“In a drastic attempt to protect their beachfront homes, residents in Salisbury, Massachusetts, invested $500,000 in a sand dune to defend against encroaching tides. After being completed last week, the barrier made from 14,000 tons of sand lasted just 72 hours before it was completely washed away”
my network here is fairly small but this is worth a try.
Anyone in the Quincy, Massachusetts (US) area looking for a bike buddy? 20 miles or less as a rule (for now anyways). Slow pace for sure. I work a 9-5 schedule so best to.assume weekends...
'Ahead of Banned Books Week (Oct. 1-7), the Boston Public Library is joining the Book Unbanned initiative.... Anyone ages 13-26 who lives in the U.S. can sign up for a free e-card to access the library's entire collection of e-books and e-audiobooks.'
"Congress must follow suit and make this a reality for every child who calls America home," said U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley.
The Massachusetts Legislature on Monday approved a budget proposal that requires the state's public schools to provide all K-12 students with free meals, making permanent a highly successful pandemic-era program.
🌞 Good morning #Fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 51F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 miles.
#Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is proposing a $4B bill to address the state's #housing crisis.
The FBI announced that they have uncovered a ring of North Koreans working remotely for US companies in #tech and sending their pay to fund NK weapons programs.
A Savannah Georgia man got a shock in the form of a $1.4M speeding ticket. (It was an error).
Trying a little video on here. This one's about #housing and #rentcontrol, and a little bit about the state of politics around the Democratic Socialists of America in #Massachusetts.
What do you think? Clips yes/no?
(and of course any thoughts you have about the subject as well!)
I feel like I've posted this before but it's worth repeating:
If you live in Massachusetts, you can sign up for a free e-library card from the Boston Public Library. You don't even have to live in Boston!
With an e-card from BPL, you can access literally thousands of books and other digital goodies for free through their app or your preferred e-library app! (Hoopla is my personal favorite.)