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ACTON, Mass. Some Massachusetts teachers are making it clear they don t plan to go back into their classrooms full-time, at least not quietly.
Some took to the streets on Saturday to protest, a day after an 8-3 vote by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education cleared the way for the state s education commissioner to eventually take remote and hybrid learning models off the table for local school districts.
Teachers lined the streets in Acton waving signs, calling on Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker to back down on his latest return-to-school plan. We re disappointed that Governor Baker has not worked hard to prioritize vaccination for school staff members, Mike Balulescu, president of the local teachers union said. That s why we re out here today.
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State Rep. Richard Haggerty, D-Woburn, has announced his committee assignments for the current legislative session.
The representative has been confirmed as the vice chair of the Joint Committee on Community Development & Small Businesses during the 192nd General Court, along with serving on the following committees:
• Joint Committee on Financial Services.
• Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, & Energy.
• House Committee on Global Warming & Climate Change.
“I am very honored to have been chosen by Speaker Mariano and confirmed by my colleagues to serve as vice chair of the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses,” said Haggerty. “Our main priorities must be beating back COVID and advocating for legislation that bolsters economic recovery. To that end I will work through these committees and others to shape legislation that provides support for our district and the entire commonwealth. Thank you to the resid
Remembering Quabbin Reservoir advocate and photographer Les Campbell
Updated Feb 28, 2021;
Posted Feb 28, 2021
A spillway near the Winsor Dam at the Quabbin Reservoir on Tuesday afternoon. A move is afoot to renamed the Quabbin Visitors Center in honor of Les and Terry Campbell, who founded the Friends of Quabbin and helped establish the center in the mid-1980s. (Don Treeger / The Republican)
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Generous. Humble. Kind. Soft-spoken.
David Campbell, of Belchertown, says he’s learned much about his father, Leslie “Les” Campbell, over the past six months since his death in September at the age of 95. The notes of condolence have flowed in with recollections of how Les Campbell had made an impact in the lives of many.