AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Ware 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/ware-ma 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/ware-ma https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Sun, 22 Dec 2024 01:23:10 -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 Sun, 22 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 Sun, 22 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 Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Auditors Identify 80% Increase in Deficiencies Nationwide; Identify Dozens That Cause Harm to Residents or Place Them in “Immediate https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-markey-joins-senator-warren-in-requesting-gao-report-that-reveals-hundreds-of-deficiencies-in-quality-of-care-at-vas-state-veterans-homes-31510483-revere-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-markey-joins-senator-warren-in-requesting-gao-report-that-reveals-hundreds-of-deficiencies-in-quality-of-care-at-vas-state-veterans-homes-31510483-revere-ma.html Government and Politics Sun, 22 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 Sun, 22 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 Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington (December 22, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-markey-rep-moulton-announce-bicameral-efforts-on-national-offshore-wind-and-fisheries-compensation-31510487-saugus-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-markey-rep-moulton-announce-bicameral-efforts-on-national-offshore-wind-and-fisheries-compensation-31510487-saugus-ma.html Government and Politics Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – The Government Accountability Office (GAO) completed a report, requested by United States Senators Elizabeth Warren https://www.americantowns.com/news/gao-report-requested-by-senator-warren-reveals-hundreds-of-deficiencies-in-quality-of-care-at-va-state-veterans-homes-31510498-nantucket-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gao-report-requested-by-senator-warren-reveals-hundreds-of-deficiencies-in-quality-of-care-at-va-state-veterans-homes-31510498-nantucket-ma.html Government and Politics Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Zelle is Considering Changes to Customer Refund Policies after Warren’s October 2022 Investigation Revealed Rampant Fraud and Theft on Platform https://www.americantowns.com/news/warren-questions-zelle-on-fraud-policy-changes-31510502-natick-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/warren-questions-zelle-on-fraud-policy-changes-31510502-natick-ma.html Government and Politics Sun, 22 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 Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Baker Nominates Acting Clerk Magistrate Rachel M. Hickey as Clerk Magistrate of the Ipswich District Court BOSTON — Today, https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-baker-nominates-acting-clerk-magistrate-rachel-m-hickey-as-clerk-magistrate-of-the-ipswich-district-court-31512726-boston-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-baker-nominates-acting-clerk-magistrate-rachel-m-hickey-as-clerk-magistrate-of-the-ipswich-district-court-31512726-boston-ma.html Government and Politics Sun, 22 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 Sun, 22 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 Sun, 22 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 Sun, 22 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 Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600