Posts belonging to Category From Beacon Hill
Posted by Staff on July 20, 2010
Boston, MA – Representative Timothy R. Madden congratulates the following places in his district which made the list of 1,000 Great Places in Massachusetts:
Falmouth
Falmouth Museums on the Green
Falmouth Shining Sea Bikeway
Highfield Hall
The Knob, Woods Hole
Mass Audu bon Ashumet Holly Wildlife Sanctuary
Nobska Point Lighthouse
Spohr Garden on Fells Road
Woods Hole Village
Gosnold
Cuttyhunk Island
Hadley’s Harbor
Tarpaulin Cove Light
Martha’s [...]
Categories: District News, Falmouth, From Beacon Hill, Gosnold, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Press Releases, Update |
Posted by Staff on July 19, 2010
BOSTON – The Legislature on Thursday gave final approval to legislation that will help Falmouth make repairs and improvements to renewable energy facilities and bring down costs of other energy-related expenses in the town, Senate President Therese Murray and Representative Timothy R. Madden announced today.
The bill is now before the Governor awaiting his signature.
“This legislation [...]
Categories: District News, Falmouth, From Beacon Hill, Press Releases |
Posted by Staff on July 15, 2010
BOSTON: State Representative Timothy R. Madden is pleased to announce that the Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission (NPEDC) was added to the Ocean Advisory Commission by way of a budget amendment. The language adopted will amend the Oceans Act of 2008 that had previously omitted NPEDC. It will ensure that when the Plan is revisited [...]
Categories: District News, From Beacon Hill, Nantucket, Press Releases |
Posted by Staff on July 8, 2010
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS- An Act Authorizing the Government Employers in the County of Dukes To Establish A Pooled Other Post Employment Benefit Trust Fund (OPEB) sponsored by Representative Timothy R. Madden of Nantucket, was signed into law last week and is now Chapter 149 of the Acts of 2010.
In January of 2009, the Massachusetts General Court [...]
Categories: District News, From Beacon Hill, Martha's Vineyard, Press Releases |
Posted by Staff on July 2, 2010
BOSTON- As part of the budget for the new fiscal year, the Restaurant Rejuvenation Act was signed into law yesterday allowing restaurants to serve alcohol starting at 10 a.m. on Sunday.
“This provision will increase business for restaurants and provide a boost to our economy in these uncertain fiscal times,” House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo said.
“Given my [...]
Categories: District News, From Beacon Hill, Press Releases |
Posted by Staff on June 23, 2010
BOSTON- Earlier this month Representative Madden joined the Toxics Use Reduction Institute at UMass Lowell to recognize Massachusetts companies and community organizations for reducing the use of toxic chemicals. The Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah was chosen as a “Community Champion” for their “Greening Cleaning” Project. The Tribe’s initiative is to replace conventional cleaning products in [...]
Categories: District News, From Beacon Hill, Martha's Vineyard, Press Releases |
Posted by Staff on June 15, 2010
DPU – CAPE WIND: The Department of Public Utilities holds a hearing in Nantucket on Cape Wind’s proposed power purchase agreement with National Grid…6:00pm…Nantucket High School, 10 Surfside Road
Comments with the subject line of “RE: Massachusetts Electric Company and Nantucket Electric Company d/b/a National Grid Agreement with Cape Wind Associates, LLC (D.P.U. 10-54)” can be [...]
Categories: District News, From Beacon Hill, Nantucket, Press Releases |
Posted by Staff on May 26, 2010
BOSTON- State Representative Timothy Madden congratulates Dr. Amy Bower for being chosen as one of the “Unsung Heroine of Massachusetts” for 2010 by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women. She was honored along with 100 heroines from across the Commonwealth at the State House in Boston on May 19th for their selfless service [...]
Categories: District News, Falmouth, From Beacon Hill, Press Releases |
Posted by Staff on April 28, 2010
“It was hard to tell who was more excited- the parents or the players,” said Representative Madden. “Both should be proud of what this team has accomplished and this bodes well for the high school hockey team in the coming years”.
Categories: District News, Falmouth, From Beacon Hill, Press Releases |
Posted by Staff on April 13, 2010
BOSTON- Representatives of the Daybreak Clubhouse, along with Representative Tim Madden, honored the Martha’s Vineyard Times at the annual Massachusetts Employment Celebration at the State House.
The Martha’s Vineyard Times has been a long time supporter of Daybreak and has provided employment to a number of members. Every week and month members mail out the subscriptions [...]
Categories: District News, From Beacon Hill, Martha's Vineyard, Press Releases |