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Grad Student Union Files Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against Harvard Over Encampment Response
The pro-Palestine encampment in Harvard Yard ended on Tuesday. Harvard's graduate students union filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board alleging that Harvard's response to the encampment constituted unfair labor practices. By Jina H. Choe. Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Auto Workers filed unfair labor practice charges against Harvard...
Browse named president of Fivesparks board
Cary Browse is the new president of the board of directors at Fivesparks, a community arts collaborative housed in the town’s former library. Browse takes over from Mark Mikitarian, who has held the role since 2018 and will remain on the board. Browse, Mikitarian said, “brings genuine passion to...
Police Log: May 7 to 13, 2024
In the past week, police made seven motor vehicle stops; four resulted in verbal warnings, two in written warnings or citations, and one in no action. Officers also checked on two disabled motor vehicles, made one well-being check, issued or renewed one firearm permit, and responded to one false burglar alarm.
Solving New Hampshire’s food waste problem one step at a time
Joan Cudworth had a burst of show-and-tell inspiration in the summer of 2018. Cudworth, who was then solid waste supervisor for the town of Hollis, came to the select board meeting with a partial solution to tackle the rising costs of trash disposal. She wanted town leaders to fast-track a pilot program to cut down on the amount of food waste being sent to landfills.
Student designs winning poster for charity fashion show
PEPPERELL — Award-winning graphic design is always in fashion at Nashoba Valley Technical High School, and this spring was no different. When Jodie Lasonde and Laurie Dillon were planning their seventh annual Charity Fashion show at Westford Regency, they once again turned to the students in Nashoba Tech’s Design & Visual Communications program to design the poster to promote the show.
Responding to Press complaint, Select Board fixes Open Meeting Law violation
An Open Meeting Law complaint against the Select Board, filed April 24 by Harvard Press editor John Osborn on behalf of the Press, has been resolved to the Press’ satisfaction. The complaint involved a March 26 letter to the editor, written by Select Board Chair Rich Maiore, announcing that...
2nd District candidate Maggie Goodlander says she'd focus on high cost of living if elected
MANCHESTER, N.H. — As she gets her campaign for Congress up and running, Democrat Maggie Goodlander said finding a way to address the high cost of living is a top priority. "A lot of our laws, federal laws that are designed to protect consumers and to protect workers haven't been updated in a really long time. So you take, for example, the federal antitrust laws, which are all of these these laws are the ideas behind these laws are as old as America itself, but they haven't been updated for the modern economy," Goodlander said.
First opioid ‘windfall’ dollars go to survey and EMS
Harvard is poised to receive a total of $620,574 from opioid settlement agreements reached with companies whose business practices contributed to the country’s epidemic of opioid addiction. That amount is far higher than neighboring towns will receive (see graph below), and the Press continues to investigate the reason for what Select Board member Don Ludwig referred to as “winning the opioid lottery.”
Cronin recognized as legislator of the year for family medicine
FITCHBURG – Senator John Cronin (D-Fitchburg) was recognized by the Massachusetts Academy of Family Physicians as the organization’s Legislator of the Year for Family Medicine during an event held at the UMass Club in Boston. “I am honored to receive this distinction from the Academy of Family Physicians,”...
$100K Lottery Ticket Sold In Fitchburg
The winner claimed the ticket on Thursday, May 16. They purchased the "Quick $100s" ticket at Topps Liquor at 128 Water St. in Fitchburg. The store will receive a $1,000 bonus for the sale. The winner's name was not released. The lottery boasted 571 winners who collected $600 or more...
The Best Pie in New Hampshire is Made Fresh at This Casual Cafe and Bakery
I'm going to make a bold statement here and say that there is nothing better than pie. Pie can be savory or sweet, and it's always filled or topped with the most delicious of ingredients. Even if the ingredients are from a can, if they are going to be put in a pie, they are turned into culinary delights.
Police investigating after 2 swans killed with 'projectile' in Westford, Massachusetts
Police are investigating the deaths of two swans found with suspected injuries from a projectile in Westford, Massachusetts. The Westford Police Department said the swans were found in a wooded area between Lakeside Terrace and Newport Drive on Nabnasset Lake. Local officers are working with Massachusetts Environmental Police and Westford Animal Control on the investigation.
Special Town Meeting approves additional $2.3M to connect town water supply to Devens
A standing-room-only crowd of 126 voters made short work of approving the extra $2.3 million to cover the April bids for the project to connect the town’s water supply to Devens at Special Town Meeting May 14, held at Town Hall. The vote for Article 1, the lone article on the warrant, was nearly unanimous.
Four years, one home
When I arrived at Tufts in September 2020, I was alone, attempting to get my two large suitcases from Gantcher Field House to Tilton Hall. I didn’t recognize campus — when I toured in February 2019, a layer of barren, snow-covered trees created an entirely different landscape than the one I’d just arrived in. Stepping into the world for the first time amid a pandemic, leaving everything I knew on the other end of the country… it was a daunting prospect. A mom of another first-year student saw me struggling and ran over, offering to drive me to my dorm. We soon discovered that her son was living in the same building as me. This random act of kindness was my first interaction as a Tufts student, and proved to me that even when I thought I was alone, at Tufts, I never was. Like the thousands of Jumbos that once walked these streets, this place became my home.
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