by Stephen M. Silverman Review by John Joseph Fahey The Amusement Park: 900 Years of Thrills and Spills and the Dreamers and Schemers Who Built Them (Hardcover and published by Black Dog & Leventhal, New York,) is an expansive volume consisting of four parts with approximately 8 subdivisions each. Wide…
Posts published in May 2019
Massachusetts Democratic Party Submits 2020 Delegate Selection Plan to Democratic National Committee
Massachusetts Democratic Party Submits 2020 Delegate Selection Plan to Democratic National Committee
BOSTON, MA— Last night, the Massachusetts Democratic Party sent their final 2020 Democratic National Convention Delegate Selection Plan to the Democratic National Committee. The plan was unanimously approved by the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee, composed of over 400 members from across the Commonwealth, at the April 6 th Democratic State…
With National Nurses Week kicking off May 6, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2019’s Best & Worst States for Nurses as well as accompanying videos. In order to help new nursing graduates find the best markets for their profession, WalletHub compared the relative attractiveness of the…
Annual day of baseball at Fenway Park benefits the Jimmy Fund BOSTON – While the Boston Red Sox are on the road in New York, baseball fans will take the field at Fenway Park on Saturday, June 1 for John Hancock Fenway Fantasy Day to benefit the Jimmy Fund. This unique day gives…
Dear friends, It is hard to forget the catastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated the small country of Haiti on January 12th, 2010. Already struggling with one of the highest rates of poverty in the world, the natural disaster decimated the island nation leaving the country with little hope. Miles…
The air will be filled with fun as Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department bring the Boston Bubble Festival back to Boston Common on Saturday, May 11, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Building on the popularity of “Bubble Guy” Jim Dichter’s presentations at previous Parks…
The Building Trades Employers’ Association were joined by Mayor Martin J. Walsh, former Celtics player Chris Herren, and a coalition of union building trades to kickoff a first-ever Building Trades for Recovery conference. Organizers, supported by Mayor Walsh, announced a new campaign encouraging Narcan at every job site to reduce the number of opioid-related…
Boston Parks Commissioner Chris Cook welcomes Boston’s most popular waterfowl back during the 31st Annual Return of the Swans event on Friday, May 10. The celebration in the Public Garden begins with entertainment at 10:15 a.m. After wintering at the Franklin Park Zoo, Romeo and Juliet will reside during the summer months…