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Legislative Public Hearing held on School Resource Officers Bill

The legislation, filed to assist Massachusetts cities and towns to hire former state and local police as school resource officers, would allow municipalities to hire retired state and local police officers to fill these important public safety positions full time.

VIDEO: Panelists Square Off Over Legislator’s Push for State Agencies to Collect Data on Asian Americans

Subscribe to our free, daily publication for all your Westford news. A state bill that would have required state agencies...

Westford Residents Support Legislator’s Voter Registration Bill

State Rep. James Arciero recently met with a group of residents from the Westford League of Women Voters and Westford Indivisible regarding legislation to implement a voter registration modernization bill.

Workforce Development Pay for Success Project Launched

The Baker-Polito Administration, on June 15, along with Jewish Vocational Service , and Social Finance, a Boston-based non-profit, launched the Massachusetts Pathways to Economic Advancement Project, a Pay for Success initiative that will help limited English speakers in Greater Boston make successful transitions to employment, higher wage jobs, and higher education.

First Quarterly Report of 2017 on Opioid-Related Deaths in Massachusetts Released

The rate of heroin in opioid-related deaths continues to decline while fentanyl increases. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today...

Legislative Public Hearing held on School Resource Officers Bill

The legislation, filed to assist Massachusetts cities and towns to hire former state and local police as school resource officers, would allow municipalities to hire retired state and local police officers to fill these important public safety positions full time.

VIDEO: Panelists Square Off Over Legislator’s Push for State Agencies to Collect Data on Asian Americans

Subscribe to our free, daily publication for all your Westford news. A state bill that would have required state agencies...

Westford Residents Support Legislator’s Voter Registration Bill

State Rep. James Arciero recently met with a group of residents from the Westford League of Women Voters and Westford Indivisible regarding legislation to implement a voter registration modernization bill.

Workforce Development Pay for Success Project Launched

The Baker-Polito Administration, on June 15, along with Jewish Vocational Service , and Social Finance, a Boston-based non-profit, launched the Massachusetts Pathways to Economic Advancement Project, a Pay for Success initiative that will help limited English speakers in Greater Boston make successful transitions to employment, higher wage jobs, and higher education.

First Quarterly Report of 2017 on Opioid-Related Deaths in Massachusetts Released

The rate of heroin in opioid-related deaths continues to decline while fentanyl increases. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today...

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