DANVERS — Superintendent Heidi Riccio is pleased to announce that Essex Tech has been awarded $28,700 through the Department of Environmental Protection’s Massachusetts Electric Vehicle Incentive Program.
Medway Middle School Student Claire O’Driscoll Recognized for Environmental Advocacy Efforts
Superintendent Armand Pires is pleased to announce that seventh grade student Claire O’Driscoll was recognized by the Medway School Committee on Thursday, Oct. 3, for her advocacy efforts to improve sustainability practices at Medway’s schools.
Dighton Cub Scouts Pick Up Trash Around Town for Community Service Project
Town Administrator Mallory Aronstein is pleased to share that a local Cub Scout group volunteered to pick up litter around the town.
Ipswich Police Cite New Hampshire Man after Oil Spill on Roadway
IPSWICH — Acting Chief of Police Jonathan Hubbard reports that the Ipswich Police Department has cited a Portsmouth, New Hampshire contractor after he allegedly left an oil trail all over town while transporting a home heating oil tank earlier this week.
Rockland High School Environmental Club Receives Excellence in Environmental Education Award
ROCKLAND — Superintendent Alan Cron is pleased to share that the Rockland High School Environmental Club has been awarded the 2019 Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Environmental Education.
Simonds Elementary Kindergarten Students Spark Plastic Utensil Ban
WARNER — Principal Timothy Stokes is pleased to announce that, thanks to the research and initiative of one kindergarten class, Simonds Elementary School has stopped using plastic utensils as of this month.
Statement of Great Barrington Selectboard Regarding Housatonic River Cleanup
More than 20 years ago, the state Department of Environmental Protection and the federal Environmental Protection Agency ordered General Electric to remove PCBs from the river, which had served as a dumping ground for 45 years prior to being banned in 1979.
Maynard Responds to Elevated Levels of Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) in Drinking Water
Maynard Water is SAFE for Drinking, Cooking, Bathing and all Other Uses. Town Working with State Officials on Next Steps to Ensure Lower Levels of This Chemical, which is a Byproduct of Water Cleansing Process
Maynard Awarded Second Major Grant in Three Years for Green Initiatives
Town of Maynard, Massachusetts Kevin Sweet, Town Administrator Municipal Building 195 Main St. Maynard, MA 01754 For Immediate Release Tuesday, July 15, 2014 Contact: John Guilfoil Phone: 978-841-9948 Email: john@jgpr.net Maynard Awarded Second Major Grant in Three Years for Green Initiatives MAYNARD — Town Administrator Kevin Sweet is pleased to announce that Maynard has been […]
Experience: A chair that charges your smartphone
Just because winter in Boston lasts forever doesn’t mean the sun goes away. In Boston, we wanted to give people something to make the cold, sunny, winter days more enjoyable. So we teamed with the MIT Media Lab to put solar-powered chairs that charge your smartphone, right on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. The pair of […]