BOSTON Sen. Anne Gobi (D-Spencer) and Rep. Susannah Whipps (I-Athol) joined the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development today in announcing a grant award in the amount of $45,000 for the Polus Center for Social and Economic Development..
Gobi testifies in support of bills honoring dedicated civil servants
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Quabbin Visitors Center. Legislation offered by Sen. Anne Gobi and co-sponsored by Rep. Susannah Whipps (I-Athol), S.544, would designate the Quabbin Visitor Center in Belchertown as the Les and Terry Campbell Quabbin Visitors Center. File photo
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BOSTON Sen. Anne Gobi (D-Spencer), former chair of the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture, testified Tuesday before the committee on a pair of bills she has sponsored this session aimed at honoring individuals who dedicated their lives through service to the Commonwealth.
Gobi had this to say on her testimony, “I was glad to offer my support for the passage of these bills. Les and Terry Campbell and Detective John Songy made a positive difference in Massachusetts and being able to honor them in a tangible way is something we should do.”
Local legislators announces grant award for Polus Center
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BOSTON Sen. Anne Gobi (D-Spencer) joined Rep. Susannah Whipps (I-Athol) and the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development in announcing that the Polus Center for Social & Economic Development has been awarded a grant through FY21 Employment Program for Young Adults with Disabilities in the amount of $75,000.
Located in Petersham, the Polus Center has more than 35 years’ experience designing human service programs and promoting new opportunities for persons with disabilities and victims of conflict in the United States and throughout the world. Today, their primary work in Massachusetts is to help people with disabilities gain the skills, credentials, career-support and work opportunities to help them find competitive employment.
Whipps lauds DeLeo’s speakership, comfortable with Mariano
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Published: 12/21/2020 4:17:49 PM
Modified: 12/21/2020 4:17:42 PM
ATHOL Massachusetts state Rep. Robert DeLeo disclosed Friday that he intends to enter into negotiations for a position at his alma mater, Northeastern University. The move formally signals his intentions to step down as Speaker of the Massachusetts House.
In a letter to House officials, the 70-year-old DeLeo said, “I write to disclose that I intend to begin negotiating prospective employment opportunities with Northeastern University.”
DeLeo, a Democrat from Winthrop, was first elected to the House in 1990 and has served as Speaker for the past 12 years, the lengthiest tenure of any Speaker in state history.