AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Monson Massachusetts. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/monson-ma 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/monson-ma https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:10:29 -0600 Petition of Massachusetts Electric Company and Nantucket Electric Company each d/b/a National Grid for Approval of An Alternative Basic Service https://www.americantowns.com/news/massachusetts-department-of-public-utilities-notice-of-filing-and-request-for-comments-31510179-bridgewater-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/massachusetts-department-of-public-utilities-notice-of-filing-and-request-for-comments-31510179-bridgewater-ma.html Government and Politics Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Omnibus legislation includes $15 million for Children and Media Research Advancement Act to study effects of media and technology on children; funding https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-markey-secures-major-climate-health-infrastructure-investments-in-endofyear-spending-package-31510477-billerica-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-markey-secures-major-climate-health-infrastructure-investments-in-endofyear-spending-package-31510477-billerica-ma.html Government and Politics Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington (December 23, 2022) – The Massachusetts Congressional delegation, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren https://www.americantowns.com/news/massachusetts-delegation-announces-225-million-in-federal-funding-to-support-critical-projects-across-bay-state-31510481-newburyport-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/massachusetts-delegation-announces-225-million-in-federal-funding-to-support-critical-projects-across-bay-state-31510481-newburyport-ma.html Government and Politics Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. — Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congressman Blumenauer (D-Ore.), led a bipartisan and bicameral https://www.americantowns.com/news/warren-blumenauer-lawmakers-urge-biden-to-deschedule-marijuana-31510495-falmouth-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/warren-blumenauer-lawmakers-urge-biden-to-deschedule-marijuana-31510495-falmouth-ma.html Government and Politics Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, DC – This year, the Senate funding bill includes United States Senator Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) Retirement Savings https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-warrens-retirement-savings-lost-and-found-act-included-in-senate-funding-bill-31510493-shrewsbury-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-warrens-retirement-savings-lost-and-found-act-included-in-senate-funding-bill-31510493-shrewsbury-ma.html Government and Politics Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Tyngsborough Board of Selectmen Formally Changed to "Select Board" Governor Charlie Baker signed Chapter 318 of the Acts of 2022 into law on https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-signs-law-formalizing-change-to-select-board-in-tyngsborough-31511615-tyngsborough-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-signs-law-formalizing-change-to-select-board-in-tyngsborough-31511615-tyngsborough-ma.html Government and Politics Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Boston (December 29, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today issued the following statement celebrating $2.7 million he secured in https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-markey-secures-27-million-to-strengthen-massachusetts-emergency-response-capabilities-31512213-boston-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-markey-secures-27-million-to-strengthen-massachusetts-emergency-response-capabilities-31512213-boston-ma.html Government and Politics Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington (December 29, 2022) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), lead Senate author of the Gun Violence https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-markey-applauds-25-million-for-gun-violence-research-in-omnibus-package-31512218-lowell-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-markey-applauds-25-million-for-gun-violence-research-in-omnibus-package-31512218-lowell-ma.html Government and Politics Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington (December 30, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) today issued the following statement celebrating the passage of key https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-markey-celebrates-expanded-access-to-opioid-treatment-in-endofyear-omnibus-31512211-quincy-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-markey-celebrates-expanded-access-to-opioid-treatment-in-endofyear-omnibus-31512211-quincy-ma.html Government and Politics Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington (December 28, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), author of the Flu Vaccine Act, today celebrated his and his https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-markey-celebrates-successful-effort-to-secure-270-million-for-randd-of-a-universal-flu-vaccine-31512223-dedham-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-markey-celebrates-successful-effort-to-secure-270-million-for-randd-of-a-universal-flu-vaccine-31512223-dedham-ma.html Government and Politics Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Provisions from the Inflation Reduction Act Will Reduce Prescription Drug Prices for Seniors on Medicare DETROIT, MI – U.S. Senators Gary https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-stabenow-announce-lower-health-care-and-prescription-drug-costs-for-michiganders-going-into-effect-january-1st-31512232-detroit-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-stabenow-announce-lower-health-care-and-prescription-drug-costs-for-michiganders-going-into-effect-january-1st-31512232-detroit-mi.html Government and Politics Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington (December 27, 2022) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Senate Commerce Committee, https://www.americantowns.com/news/markey-blumenthal-call-for-southwest-airlines-to-compensate-passengers-for-avoidable-holiday-cancellations-31512226-methuen-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/markey-blumenthal-call-for-southwest-airlines-to-compensate-passengers-for-avoidable-holiday-cancellations-31512226-methuen-ma.html Government and Politics Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration announced on Jan 4th, that Massachusetts has been awarded a three-year, $36 million federal Preschool https://www.americantowns.com/news/massachusetts-awarded-36-million-federal-grant-to-strengthen-services-for-young-children-31514332-boston-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/massachusetts-awarded-36-million-federal-grant-to-strengthen-services-for-young-children-31514332-boston-ma.html Government and Politics Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 LOWELL, MA – Last week, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health https://www.americantowns.com/news/trahans-bipartisan-pandemic-prevention-program-becomes-law-31512940-lowell-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/trahans-bipartisan-pandemic-prevention-program-becomes-law-31512940-lowell-ma.html Government and Politics Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 LOWELL, MA – Last week, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health https://www.americantowns.com/news/potus-signs-trahans-bipartisan-youth-suicide-prevention-bill-into-law-31512944-revere-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/potus-signs-trahans-bipartisan-youth-suicide-prevention-bill-into-law-31512944-revere-ma.html Government and Politics Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600