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Team Madden at 25th Annual Cape Cod Walk

About the Walk:
A five-mile walk that supports HAC’s efforts to end the housing crisis on Cape Cod and the islands. Find your old walk T-shirts; call your friends, family, teammates, and walk with hundreds of walkers in support of Housing Assistance Corporation’s programs and services that lead families into permanent housing and stable lives
http://www.haconcapecod.org/cape
We set [...]

Falmouth Housing Authority Receives ARRA Funds

BOSTON: Falmouth State Representatives Timothy R. Madden and Matthew A Patrick, along with Senate President Therese Murray congratulate the Falmouth Housing Authority (FHA) on being awarded construction funding of $ 16,855 for heating system replacements at the Authority’s 705-1 12 Montauk St. and 123 Maravista Ave. properties. The project is being funded through American Recovery [...]

REP. MADDEN CONGRATULATES THOSE IN HIS DISTRICT WHO MADE THE MASSACHUSETTS 1,000 GREAT PLACES LIST

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 [...]

Legislature Sends Falmouth Wind Energy Financing Bill to the Governor

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 [...]

NPEDC added to the Ocean Advisory Commission (OAC)

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 [...]

DUKES COUNTY OPEB LEGISLATION SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

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 [...]

Restaurant Rejuvenation Act Becomes Law

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 [...]

Rep. Madden congratulates the Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah in receiving a $10,000 grant for the Greening Cleaning Project”

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 [...]

DPU – National Grid/Cape Wind Hearing on Nantucket 6/21

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 [...]

Rep. Madden applauds the Eliakims Way Move-In on Martha’s Vineyard

“I always love it when agencies work together successfully” said Rep. Madden, “but I especially love it when things come together on time and on budget”.
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