MA Gov. Baker extends closure of non-essential businesses to May 4, effective April 1 at noon. (3.31.20)

Watch Gov. Baker’s entire announcement & update on Massachusetts COVID-19 efforts, click HERE.

Visit Milne Library online! Also, explore the National Emergency Library offer of FREE access to digital books, films, magazines, virtual museum tours…

Visit the Milne Public Library website  to access FREE digital books, audiobooks, magazines, language learning software, & more! Also available on the Milne Library Facebook page, find links to family-friendly activities, educational resources, virtual museum tours, & resources to stay engaged while staying at home.
Explore the NATIONAL Emergency Librarya collection of digital books that supports remote teaching, independent scholarship, & intellectual stimulation while universities, schools, libraries are closed. Until at least June 30, there will be no waitlist for the 1.4 million digitized books in this lending library that was created by the Internet Archive.
Open Library is an initiative of the Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Other projects include the Wayback Machinearchive.org and archive-it.org

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MASS Cultural Council invites cultural sector members to share their concerns & stories with Legislators on Beacon Hill.

Join the MASS Cultural Council Legislative Listening Session on April 2, 1-2pm with Tourism, Arts, & Cultural Development Committee Chairs State Senator Edward Kennedy & State Representative Paul McMurtry, Mass Cultural Council, & MASSCreative for an online forum focused on the economic impacts of COVID-19 on the Commonwealth’s cultural sector.

W’town CONSERVATION COMMISSION meets remotely tonight, THU (3.26.20) watch the ZOOM meeting live on WilliNet TV ch 1303 at 7:00p.m.

W’town CONSERVATION COMMISSION AGENDA below…WilliNet will broadcast the Zoom meeting live on channel 1303. Public give comment by joining the meeting via Zoom, here’s how:

Join Zoom Conservation Commission Meeting

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MA Gov. Baker extends closure of Massachusetts schools to May 4 (3.25.20)

Watch MA Gov. Charlie Baker announcement to extend closure of schools & non-emergency childcare programs. Baker also announced a new $5 million rental assistance program for families struggling with rent insecurity during the crisis through the Department of Housing & Community Development. The agency is also recommending that all owners of state aided low-income housing, including Local Housing Authorities and private owners, suspend both new and pending non-essential evictions.