WAMPANOAG EXPERIENCE POWWOW OCTOBER 5, 2024 10AM – 5PM Because we look forward to the continued educational opportunities from our collaboration with Annawon Weeden and other members of Indigenous communities, RTB is proud to announce that we are hosting another powwow! This year, on October 5th from 10AM to 5PM, RTB will be the site […]
Dear Friends We are moving full speed ahead in the race for the Register of Deeds, Essex Southern District! But now I need your help in a few key critical areas. One key area is Letter Writing – a letter to the editor, when published in the paper and online, will be read by thousands of voters […]
‘Alarm bells should be going off.’ MCAS English scores down again. Continued slide points to ongoing impact of pandemic by Michael Jonas IT’S A SAFE BET that Woody Allen, who is often credited with the coinage, wasn’t thinking about student testing when he remarked that 90 percent of success is just showing up. But he might as […]
CLASSES AND EVENTS KIDZONE The Classes Sundays2:00pm – 5:00pmTickets: $5 per family Join us every Sunday in the Art Museum for family-friendly activities for kids ages 4-12 and their parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends. Learn about our exhibitions and make art, get creative, and have fun! Drop in anytime.(Children must be accompanied by an adult.) […]
NOT TO BE MISSED EVENTS Blues, Roots, and R&B with The George Gritzbach Band Bass River Arts Campus Fri, Oct 11, 7:30pm Price: $25 Register The George Gritzbach Band plays inventive takes on classics and a healthy helping of innovative originals, offering a great mix of blues, roots, and R&B. The band has appeared at […]
RIPTA to Detour Routes 1, 32, 33, 34, 40 and 61x Through October 2024 Due to East Side Tunnel Construction PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced today that the East Side Tunnel will remain closed for repairs and renovations through October 31, 2024. Routes 1, 32, 33, 34, 40 and 61x […]
Raising the Retirement Age is a Benefit Cut, CBO Finds Washington, D.C.—The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report showing that raising the Social Security retirement age to 69—as House Republicans have proposed—would slash benefits for hardworking retirees.The report finds that Social Security benefits would be cut by an average of 13 percent if the Republicans’ plan were […]
As a teacher, I know MCAS is crucial to ensuring we help all students succeed Getting rid of the graduation requirement would be a huge step backward for educational equity I AM A proud member of the Massachusetts Teachers Association. I’m also an educator in a diverse urban district, and strongly believe that teachers who have the tools, […]
