindergarten through third grade build foundational reading skills — with Grade 1 as the top priority. Peabody Public Schools is one of the 272 school districts and … [Read more...] about State announces no-cost early literacy tutoring for Peabody
Gov. Healey announces Regie Gibson as Massachusetts Inaugural Poet Laureate
SALEM — At the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll announced that Regie Gibson has been selected to serve as Massachusetts Inaugural Poet Laureate. This selection follows an exhaustive search with over a hundred applications designed to identify a poet who will amplify poetry and creative expression across … [Read more...] about Gov. Healey announces Regie Gibson as Massachusetts Inaugural Poet Laureate
Three businesses awarded grants by Healey-Driscoll Administration
The Healey-Driscoll Administration granted 125 businesses across the Commonwealth a total of $10.9 million Workforce Training Fund Program Awards, a press release stated. Peabody’s Bertolino Foods, Kaloutas & Co, and Shawmut Communications group were three of the 125 businesses that received these grants, according to the release. Bertolino Foods was awarded $84,000 to … [Read more...] about Three businesses awarded grants by Healey-Driscoll Administration
Veterans Memorial High School receives $250K skills grant
The Healey-Driscoll administration has awarded a $250,000 Skills Capital Grant to Veterans Memorial High School, according to a press release from the administration. The allocation is part of nearly $15 million in Skills Capital Grants directed toward 65 high schools, colleges, and educational institutions across the Commonwealth. The grants will enable schools and … [Read more...] about Veterans Memorial High School receives $250K skills grant