Press Releases

BOSTON, MA – The Baker-Polito Administration recently announced that 113 projects, impacting communities across the Commonwealth, are eligible to receive approximately $819 million in low-interest-rate loans and grants to: fund construction, planning and asset management projects...

BOSTON, MA – This week, South Shore Hospital was awarded $274,030 through the Health Policy Commission’s (HPC) Cost-Effective, Coordinated Care for Caregivers and Substance Exposed Newborns (C4SEN) Investment Program – a $1.5 million grant...

BOSTON, MA – Crossroads in Duxbury was recently awarded $45,000 through the FY21 After-School and Out-of-School Time (ASOST) Quality Enhancements grant program. Funds are provided pursuant to line-item 7061-9611 of the FY2021 state budget and eligible...

On April 3rd, Senator O'Connor submitted a brief to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) outlining all the reasons why the compressor station in Weymouth needs to be shut off.  

BOSTON, MA – The Massachusetts State Police is comprised of more than 2,000 highly trained and motivated individuals who provide a vast array of public safety services to the citizens and other public safety agencies...

BOSTON, MA – The Massachusetts State Senate recently passed a comprehensive COVID-19 Bill that guarantees Emergency Paid Sick Leave consisting of five paid days off for every employee in the Commonwealth, seeks to stabilize the state’s...

BOSTON, MA – The Town of Cohasset was recently awarded $182,500 to support efforts to address elevated levels of PFAS in drinking water. PFAS compounds are a family of chemicals widely used since the 1950s...

BOSTON – The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) recently announced that $4.47 million has been awarded to 12 communities as part of the Fiscal Year 2021 Round 2 of grants for the Complete Streets...

BOSTON, MA – Senator Patrick O’Connor (R-Weymouth) announced that the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security recently awarded $56,887 in funding for fire safety education grants. The Student Awareness of Fire Education (S.A.F.E.) and Senior SAFE programs help...

BOSTON – This week, the Baker-Polito Administration announced the second round of award recipients for the Municipal Cybersecurity Awareness Grant Program. Over 44,000 municipal and public school employees from 107 local government organizations across...