AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Rutland 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/rutland-ma 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/rutland-ma https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Fri, 29 Nov 2024 02:41:22 -0600 Please be advised that in honor of United States Representative Donald McEachin of Virginia, who passed away on Monday, November 28, 2022, and in https://www.americantowns.com/news/flags-at-halfmast-november-29-2022-31496747-paxton-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/flags-at-halfmast-november-29-2022-31496747-paxton-ma.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Baker-Polito Administration Joins Recovery Community Leaders to Reflect on Progress Confronting Opioid Epidemic QUINCY — Governor https://www.americantowns.com/news/bakerpolito-administration-joins-recovery-community-leaders-to-reflect-on-progress-confronting-opioid-epidemic-31497158-quincy-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bakerpolito-administration-joins-recovery-community-leaders-to-reflect-on-progress-confronting-opioid-epidemic-31497158-quincy-ma.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Baker, Attorney General Healey and State Auditor Bump Appoint Lauren Peters as Executive Director of the Center for Health Information and https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-baker-attorney-general-healey-and-state-auditor-bump-appoint-lauren-peters-as-executive-director-of-the-center-for-health-information-and-analysis-31497762-boston-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-baker-attorney-general-healey-and-state-auditor-bump-appoint-lauren-peters-as-executive-director-of-the-center-for-health-information-and-analysis-31497762-boston-ma.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington (November 30, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-markey-blasts-massachusetts-efsb-approval-of-the-electrical-substation-in-east-boston-31497615-natick-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-markey-blasts-massachusetts-efsb-approval-of-the-electrical-substation-in-east-boston-31497615-natick-ma.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Five years after genocide in Burma, thousands of Rohingya children in Bangladesh still lack access to formal education Text of Letter Washington https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-markey-colleagues-urge-biden-admin-to-work-to-improve-access-to-education-for-rohingya-refugees-in-bangladesh-31497619-chelmsford-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-markey-colleagues-urge-biden-admin-to-work-to-improve-access-to-education-for-rohingya-refugees-in-bangladesh-31497619-chelmsford-ma.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington (November 30, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to the Department of Education (DOE) and the Department https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-markey-calls-for-biden-admin-to-strengthen-protections-for-college-and-university-students-with-disabilities-31497622-chicopee-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-markey-calls-for-biden-admin-to-strengthen-protections-for-college-and-university-students-with-disabilities-31497622-chicopee-ma.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 “Our banks stayed safe even as crypto imploded because many of President Biden’s regulators, like Acting Chairman Gruenberg, fought to https://www.americantowns.com/news/at-hearing-warren-defends-fdic-chair-from-baseless-attacks-and-calls-on-regulators-to-keep-crypto-out-of-banking-system-after-ftx-collapse-31497626-revere-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/at-hearing-warren-defends-fdic-chair-from-baseless-attacks-and-calls-on-regulators-to-keep-crypto-out-of-banking-system-after-ftx-collapse-31497626-revere-ma.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington D.C. -  At today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) introduced Julia Kobick, nominee https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-senator-warren-introduces-julia-kobick-before-senate-judiciary-committee-31497628-dedham-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-senator-warren-introduces-julia-kobick-before-senate-judiciary-committee-31497628-dedham-ma.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 “The idea that the banks will continue to argue quite openly that they want to protect their ability to discriminate against people based on https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-at-hearing-senator-warren-calls-out-big-bank-lobbyists-for-fighting-efforts-to-protect-consumers-from-unfair-and-discriminatory-practices-31499382-chicopee-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-at-hearing-senator-warren-calls-out-big-bank-lobbyists-for-fighting-efforts-to-protect-consumers-from-unfair-and-discriminatory-practices-31499382-chicopee-ma.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Baker Nominates Attorney Michael A. Cahillane as Associate Justice of the Superior Court and Acting Clerk Magistrate Jennifer Lennon as Clerk https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-baker-nominates-attorney-michael-a-cahillane-as-associate-justice-of-the-superior-court-and-acting-clerk-magistrate-jennifer-lennon-as-clerk-magistrate-of-the-marlborough-district-court-31499560-dalton-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-baker-nominates-attorney-michael-a-cahillane-as-associate-justice-of-the-superior-court-and-acting-clerk-magistrate-jennifer-lennon-as-clerk-magistrate-of-the-marlborough-district-court-31499560-dalton-ma.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington (December 1, 2022) – As automakers move swiftly to meet rising consumer demand for electric vehicles (EVs), Senator Edward J. Markey https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-markey-urges-automakers-to-maintain-free-broadcast-radio-in-future-ev-models-31498407-plymouth-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-markey-urges-automakers-to-maintain-free-broadcast-radio-in-future-ev-models-31498407-plymouth-ma.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 “Civilians who are transported to MTFs for emergency care - often with no control over where they are taken - face burdensome healthcare costs https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-warren-and-representative-castro-reintroduce-the-financial-relief-for-civilians-treated-at-military-hospitals-act-31498412-worcester-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-warren-and-representative-castro-reintroduce-the-financial-relief-for-civilians-treated-at-military-hospitals-act-31498412-worcester-ma.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington (December 2, 2022) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Representative Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-markey-joins-representative-omar-and-senator-warren-in-leading-letter-to-call-on-regulators-to-improve-banking-access-for-communities-of-color-31500096-cambridge-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-markey-joins-representative-omar-and-senator-warren-in-leading-letter-to-call-on-regulators-to-improve-banking-access-for-communities-of-color-31500096-cambridge-ma.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 The Honoring Promises to Native Nations Act implements recommendations from the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights’ “Broken Promises” https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-warren-congressman-kilmer-unveil-historic-legislation-to-address-chronic-underfunding-and-barriers-to-sovereignty-in-indian-country-31500101-dedham-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-warren-congressman-kilmer-unveil-historic-legislation-to-address-chronic-underfunding-and-barriers-to-sovereignty-in-indian-country-31500101-dedham-ma.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Silvergate Reportedly Facilitated Transfer of FTX Customer Funds to Alameda Research, which Resulted in Loss of Billions of Dollars Bipartisan Letter https://www.americantowns.com/news/warren-marshall-kennedy-call-on-silvergate-bank-that-handled-bankrupt-crypto-firm-ftxs-funds-to-release-all-records-on-improper-transfer-31500772-quincy-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/warren-marshall-kennedy-call-on-silvergate-bank-that-handled-bankrupt-crypto-firm-ftxs-funds-to-release-all-records-on-improper-transfer-31500772-quincy-ma.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600