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Sen. Diana DiZoglio with Michael Smolak. (Courtesy photograph.)
Michael Smolak, right, recently hosted a Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce networking event. He is pictured with Chamber Vice President Michael Bevilacqua. (Courtesy photograph)
Michael Smolak of North Andover’s Smolak Farms received special honors last Thursday within the Senate chambers at the State House.
Sen. Diana DiZoglio, seated in the Senate president’s chair, read a resolution she filed commending Smolak for his lifetime dedication to farming and agriculture in Massachusetts. She said, in part, his farm combines agriculture, education and entertainment for children and families to learn about how their food is grown. He has held positions with the Massachusetts Fruit Growers Association and the Massachusetts Farm Bureau and preserved 107 of his farm’s 160 acres in cooperation with the state Agricultural Preservation Restriction program.
FALL RIVER - Azoreans around the world will elect from May 20 to 24 their 19 representatives to the newly created Azorean Diaspora Council, a consultative body chaired by the President of the Regional Government of Azores that aims to ensure the participation, collaboration and consultation of all those who wish to contribute to the Azores development project.
This body will be responsible, among other matters, for issuing opinions on legislation, programs or measures developed by the Regional Government related to Azorean emigration and Diaspora, as well as contributing to the definition and coordination of policies to strengthen relations between the Diaspora and the Region.
North Andover’s Smolak Farms is hosting members of the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce this afternoon. A business mixer under the tent takes place from 4-6 p.m., at the farm, 315 S. Bradford St., North Andover. There will be networking opportunities, appetizers and cash bar and door prizes. Admission is $10 each for members and […]
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Massachusetts Energy Undersecretary Judy Chang. (Courtesy photograph.)
State Energy Undersecretary Judy Chang plans to address the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce plans during its “Energy and Environmental Virtual Conference,” next Tuesday, May 4.
There will also be a panel discussing both business and home energy issues. Members include Eversource Vice President Roger A. Kranenburg and National Grid’s Joseph Muraco.
The free conference is open to all and takes place Tuesday, May 4, from 11 a.m.-noon. Register at merrimackvalleychamber.com.
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