The Baker-Polito Administration has awarded $184,400 in state grant funds to eight organizations and municipalities to improve wildlife habitat on 276 acres of land within the Commonwealth. The MassWildlife Habitat Management Grant Program, overseen by the Department of Fish and Game (DFG), has provided financial assistance to private and municipal […]
Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy joined local officials in Montague to celebrate the first round of the Rural and Small Town (R&ST) Development Fund grant program, awarding a total of $3 million in grants to support local projects in communities with populations below 7,000 people or a population […]
On November 9, 2021, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito and Housing and Community Development Undersecretary Jennifer Maddox were joined by state and local officials from Barnstable to announce more than $4 million in awards to 39 communities through two grant programs that support downtown revitalization efforts and local capital projects in […]
To advance local waterway pollution control efforts, the Baker-Polito Administration recently announced more than $1.15 million in grants administered by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protect (MassDEP) to support eight projects targeting stormwater runoff and erosion across the Commonwealth. The grants, which utilize funds from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency […]
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs has compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the guidelines for foreign national air travelers to enter the United States starting November 8, 2021. See summary below, and read full details here. “The Biden Administration announced a new international air […]
Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced the launch of MassMapper, a new online interactive mapping tool developed by the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security’s (EOTSS) Bureau of Geographic Information Systems (MassGIS). This new tool will enable municipalities and private sector organizations – especially those in the land survey, engineering, […]
Undersecretary of Community Development Ashley Stolba was joined by state and local officials to announce the next round of MassWorks Infrastructure Grant Program awards that will support capital projects in rural and small towns. In this round, issued through the Community One Stop for Growth program, 12 grants for a combined total […]
With the Commonwealth continuing to experience above average rainfall totals during the month of September, Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides has declared all regions in the state at Level 0-Normal Conditions, including the Cape Cod region, which was previously declared at a Level 1-Mild Drought. Due to the […]
Photo Courtesy of Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Association Governor Charlie Baker declared October as “Massachusetts Cranberry Month,” continuing the Commonwealth’s support of cranberry farmers and encouraging Massachusetts residents to purchase locally produced cranberry products. As the oldest cranberry growing region in the country, Massachusetts today has approximately 13,000 acres of […]
U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow issued the following statement on the announcement that restrictions on U.S. land border travel with Canada and Mexico will be lifted for vaccinated individuals: “U.S. Travel has long urged a reopening of the U.S. land borders, and we applaud the Biden administration’s […]
