The Massachusetts State House, also known as the Massachusetts Statehouse or the New State House, is the state capitol and seat of government for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,located in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston. The building houses the Massachusetts General Court and the offices of the Governor of Massachusetts. The building,designed by architect Charles Bulfinch,was completed in January 1798 at a cost of $133,333,and has repeatedly been enlarged since. It is one of the oldest state capitols in current use. It is considered a masterpiece of Federal architecture and among Bulfinch's finest works,and was designated a National Historic Landmark for its architectural significance.
The Battle of Abu Ghraib was a battle between Iraqi insurgents and United States forces at Abu Ghraib prison on April 2,2005.
Edward Lawrence Logan was an American lawyer,judge,military officer,and politician. While still a student,Logan enlisted in the Massachusetts 9th infantry during the Spanish–American War. Upon returning to Boston,he ran successfully for a seat on the Boston City Council in 1899,and subsequently won election to the Massachusetts state legislature as both a representative,and later as a state senator. Rising to the rank of major general following World War I,he was given command of the 26th Infantry Division of the United States Army. Logan was instrumental in the post–World War I reorganization of that unit,as well as the Massachusetts National Guard. He would go on to serve as head of The American Legion's Department of Massachusetts.
John Forbes Kerry is an American attorney,politician and diplomat who is the first United States special presidential envoy for climate. A member of the Forbes family and the Democratic Party,he served as the 68th United States secretary of state from 2013 to 2017 under Barack Obama. Kerry came to public attention as a decorated naval officer and Vietnam veteran turned anti-war activist. He went on to become a county prosecutor and then Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts,before serving as United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1985 to 2013. He was the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in the 2004 election,losing to incumbent President George W. Bush.
Donald Rathbun Dwight is an American newspaper executive and politician who served as the 64th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1971 to 1975.
The 2010 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2,2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor Deval Patrick was re-elected to a second term.
Jacinto Bienvenido Peynado Peynado was the president of the Dominican Republic from August 16,1938,until February 24,1940,during the Trujillo era. During his 31-year regime,dictator Rafael Trujillo appointed four individuals to serve as ceremonial presidents while retaining direct,behind-the-scenes control of the executive branch. Prior to ascending to the presidency,Peynado served as Trujillo's vice president from 1934 to 1938.
Marcos A. Devers is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives,since January 2019,after having served in the same position from 2011 until 2017. Devers also is a former acting mayor of Lawrence,Massachusetts;when he served as acting mayor from September to November 2001,he became the first Dominican-American to execute the role of mayor in the United States and the first Latino mayor in Massachusetts.
Jerald A. "Jerry" Parisella is an American politician who represents the 6th Essex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Marsha V. Kazarosian is an American attorney in Haverhill,Massachusetts notable for handling high-profile cases in the New England area. Her handling of a gender discrimination case involving a country club brought her national recognition. She represented one of the teenaged defendants in the 1990 murder of a young husband by his wife Pamela Smart,who conspired with her teenaged lover to murder her husband for insurance money;the story became the basis of the subsequent movie To Die For starring Nicole Kidman,and the television movie Murder in New Hampshire starring Helen Hunt. Her legal skill was the subject of a cover story entitled The Power of Marsha Kazarosian in a publication geared to the legal community.
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) is a Cabinet level agency under the Governor of Massachusetts. EOHHS is the largest secretariat in Massachusetts,and is responsible for the Medicaid program,child welfare,public health,disabilities,veterans’affairs,and elder affairs. In total,EOHHS oversees 17 state agencies.
Harold "Hank" P. Naughton Jr. is an American politician. He is a state legislator who has served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 1995. He was born in Worcester,MA on July 4,1960 and grew up in Clinton,MA,where he still resides with his wife,Ellen,and four children. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Eric Philip Lesser is an American lawyer and public servant serving in the Massachusetts State Senate and running for the office of Lieutenant Governor. Before representing his hometown of Longmeadow,Massachusetts,and neighboring communities in the Greater-Springfield area,he worked as a White House aide during the Obama administration. Lesser is one of the originators of the White House Passover Seder.
Seth Wilbur Moulton is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 6th congressional district since 2015. A former Marine Corps officer,he is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 2018 Massachusetts general election was held on November 6,2018,throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on September 4. Early voting took place from October 22 through November 2.
Alfred Franklin "Fred" Foote was an American military and law enforcement officer who served as commander of the 26th Infantry Division and was Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Safety.
The Soldiers' Home in Holyoke is a full-service veterans center and hospital located in Holyoke,Massachusetts,which maintains 247 beds in its main nursing facility,and a separate domiciliary care building with 30 full-time residents. The facility provides long-term care and outpatient medical services,as well as dental and social services,and programming and events for veterans. Operated by the Massachusetts Department of Veterans' Services,it is inspected annually by both the state and the United States Department of Veterans' Affairs.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts is part of an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The first confirmed case was reported on February 1,2020,and the number of cases began increasing rapidly on March 5. Governor Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency on March 10. By March 12,more than a hundred people had tested positive for the virus. Massachusetts experienced a first wave of COVID-19 that peaked in late April 2020,with almost 4,000 people hospitalized with the disease,and a rolling seven-day average of 2,300 new confirmed cases and 175 confirmed deaths a day. A second wave began in the autumn of the same year and peaked in January 2021,seeing higher daily case numbers but fewer deaths and hospitalizations than the first wave. There was a smaller third spike of increased cases and hospitalizations in March and April 2021,which resulted in significantly fewer deaths than the first two waves. A fourth wave began in July and August 2021. Another wave occurred in the winter of 2021 to 2022,coinciding with the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in the state,and exceeding the peak number of cases in any previous wave. As of January 13,2022,Massachusetts was experiencing a rolling average of 13,314 new confirmed cases and 43 confirmed deaths per day.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services of Massachusetts is the head of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services,and serves as an advisor to the Governor of Massachusetts. Its current Secretary is Marylou Sudders,who has been serving since January 8,2015.
Marylou Sudders is an American government official,who has been serving as Secretary of Health and Human Services of Massachusetts since January 8,2015.
