Photo courtesy of MetroWest News This month, the MetroWest Board of Directors appointed Erin Lynch as the new executive director of MetroWest Visitors Bureau. The bureau represents organizations and businesses in 30 municipalities throughout MetroWest and surrounding communities. Its mission is to stimulate the MetroWest economy by marketing the region’s […]
Today, the Baker-Polito Administration filed its Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) budget recommendation, a $44.6 billion balanced and fiscally-responsible proposal which fully funds the first year of the historic Student Opportunity Act, increases funding for the MBTA and the Commonwealth’s transportation system and helps train 20,000 more workers in skilled trades […]
One of the world’s most fascinating and historical cultural exhibits – King Tut: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh – returns to Boston for the first time since 1963. The largest collection of Tutankhamun’s treasures ever to travel out of Egypt, KING TUT opens at The Saunders Castle at Park Plaza […]
Photo of jazz musician Eric Dolphy, courtesy of MAAH. Two compelling jazz exhibits, “Jazz Greats: Classic Photographs from the Bank of America Collection” and “Jazz Scene in Boston: Telling the Local Story,” are on display at the Museum of African American History (MAAH) in Boston through March 30, 2020. “Jazz […]
Houghton’s Pond at the Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, MA Massachusetts kicks off the New Year with 13 invigorating First Day Hikes on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 in state parks and outdoor facilities throughout the Commonwealth. Organized by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), the First Day Hikes give […]
Today, Governor Charlie Baker, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy, Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante and members of the Economic Development Planning Council gathered in the Great Hall at the Massachusetts State House to officially release the economic development plan for the Commonwealth entitled Partnerships for Growth: […]
Lt. Governor Karyn Polito joins students at Greater Lawrence Technical School on December 10, 2019 Today, Massachusetts announced $2.5 million toward the Advanced Manufacturing Training Program, which addresses the skills gap by creating a fully coordinated manufacturing training system to connect residents to full-time employment and meet the needs of […]
Massachusetts is inviting the world to visit the Bay State in 2020 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage and the founding of Plymouth Colony, two historic events that helped shape the United States of America. The state’s Plymouth 400 Commission has created a series of signature events to explore the […]
Photo Courtesy of State House News A Proclamation Whereas, After the first harvest in 1621, the Pilgrims gathered with their neighbors, the Wampanoag Native Americans, broke bread, gave thanks and celebrated their freedom in Plymouth, observing the first Thanksgiving in the American colonies; and Whereas, During the American Revolution in […]
(Plymouth, MA) – The place where Thanksgiving got its start in America is gearing up for its annual celebration this weekend, with concerts, commemorations and other festivities surrounding Plymouth’s annual Thanksgiving Parade. The celebration takes place on Saturday, November 23, with Opening Ceremonies at 10:30 a.m. on Cole’s Hill. Then […]
