Press Release

Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced the availability of $100 million in grant funding for school districts to improve ventilation and indoor air-quality to support healthy learning environments. The grants will be targeted to schools with high concentrations of economically disadvantaged students, English language learners and communities disproportionally impacted by the …

For more than a decade, Active Minds’ acclaimed Send Silence Packing® display has traveled the country to end the silence that surrounds mental health and suicide, as well as connect visitors with resources for support and action. The 2022 display will be at the Bristol Community College Fall River Campus, …

“A Worcester man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester for using two victims’ identities to open bank accounts and attempting to purchase an $83,000 Chevrolet Camaro. Brandon Brouillard, 29, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 47 months in prison and five of …

“Chapter 62F refunds expected to be distributed to approximately 3.6 million taxpayers beginning in November 2022. Following the State Auditor’s certification yesterday that Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) net state tax revenues exceeded allowable revenues per Chapter 62F by $2.941 billion, the Baker-Polito Administration has announced details regarding the return of …

“There are new faces in the Buttonwood Park Zoo admission’s building – the critically endangered Panamanian golden frog. These five females, who arrived from the Nashville Zoo in Tennessee in the winter of 2021, have recently taken up residence in one of the terrarium habitats in the admissions lobby of …

“On August 31, 2022, Corrections Officer Matthew Tidman, while working at MCI-Shirley was brutally attacked by an inmate. CO Tidman was critically injured, requiring him to be life-flighted and is still fighting on life support. From everyone at the Association we are keeping CO Tidman, his family, friends and loved …

“Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced new shelter and humanitarian supports at Joint Base Cape Cod for the approximately 50 migrants who arrived in Martha’s Vineyard this week. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency is coordinating efforts among state and local officials to ensure access to food, shelter and essential services for …

“Massachusetts man was sentenced today to 480 months in prison for trafficking in thousands of images and videos of child sexual abuse while incarcerated at Federal Correctional Institution Fort Dix for a previous offense transporting and possessing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. William H. Noble, 57, of …

Today, Governor Charlie Baker issued the following statement on the arrival of migrants in Martha’s Vineyard on Wednesday: “On behalf of the Commonwealth, I thank everyone on the ground who quickly came together to provide assistance on the Vineyard. The Commonwealth has many resources for assisting individuals that arrive in …

“The New Bedford Police Department has arrested a man for reckless operation of a motor vehicle while intoxicated. On Monday, September 12, officers responded to the area of Newton Street and Mill Street for a report of a motor vehicle crash. When they arrived at the scene, they observed two …