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Will Beacon Hill rein in AI?
When historians look back on 2023, they’ll describe it, among other things, as the moment when everybody started freaking out about artificial intelligence.
Playspace Opens at Concord Shelter
Simon Cataldo, MOC Senior Director of Programming Colby O’Brien, Matt Burr, Horizons for Homeless Children CEO Kate Barrand, Horizons Playspace Director Lynne Gaines and Sen. Mike Barrett.
Proposed Mass. Bill Seeks to End Legacy and Donor Preferences in Higher Ed Admissions
Massachusetts legislators introduced a bill that would require institutions like Harvard to pay a fee for having admissions processes that consider legacy status or relationships to donors or that include an early decision plan
Mandery & Dannenberg: Make elite colleges do the right thing
Within the next few months, the U.S. Supreme Court is almost certain to rule race-based affirmative action unconstitutional in a lawsuit brought by a group of Asian-American applicants denied admission to Harvard.
Young, female — and an Eagle Scout
Simon Cataldo, MOC Senior Director of Programming Colby O’Brien, Matt Burr, Horizons for Homeless Children CEO Kate Barrand, Horizons Playspace Director Lynne Gaines and Sen. Mike Barrett.
With shelter system at capacity, state turns to Concord hotel for emergency use
In late January, the town of Concord got a piece of news that quickly spread through the affluent community: The state had entered into an agreement with a local hotel, and would be setting up an emergency family shelter for homeless and migrant families in need of a place to stay.
25 Investigates: Long-term residents of Mass. motel told to vacate for homeless shelter
CONCORD, Mass. — A woman who uses a wheelchair and her caretaker are among a group of long-term residents who were told to move out of a Concord motel to make room for people who are homeless. Paula Mullamphy and her roommate Denise Barrette told 25 Investigates the owner of the Best Western on Elm Street initially gave them three days to pack up and find another place to live.
Select Board meets with State Rep. Simon Cataldo
State Representative Simon Cataldo attended the Carlisle Select Board (SB) meeting on January 31 after holding public “office hours” at Town Hall earlier in the day. Cataldo said that it “is an honor to be representing Carlisle and its residents” and that one of his goals as a new Representative is to build relationships in the House so that when he talks about issues of importance to Carlisle, he will have the necessary support to push bills through the Legislature.
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