JRI is hiring for FULL TIME Direct care workers for The Lindencroft Program and offering up to a $1000 bonus with additional incentives for bi-lingual speakers APPLY HERE: http://indeedhi.re/36GYI6m The Lindencroft Program is part of the Caring Together network of providers. It is a 15 bed intensive group home for …
Read More »Bask Inc. is hiring in Fairhaven for full and part time positions
Bask, Inc. Medical Marijuana Dispensary seeks candidates for Full-Time and Part-Time Dispensary Retail Sales Associates. The successful candidates will possess outstanding retail sales and customer service skills, a constant desire for self-improvement, enthusiasm, and accuracy/attention to detail. Main responsibilities include: interacting with, educating, and advising patients face-to-face and by phone; …
Read More »Governor Baker lifting curfew, stay-at-home advisory on Monday
By Colin A. Young State House News Service Citing improvements to COVID-19 metrics since the start of the year, Gov. Charlie Baker announced Thursday that he will lift the 9:30 p.m. curfew that he imposed in November on restaurants and other businesses, effective Monday. The post-December holiday season spike in …
Read More »New Bedford Community Electricity Aggregation program renewed through 2023
The City of New Bedford has renewed its electricity aggregation program for another 35 months starting in January 2021. No action is required on the part of the current program participants as they will continue their electricity service automatically with the new supplier, Constellation. The New Bedford CEA program is …
Read More »Lawmakers squash plan to explore third Massachusetts casino
Colin A. Young State House News Service Sports betting was not the only gambling-related matter left on the cutting room floor when the final economic development bill emerged from five months of negotiations early Wednesday morning. Negotiators also scrapped plans to have the Gaming Commission take a serious look at …
Read More »Governor Baker signs fiscal year 2021 budget – here’s what’s in it
Governor Charlie Baker today signed the Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) budget into law, a $45.9 billion plan that protects core government services amidst the COVID-19 pandemic while making substantial investments in economic development and education. This financially responsible budget does not rely on new taxes and maintains significant financial reserves …
Read More »Cannabis Control Commission gives final approval to Marijuana delivery framework in Massachusetts
By Colin A. Young State House News Service With the threat of legal challenges looming, state regulators gave final approval Monday morning to new regulations that will reshape the legal marijuana industry to include home delivery businesses initially available only to social equity program participants and economic empowerment applicants. The …
Read More »Massachusetts marijuana retailers ready to sue over delivery rules
By Colin A. Young State House News Service Commissioners seem ready to close out a bumpy policy-setting process next week with a vote to adopt new regulations that would reshape the legal marijuana industry to include a home delivery aspect, but that decision could give way to a legal challenge …
Read More »Landlords of thousands of Massachusetts apartments agree to pause evictions
Chris Lisinski State House News Service Several major property owners representing hundreds of thousands of rental units nationwide agreed Monday to pause evictions for failure to pay rent until 2021 and to work with tenants who are struggling amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Greater Boston Real Estate Board announced. By …
Read More »New Bedford announces 100 acres Advanced Manufacturing Campus at Whaling City Golf Course
Mayor Jon Mitchell, Senator Mark Montigny, Representative Christopher Markey, other members of the New Bedford legislative delegation, and City Councillors joined together today to announce a plan for an Advanced Manufacturing Campus (AMC) on 100 acres of the 275-acre Whaling City Golf Course on Hathaway Road. The AMC has been …
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