2012 Massachusetts Clubhouse Coalition Annual Employment Celebration at the State House on April 10th

Posted by Staff on May 10, 2012

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Representatives of the Fairwinds Clubhouse along with State Representative Tim Madden honored Clipper Properties of Falmouth Mass at the 2012 Massachusetts Clubhouse Coalition Annual Employment Celebration at the State House on April 10th.  It was an honor to present this award to Clipper Properties in recognition of their contributions to helping adults with mental illness live, learn, work and function independently in our community. The earning power of members also shows that employers have tapped into a pool of talented, skillful, hardworking individuals who have overcome the greatest odds and found their strengths as productive employees.”

Clipper Properties of Falmouth sees the person, not the illness, and recognizes the business opportunity to hire excellent employees. Congratulations on receiving this prestigious award from the Massachusetts Clubhouse Coalition and Fairwinds Clubhouse of Falmouth. Thank you for providing outstanding opportunities for people with disabilities. A Celebration of Work: the Key to Recovery

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MA tax credit could be worth $100′s for people who work in Rhode Island

Posted by Staff on May 10, 2012

 The Massachusetts Department of Revenue issued Directive 12-1 recently that reverses a previous position (held since 1977) on Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) Act payments made to Rhode Island.

 
 
Directive 12-1 acknowledges that mandatory withholding payments made to support Rhode Island’s TDI Act are, in fact, considered an income tax which is creditable on MA Form 1, Schedule Z.
 
I ran the numbers on my clients with Rhode Island sourced income who paid RI TDI (shows up in Box 14 of Form W-2) and found that some would qualify for an additional credit on their MA tax returns and some would not. The maximum contribution to RI TDI in 2011 was $759, but it is not automatic that every taxpayer can claim this additional credit; it depends on the particular circumstances reflected in each taxpayer’s tax return.
 
Massachusetts income tax returns for 2009, 2010 and 2011 can be amended to claim the additional credit.

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Falmouth, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket students participate in Student Government Day

Posted by Staff on May 9, 2012

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BOSTON – State Representative Timothy R. Madden (Barnstable, Dukes & Nantucket) would like to congratulate the students in his district that represented their High Schools in this years, the 65th Annual Student Government Day at the State House in Boston earlie this month. Participants included Thomas Moakley and Vincent Lin of Falmouth High School, Meghan McHugh and Kevin Burchill of Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School and Nikolay Nakov of Nantucket High School.

Since 1947, Student Government Day has afforded students from across the Commonwealth an opportunity to take on the roles of Governor, state legislators, constitutional officers and court justices to see what it is like to “run” State Government.

All five students in attendance were assigned as members of the House of Representatives and participated in events in the House Chamber.  They engaged in mock debates, simulated Committee hearings and formal Senate and House  sessions while shadowing their assigned official.

“It was wonderful to see so many students from the district in the building and participating in this unique experience including spending the day with government officials and observing the process of government first hand,” said “Representative Madden. “I was pleased to have the oppertunity to see Thomas, Vincent and Nikolay again as well as meet Meghan and Kevin for the first time”.

Student Government Day participants are selected by a process similar to local elections. Elections to select student delegates and their alternates are traditionally held in high schools throughout the state on the first Tuesday in November.

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New Balance Falmouth Road Race. Registration begins today for Falmouth Residents Only

Posted by Staff on May 7, 2012

Falmouth Residents and Taxpayers

Falmouth RESIDENTS and TAXPAYERS (real estate owners) are allowed guaranteed entry to the New Balance Falmouth Road Race as a courtesy. In order to keep this program available, information submitted will be verified – and we request that only those truly eligible for the program submit their information through these forms. The registration fee for the 2012 race is $45.

Eligibility requirements:

    1. Residents and taxpayers – as well as their spouses and children (under 23 years old) who live at home may receive guaranteed entry.
    2. Resident status will be verified by one of the following methods:
      i) appearance on Falmouth voter rolls
      iii) submission of a current utility bill in the name of the householder
      iv) submission of a copy of a driver license with a Falmouth address
    3. Taxpayer status will be verified only by appearance on Falmouth real estate taxpayer rolls

 

    Voter status or taxpayer status are preferred methods and may results in a quicker verification of your eligibility. If applicable, please provide your name as you expect it on the voter rolls or real estate ownership rolls.

 

TO PROCEED TO THE 2012 NEW BALANCE FALMOUTH ROAD RACE REGISTRATION FOR FALMOUTH RESIDENTS AND TAXPAYERS PLEASE CLICK HERE

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FALMOUTH MEMBERS OF ENCORE VISIT THE STATE HOUSE

Posted by Staff on May 3, 2012

Falmouth members of the group, Encore (the sister organization to Newcomers) visited the State House this last month.

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2012 Jane Doe Inc.’s Legislative Advocacy Day

Posted by Staff on May 3, 2012

On Beacon Hill for the 2012 Jane Doe Inc.’s Legislative Advocacy Day are (from left to right): Kat Robinson Grieder (Executive Director, A Safe Place), Michaela Yelle, Ashley Culkins, Alessandra Popova, Jennifer Frazee (Director of Program Services, A Safe Place), and Marco Bartkouiak.

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16th Annual Senior Citizen State House Art Exhitbit sponsored by the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth is open to all citizens age 62 and over

Posted by Staff on May 3, 2012

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