Monthly Archives: August 2022

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Baker-Polito Administration Files $840 Million Fiscal Year 2022 Supplemental Budget

Governor Charlie Baker today is filing a final Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) supplemental budget that proposes investments in transportation, health and human services, school safety and other fiscal year closeout needs. The proposal includes approximately $1.622 billion gross / $840 million net spending and is supported by an FY22 state […]

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Massachusetts Announces Greening the Gateway Cities Program to Plant New Trees

Photo: Greening the Gateway Cities Announcement in Holyoke Baker-Polito Administration today announced $825,703 in grants to support tree plantings in Gateway Cities across the Commonwealth. Five Massachusetts municipalities and two non-profit organizations will receive awards totaling $629,684 through the Greening the Gateway Cities (GGCP) Implementation Grant Program and an additional […]

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Michael Joyce Playground in South Boston Getting $1 Million Renovation

The Baker-Polito Administration recently announced several investments to the state parks systems’ Old Harbor Reservation area in the City of Boston’s South Boston neighborhood. The investments represent continuing efforts to enhance state park properties throughout the Commonwealth, In partnership with the Colin’s Joy Project and the Joyce Family, the Michael Joyce […]

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State Agricultural Officials Announce Winners of 2022 Massachusetts Tomato Contest

Massachusetts agricultural officials joined tomato farmers from across the state this week on the plaza of the Boston Public Market in Haymarket Square for the Commonwealth’s 37th Tomato Contest. Designed to increase awareness of locally grown produce, this year’s contest drew 95 entries from 18 farms across the state. The […]

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