Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 41 – Report No. 31 August 1-5, 2016

By Bob Katzen 

   THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local senators’ and representatives’ votes on roll calls from July sessions. Some of the roll calls are from both branches’ overrides of some of Gov. Charlie Baker’s 256 vetoes of spending and other items in the recently signed $38.92 billion fiscal 2017 state budget. Continue reading Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 41 – Report No. 31 August 1-5, 2016

WEST NILE VIRUS RISK IN SOMERVILLE ELEVATED TO MODERATE


UPDATE Aug. 5, 2016: West Nile Virus Risk in Somerville Elevated to Moderate

 

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is reporting that mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus, a potentially serious disease spread by mosquito bites, have been found in Arlington, Boston, Brookline, Chelsea, Newton, and Waltham this season. Continue reading WEST NILE VIRUS RISK IN SOMERVILLE ELEVATED TO MODERATE

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer 


GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS FRIDAY, August 5, the 218th day of 2016 with 148 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 5:40 and sunset is @ 7:59. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are Jupiter & Mars.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1833 – The village of Chicago was incorporated. The population was approximately 250. 

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Somerville residents chosen as artists for Street Pianos Boston



Somerville residents, Ben Kauffman, Lois Blood Bennett, Liz LaManche, and Jason Chase, that have been selected as artists for Street Pianos Boston returning to Boston from September 23 – October 10, 2016. Artists of all backgrounds, artistic abilities and experience in different mediums were encouraged to apply through a public application process. Continue reading Somerville residents chosen as artists for Street Pianos Boston

Senator Jehlen Endorsed by Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund

Legislator Among Early Endorsements, Credit to Strong Record on Environment

BOSTON – The Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund today endorsed Senator Patricia Jehlen, D-Somerville, for reelection in the Second Middlesex State Senate district, a credit to her work on behalf of the environment in the Legislature the last two years. Continue reading Senator Jehlen Endorsed by Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund