Pandemic relief funding estimated to range from $33K for Monroe to $5M for Greenfield
Published: 4/8/2021 3:50:11 PM
WARWICK Estimates for municipal aid allotments for Massachusetts cities and towns through the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan for pandemic relief that President Joe Biden approved last month see Warwick receiving a potential $225,000, while a more densely populated city like Greenfield will receive over $5 million.
Speaking in a recent Selectboard meeting, Warwick Town Coordinator David Young said each town’s share of the more than $2 billion in direct aid provided to Massachusetts under the American Rescue Plan was estimated using an old Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant formula. This formula resulted in cities and towns with populations over 50,000 being eligible for more money than towns that do not exceed this population threshold.
Academic awards and achievements
Modified: 3/17/2021 3:18:54 PM
Local students named to Western New England University’s Dean’s List
SPRINGFIELD Close to 750 students have been named to the Fall 2020 Dean’s List at Western New England University. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must achieve a GPA of 3.30 or higher.
The following students have earned their place on Western New England University’s distinguished Dean’s List:
■Zachary French, of Phillipston, working toward a BSE in Mechanical Engineering.
■Mica Van Iderstine, of New Salem, working toward a BSE in Biomedical Engineering.
■Logan Barrett, of Petersham, working toward a Doctor of Pharmacy.
A Page from North Quabbin History: Hospital Cottages offered country air for sick children
The Hospital Cottages buildings in Baldwinville. Courtesy Narragansett Historical Society
Deacon Willard Baker who, with his son, Dr. Lucius Willard Baker, founded the Hospital Cottages for Children. Courtesy Narragansett Historical Society Narragansett Historical Society
Modified: 3/11/2021 2:05:11 PM
The North Quabbin area has always been known for its rural atmosphere and country air. These assets are what inspired Dr. Lucius Willard Baker and his father, Deacon Willard Baker, to create the Hospital Cottages for Children in Baldwinville, a village of Templeton. The story of the Hospital Cottages started with Dr. Baker bringing children from the city to an Orphan’s Home at Lake Dennison, in Baldwinville. Previously, Dr. Baker had studied at the New York City School of Medicine. During his work at Bellevue Dispensary there, he had become convinced that his patients, esp
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