Today, Governor Maura T. Healey appointed Emme Handy, Aisha Miller, Carlos Aramayo, Meg Mainzer-Cohen, Sheena Collier, Gwill York, and Xiomara DeLobato to the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) Board of Directors. The new appointees bring a range of experiences and are majority women and People of Color. Emme Handy, a […]
To celebrate the dawn of a new agricultural season in Massachusetts, Governor Maura Healey is declaring March to be Massachusetts Maple Month in the Commonwealth. On Friday, March 3, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) Commissioner John Lebeaux, state and local officials, and representatives from the Massachusetts Maple Producers Association […]
The tourism industry has rebounded in The Berkshires in Western Massachusetts, according to 2021 tourism figures released by 1Berkshire and the Massachusetts Office of Travel + Tourism. The 2021 tourism impact numbers show a 55% increase in direct visitor spending over 2020. Spending in 2021 was 1% over that of 2019, the […]
Today, the Baker-Polito Administration celebrated the impacts of the Last Mile infrastructure program and discussed new investments to support broadband access and digital equity programs across Massachusetts. To date, the Last Mile infrastructure program has delivered high-speed internet access to approximately 26,000 premises, including households and small businesses, across 53 towns in […]
Photo courtesy of David Narkewicz The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and Amtrak announced today the pilot Valley Flyer Passenger Service will become permanent; a seven day a week service with connections in New Haven Union Station, allowing convenient travel between Western Massachusetts, central Connecticut, and New York City. The […]
(WEST SPRINGFIELD) — Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, his wife Lauren Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito visited The Big E Fair in West Springfield to celebrate Massachusetts Day on Thursday, September 22. Joining them at the Massachusetts Building were Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Bethany Card, […]
Mountain View Farm, Easthampton, Hampshire County, MA The Baker-Polito Administration today announced grants totaling $400,000 has been awarded to several Commonwealth farms through the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources’ (MDAR) Agricultural Preservation Restriction Program (APR) to improve farm operations. MDAR provides farmers with business planning and technical assistance in addition […]
On March 24, 2022, the Baker-Polito Administration celebrated the completion of Make Ready work, a four-year, coordinated effort to remove the largest obstacle to extending broadband access across 53 “Last Mile” communities in Western and Central Massachusetts. During a roundtable event hosted at the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center […]
The Baker-Polito Administration announced $313,500 in grant funding to ten municipalities and two regional economic development organizations to support forest stewardship and conservation, trail improvements, and nature-based tourism in the Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership Region. The funding builds upon the Commonwealth’s Shared Stewardship Agreement with the United States Department of […]
Happy Birthday Seiji Ozawa, the legendary Music Director of Boston Symphony Orchestra (1973-2002) and now Music Director Laureate, who turns 85 years young today. The Boston Symphony Orchestra joined organizations worldwide closely affiliated with Seiji Ozawa—including the New Japan Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall, Vienna Philharmonic, Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival, Seiji Ozawa Music […]
