AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Barre 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/barre-ma 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/barre-ma https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Tue, 03 Jun 2025 11:48:18 -0500 Cider Hill is celebrating all things bees, butterflies, birds, bats and ladybugs! Help us show some love to creatures essential to our food supply! https://www.americantowns.com/news/pollinator-festival-2023-31581996-amesbury-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/pollinator-festival-2023-31581996-amesbury-ma.html Arts and Entertainment Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Browse the ANTIQUE and VINTAGE treasures from over 40 exhibitors at beautiful Drummer Boy Park on Cape Cod Bay in Brewster!  Also on site is an https://www.americantowns.com/news/50th-annual-drummer-boy-open-air-antiques-fair-31584416-brewster-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/50th-annual-drummer-boy-open-air-antiques-fair-31584416-brewster-ma.html Arts and Entertainment Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Schedule: Wednesday July 12, 2023    Darrell & The Derelicts - Walk On Water Thursday July 13, 2023    The https://www.americantowns.com/news/88th-annual-saint-mary-of-carmen-society-festival-31585239-newton-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/88th-annual-saint-mary-of-carmen-society-festival-31585239-newton-ma.html Arts and Entertainment Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Awards are part of a new initiative aimed at increasing future grant funding opportunities for organizations led by Black, Indigenous, and people of https://www.americantowns.com/news/healeydriscoll-administration-awards-29-million-to-20-diverse-organizations-to-address-substance-use-31658258-boston-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/healeydriscoll-administration-awards-29-million-to-20-diverse-organizations-to-address-substance-use-31658258-boston-ma.html Government and Politics Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Seeks Community Input to Help Modernize, Expand Access, and Deliver Effective Educational Opportunities at Both Institutions Boston - Today, the https://www.americantowns.com/news/healeydriscoll-administration-to-explore-shared-campus-model-for-whittier-regional-vocational-technical-high-school-and-northern-essex-community-college-31658259-boston-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/healeydriscoll-administration-to-explore-shared-campus-model-for-whittier-regional-vocational-technical-high-school-and-northern-essex-community-college-31658259-boston-ma.html Government and Politics Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Mass Leads Act proposes $25 million for new program to expand MA’s leadership in robotics Boston, MA - Today, to kick off National Robotics https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-healey-celebrates-national-robotics-week-in-north-andover-and-boston-31658260-boston-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-healey-celebrates-national-robotics-week-in-north-andover-and-boston-31658260-boston-ma.html Government and Politics Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Boston, MA - Governor Maura T. Healey issued the following statement today in response to Donald Trump’s position that abortion laws should be https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-healey-issues-statement-in-response-to-donald-trumps-announcement-on-abortion-31658261-boston-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-healey-issues-statement-in-response-to-donald-trumps-announcement-on-abortion-31658261-boston-ma.html Government and Politics Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Boston, MA - Governor Healey has announced a hiring freeze for state positions. Unfortunately the damage has already been done following a term where https://www.americantowns.com/news/massgop-exposes-governor-healeys-hiring-hypocrisy-calls-for-reversal-of-cabinet-raises-31658739-boston-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/massgop-exposes-governor-healeys-hiring-hypocrisy-calls-for-reversal-of-cabinet-raises-31658739-boston-ma.html Government and Politics Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Boston, MA - After four ICE arrests of alleged child rapists and a member of MS-13 on Friday, Democrats have chosen to remain silent. It begs the https://www.americantowns.com/news/massgop-blasts-democrats-selective-silence-on-immigration-crisis-31658742-boston-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/massgop-blasts-democrats-selective-silence-on-immigration-crisis-31658742-boston-ma.html Government and Politics Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Boston, MA - Last week, Boston’s Mayor, Michelle Wu, proposed an increase in commercial real estate taxes, a move that hits an industry already https://www.americantowns.com/news/massgop-opposes-mayor-michelle-wus-proposed-commercial-real-estate-tax-hike-31658743-boston-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/massgop-opposes-mayor-michelle-wus-proposed-commercial-real-estate-tax-hike-31658743-boston-ma.html Government and Politics Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Boston, MA - Four out of the five no-bid contracts awarded by Governor Healey at the onset of the migrant crisis have now reached their expiration. https://www.americantowns.com/news/massgop-urges-ethics-investigation-into-governor-healeys-nobid-contract-awarded-to-campaign-contributor-31658744-boston-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/massgop-urges-ethics-investigation-into-governor-healeys-nobid-contract-awarded-to-campaign-contributor-31658744-boston-ma.html Government and Politics Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Boston, MA - This week Mayor Wu of Boston revealed her budget proposal, a move that would inflate the city’s already bloated budget by a https://www.americantowns.com/news/bostons-budget-bust-mayor-wus-fiscal-mismanagement-31658745-boston-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bostons-budget-bust-mayor-wus-fiscal-mismanagement-31658745-boston-ma.html Government and Politics Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WOBURN — On April 11, Governor Maura T. Healey continued her Mass Leads Road Show with a stop at Boston Metal to promote the https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-healey-touts-new-climatetech-initiative-at-woburn-clean-tech-innovation-company-31658820-woburn-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-healey-touts-new-climatetech-initiative-at-woburn-clean-tech-innovation-company-31658820-woburn-ma.html Government and Politics Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WORCESTER/SHREWSBURY — The Healey-Driscoll administration is celebrating a $3.7 million award from the U.S. Department of Transportation https://www.americantowns.com/news/healeydriscoll-administration-celebrates-37million-federal-award-to-prevent-flooding-in-worcester-and-shrewsbury-31658824-worcester-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/healeydriscoll-administration-celebrates-37million-federal-award-to-prevent-flooding-in-worcester-and-shrewsbury-31658824-worcester-ma.html Government and Politics Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Funding will Support 50 Cannabis Businesses in 28 Communities Boston, MA - On April 16, 2024 the Healey-Driscoll administration awarded 50 https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-healey-awards-over-23-million-in-funding-from-the-cannabis-social-equity-trust-fund-31660139-boston-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-healey-awards-over-23-million-in-funding-from-the-cannabis-social-equity-trust-fund-31660139-boston-ma.html Government and Politics Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500