Holbrook approves additional $375,000 for school feasibility study

Holbrook OK’s school study funds Holbrook took one step closer to building a new high school Tuesday as Town Meeting approved $375,000 to add to the town’s fund for a feasibility study. In an interview, school Superintendent Joseph Baeta said the Massachusetts School Building Authority, the state agency that controls school construction funding, has recommended the town have $700,000 to $900,000 ...
http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2012/05/06/holbrook_approves_additional_375000_for_school_feasibility_study

Published: Sat, 05 May 2012 21:22:45 -0700

Holbrook earns Heart Safe status

Because of the Holbrook Fire Department’s efforts in increasing survival rates of heart attack victims, the town has been designated as a Heart Safe Community.
http://www.wickedlocal.com/holbrook/news/x364598984/Holbrook-earns-Heart-Safe-status

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 13:51:22 -0700

Holbrook transfer station project has new partner: H-CAM video

The company proposing to build and operate a transfer station in Holbrook has a new financial partner.
http://www.wickedlocal.com/holbrook/news/x787573353/H-CAM-video-Transfer-station-discussion

Published: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:01:30 -0700

Holbrook students’ robots compete in national contest

The Holbrook Junior/Senior High School robotics teams put in an admirable performance in the 2012 National SeaPerch Challenge sponsored by the U.S. Office of Naval Research Science and Technology.
http://www.wickedlocal.com/holbrook/news/x596786133/Holbrook-students-robots-compete-in-national-contest

Published: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:22:50 -0700

Cambridge College Receives "Community Quarterback" Recognition from Eastern Bank for "Ladder to Language" Program

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation presented more than $1.1 million in grants to 98 Massachusetts non-profit organizations during its 8th Annual "Community Quarterback" award ceremony. Cambridge College, which received a $10,000 grant toward its Ladder to Language program, hosted the event on April 30th, 2012 at its main campus at ...
http://news.yahoo.com/cambridge-college-receives-community-quarterback-recognition-eastern-bank-154807985.html

Published: Fri, 11 May 2012 08:48:07 -0700

Holbrook moves forward on school

With funding in place for a study, the town can move forward through the process of having a plan to build a new school considered by the state.
http://www.wickedlocal.com/holbrook/news/x43416814/Holbrook-moves-forward-on-school

Published: Thu, 10 May 2012 13:17:12 -0700

Holbrook Town Meeting approves school study

During Town Meeting May 1, members approved $375,000 for a feasibility study that would look into building a school for grades seven to 12.
http://www.wickedlocal.com/holbrook/news/x1700673999/Holbrook-Town-Meeting-approves-school-study

Published: Thu, 03 May 2012 13:13:30 -0700

Website, with a local voice, provides info for families dealing with Alzheimer’s disease

The Obama administration today launched the first national plan for addressing Alzheimer’s disease, with the goal of finding a way to prevent or treat the disease by 2025. The plan includes the launch of a new website,
http://www.boston.com/whitecoatnotes/2012/05/15/website-with-local-voice-provides-info-for-families-dealing-with-alzheimer-disease/4zb7HXmkG0ipNp4ptmSY1H/story.html

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 12:17:21 -0700

National Grid to conduct helicopter inspections of South Shore

Inspections will be conducted in the following communities on Wednesday, May 16, and Thursday, May 17: Abington, Avon, Bridgewater, Brockton, Cohasset, East Bridgewater, Easton, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Holbrook, Norwell, Pembroke, Randolph, Rockland, Scituate, Stoughton, West Bridgewater, Weymouth and Whitman.
http://www.wickedlocal.com/pembroke/news/x2047352767/National-Grid-to-conduct-helicopter-inspections-of-South-Shore

Published: Tue, 15 May 2012 12:14:55 -0700

Former football star Doug Flutie will help Eastern Bank salute local nonprofits

Plans call for former football star Doug Flutie to be on hand for an Eastern Bank event Monday that will honor Massachusetts nonprofits. During the event at Cambridge College in Cambridge, Flutie and Eastern Bank chairman and chief executive Richard Holbrook will play host to 98 community-based organizations that earned grants totaling more than $1.1 million from the Eastern Bank Charitable ...
http://www.boston.com/Boston/businessupdates/2012/04/former-football-star-doug-flutie-will-help-eastern-bank-salute-local-nonprofits/2pmuOIfWvYphLY0VQ82XcJ/story.html

Published: Wed, 09 May 2012 01:54:28 -0700