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Gov. Healey increases home heating assistance benefits for tens of thousands of Massachusetts households

“Increasing these benefits will help make sure seniors, families with children, and other residents can keep their homes warm during the coldest weeks of the year," said Gov. Maura Healey.

FCC is at it again: Proposed changes to benefit big cable, harm local access channels

Those who run the county's three access channels say the new rules, which would severely impact their revenue streams, would likely put them out of business and deprive the public of valuable programming available nowhere else.

Repeal of ‘net neutrality’: What are the implications for the Berkshires?

The opinion of Berkshire County experts ranges from skepticism to staunch opposition to the repeal of net neutrality, which is the principle that internet service providers must treat all data on the internet in the same manner and not charge different rates based content or platform.

Work begins on Alford’s high-speed, townwide Internet network

The town of Alford recently learned that the Massachusetts Broadband Institute will give it $270,000 and also reimburse it for half the cost of getting its utility poles surveyed.

News Briefs: Extended broadband coverage in western Mass.; Baker Administration expands health care training to combat opioid epidemic

This set of cross-institutional core competencies will ensure that health professionals educated in the Commonwealth receive enhanced training in prevention strategies regarding prescription drug misuse.
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