One, in response to the “tech tax” debacle of 2013, the Legislative TechHub Caucus, co-chaired by state Sen. Karen Spilka and State Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante, was formed and has been thriving. I’ve see firsthand how the caucus has become a sounding board for many legislators and tech industry leaders to share information and concerns. That…
Police Chief Leonard Campanello and backers of the Gloucester Police Department’s new approach to fighting opioid addiction outlined their so-called angel program for legislative health care leaders Friday. But they didn’t have to take their case to the Statehouse; the key Statehouse players came to Gloucester instead. Read more on the Gloucester Daily Times website→
Now completing its third year as a state-recognized innovation school, O’Maley remains the state’s only middle school with a comprehensive program. Other innovation programs focus on elementary or high school levels, and some districts offer “innovation” alternatives, such as the STEM academy within Wareham Middle School. Read more on the Gloucester Daily Times website→
Monday broke rainy and chilly, perhaps not the best conditions for a cruise around Gloucester’s Inner Harbor. But that didn’t seem to dampen the spirits of the three tour guides aboard the 7 Seas Whale Watch & Charter’s Privateer IV. These weren’t just any tour guides. These weren’t college kids looking to loosen up their tongues…
The bully pulpit for the commercial fishing industry was a crowded place on Wednesday, when past and present Massachusetts attorneys general made their way to Gloucester to meet with one of their most fervent and beleaguered constituencies. Read more on the Gloucester Daily Times website→
Susan Coviello, executive director of the Gloucester-based North Shore Health Project, says state Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante played a key role last year in helping the center land a $120,000 grant to expand its services to hepatitis C patients and others. Now, the project is honoring Ferrante with its fifth annual Community Health Activist Award, to be…
Last month, Ann-Margaret Ferrante was sworn in to begin her fourth term as state representative for Gloucester, Rockport and Essex. Now, she’s set to begin her first term in a new role — chairing a legislative committee. Read more on the Gloucester Daily Times website→
A $1.2 billion state capital bond bill that gained approval through both the Massachusetts House and Senate includes $1.5 million worth of historic preservation projects on Cape Ann. The bill — which gained approval as the Legislature rang down the curtain on its session last week —had drawn the advocacy of both state Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante,…
The new role granted Gloucester-based Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante in co-chairing the State House’s Tech Hub Caucus should not only forge stronger ties between Massachusetts high tech companies and Gloucester’s O’Maley Innovation Middle School, as Ferrante hopes. Read more on the Gloucester Daily Times website→
State Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante of Gloucester hopes to use her new role of co-chairwoman of the Tech Hub Caucus to forge stronger ties between Massachusetts high tech companies and Gloucester’s O’Maley Innovation Middle School, hoping to boost education in areas such as computer science, computer engineering and code writing. Read more on the Gloucester Daily…