Many of us leave the house late or underestimate the amount of time it takes to get from one place or another. When pressed for time driver feel anxious and […]
MIT Wins Nationwide Contest
A team of students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was awarded a $40,000 prize in a national contest held by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency this week. DARPA […]
Divison of Insurance… What Does it Do?
The Massachusetts Division of Insurance serves the people of Massachusetts and the insurance carriers. The DOI Mission Statement states it’s primary mission is to overlook the solvency of it’s licensees […]
First Time Home Owners Tax Credit Extended
The Home Buyer Tax Credit legislation has signed an extension of the $8,000 max tax credit to first time home owners to April 30th of 2010. Recent home buyers are […]
H1N1 Flu Clinic December 1st
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention & Massachusetts Department of Public Health have strongly recommended all children have the H1N1 flu vaccination. This is a must as the holiday […]
Allstate Premiums Increase
Thousands of Allstate home insurance customers will see an average increase of 9.8% next month. Allstate’s increases will take effect December 17th when policies come up for renewal. Bill Mellander, […]
Massachusetts Unemployment Down
For the first time in two and a half years Massachusetts’ monthly unemployment has fallen. According to the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development unemployment dropped from 9.3 percent […]
Christmas Shipping Up
According to the Wall Street Journal the United Postal Service (UPS) expects to ship 400 million packages between Christmas and Thanksgiving, slightly up from last year. December 21st UPS projects […]
Massachusetts to Recognize Veterans Day
Once known as Armistace Day, America celebrates Veterans Day every November in rememberance of the ceasefire that ended WWI. The end of combat was marked by an armistice, a truce […]
Massachusetts Runners in 2009 NY Marathon
A grad total of 675 Massachusetts runners completed the 2009 ING New York City Marathon with 42,000 + athelets from around the world. Pete Rooney was the first Massachusettes man […]