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PRINCETON – NEADS World Class Service Dogs, based in Princeton, Mass., has announced the newest additions to its board of directors: former Marine Corps First Sgt. Paul Jornet has been named board president, while Susan Feit of State Street Corporation, Dr. A. Kim Saal, formerly of CareGroup Health Care and Mt. Auburn Hospital, and Geoffrey H. Worrell of Mortgage Network Inc., have been appointed to the board. Jornet, in his new role as president, and the newly elected board members will assist in establishing and upholding the organization’s activities, finances and general objectives.
“Our board of directors members represent leadership in a range of industries, from health care to military service. These individuals bring new skills and perspectives to the table, making the board stronger than ever in guiding NEADS to continued success during challenging times,” said NEADS CEO Gerry DeRoche. “We are eager for our board members to be involved in our g
Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts to distribute $73,000 in grants
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GARDNER A local group is calling on philanthropists who would like to preserve the natural beauty and protect the wildlife in the region.
The Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts (CFNCM) is accepting grant applications for its Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare Grant Program. The program, which is open to local nonprofits and municipalities, is aimed at preserving and providing access to the environment and enhancing the welfare of domestic animals.
“We’re looking for nonprofits that are trying to preserve the natural beauty of our region or provide more access to the public,” said CFNCM President Stephen Adams. “The other part of it is, we’re looking for nonprofits who are trying to support the welfare of our domestic animals our cats, our dogs, our pets. We’re trying to make sure that the qualify of life for our domestic animals is improv
For the second week in a row, Massachusetts health officials revealed that fewer communities are at the highest risk of coronavirus transmission than the week.
There are fewer Massachusetts communities at the highest risk of coronavirus transmission this week than last week, state health data released Thursday shows..
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Mass. real estate sales shrug off virus, economic concerns in 2020
A perfect storm of factors, including low interest rates and low inventory, has been driving the local real estate market
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The numbers didn’t look so good in July, as COVID-19 had slashed the number of sales of single-family homes in Massachusetts by 23 percent in June 2020 compared with June 2019.
“I expected a recession similar to what we had in 2008, with stocks continuing to slide and real estate continuing to slide, and people feeling like economic prospects were poor,” Tim Warren, CEO of The Warren Group, said Monday.