Conor Baron, an 8th grader at Mashpee Middle School, has been recognized for his year of service as a Project 351 Ambassador. Conor joins more than 360 other young leaders across the commonwealth as a participant in the statewide youth-led service initiative. “I am proud to see Conor dedicate this year to public service,” State [...]
The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts is heading to Beacon Hill to outline its legislative goals. The organization is calling on state lawmakers to push back against what it describes as the "forces of racism, sexism and anti-immigrant sentiment unleashed by the 2016 presidential election." The group said elected officials have to acknowledge new [...]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is taking a 40 percent stake in a Wakefield power-line developer and plans to invest $2 billion in its clean-energy projects over the coming years. Anbaric is expected to announce the deal Thursday. The Canadian pension giant will invest $75 million to gain a 40 percent stake in Anbaric, creating [...]
President Donald Trump’s new travel ban could mean a loss of healthcare providers in some the country’s poorest areas. There are 7,000 doctors from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen — the six countries targeted in Trump’s new executive order — who work in the United States. Collectively, they keep more than 14 million [...]
As accountants continue to advocate for the state to adjust its tax code to conform with recent changes at the federal level, the Department of Revenue announced Thursday it anticipates waiving fees racked up due to issues caused by the non-conformity. Full article here
Kate Seekell, a member of the Massachusetts Society of CPAs, talks the changes coming to this year's tax filing. View clip here
Eighth-graders from all over the state spent their Saturday afternoon in a Brighton warehouse sorting bags of donated clothes, books, and toys — and many said there was no other way they would rather spend the day. Full article here
...Johnson’s campaign team is familiar with using an untraditional playbook to propel underdog candidates... Another campaign adviser, Doug Rubin, helped elect Deval Patrick as the first African-American governor of Massachusetts. Like Johnson, Patrick was a Harvard Law School graduate with no political experience prior to running — and was initially viewed as a long-shot. He [...]
Dorothy Stoneman spent last month packing up her office — all 38 years worth of a career as the founder of YouthBuild U.S.A., a nonprofit that began in East Harlem when she and a group of teenagers came together to rehabilitate an abandoned building. Full article here
While in prison, Valverde did his best to redeem himself, earning two college degrees, teaching fellow inmates how to read and write, and working as an HIV/AIDS counselor. Next week, he’ll take over as chief executive officer of YouthBuild USA Inc., an organization with a global network of programs aimed at helping young, low-income dropouts [...]