The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is a state agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,United States,situated in the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. It is best known for its parks and parkways. The DCR's mission is "To protect,promote and enhance our common wealth of natural,cultural and recreational resources for the well-being of all." The agency is the largest landowner in Massachusetts.
Deval Laurdine Patrick is an American politician,civil rights lawyer,author,and businessman who served as the 71st governor of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2015. He was first elected in 2006,succeeding Mitt Romney,who chose not to run for reelection to focus on his 2008 presidential campaign. He was reelected in 2010. He was the first African-American Governor of Massachusetts and the first Democratic Governor of the state in 16 years since Michael Dukakis left office in 1991. Patrick served from 1994 to 1997 as the United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division under President Bill Clinton. He was briefly a candidate for President of the United States in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
The 2006 Massachusetts general election was held on November 7,2006,throughout Massachusetts.
Timothy Patrick Murray is an American lawyer and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 71st lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2013,when he resigned to become the head of the Worcester Chamber of Commerce. Murray had previously served as a member of Worcester City Council from 1998 to 2007 and as the mayor of Worcester from 2002 to 2007.
Marie P. St. Fleur is a Haitian American politician and lawyer. former Massachusetts State Representative who represented the Fifth Suffolk district from 1999-2011. Her district consisted of parts of the Boston neighborhoods Dorchester and Roxbury. She is the first Haitian-American to hold public office in Massachusetts. Representative St. Fleur was one of the most active supporters of John Kerry's presidential bid,often traveling to Florida to do outreach on his behalf. Representative St. Fleur was appointed Vice-Chair of the powerful Ways and Means Committee by House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi,a leadership position that has tremendous influence in the budget process. On January 30,2006 Thomas F. Reilly,candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor,selected St. Fleur as his running mate. Candidates for governor and lieutenant governor run separately through the primary,then are joined as a single ticket for the election. The following day she withdrew after The Boston Globe reported that she was delinquent in tax debts and owed over $40,000 in student loans.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) oversees roads,public transit,aeronautics,and transportation licensing and registration in the US state of Massachusetts. It was created on November 1,2009,by the 186th Session of the Massachusetts General Court upon enactment of the 2009 Transportation Reform Act.
Gloria Cordes Larson is a prominent lawyer,public policy expert,and business leader. Larson was named president of Bentley University in 2007 and served in that role until June 2018. She was the seventh president of Bentley and the first woman to hold the post. Prior to joining Bentley,Larson served as secretary of consumer affairs and business regulation from 1991 to 1993,under former Massachusetts Governor William Weld and led a business advisory council for former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick.
The 2010 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2,2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor Deval Patrick was re-elected to a second term.
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA) is a Cabinet-level agency under the Governor of Massachusetts. EOEEA is responsible for promoting efficient energy use throughout the Commonwealth while protecting and preserving Massachusetts' natural environment.
Juan Manuel "Jay" Gonzalez is an American politician who served as Secretary of Administration and Finance of Massachusetts under Governor Deval Patrick from 2009 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he was the nominee for Governor of Massachusetts in 2018.
The Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston is a system of reservations,parks,parkways and roads under the control of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) in and around Boston that has been in existence for over a century. The title is used by the DCR to describe the areas collectively:"As a whole,the Metropolitan Park System is currently eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places",as outlined on the department's website. The DCR maintains a separate Urban Parks and Recreation division to oversee the system,one of five such divisions within the department—DCR's Bureau of State Parks and Recreation manages the remainder of Massachusetts state parks. Direct design and maintenance functions for the parkways and roads within the system are provided by the DCR Bureau of Engineering.
The 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor of Massachusetts,concurrently with the election of Massachusetts' Class II U.S. Senate seat,and other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Donald F. Humason Jr. is an American politician who served as mayor of Westfield,Massachusetts from 2020 to 2022 and current town administrator of Chester,beginning September 6,2022. A member of the Republican Party,he previously represented the 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District in the Massachusetts Senate from 2013 to 2020,and as representative for the 4th Hampden District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives between 2003 and 2013.
Ian A. Bowles,is an American environmentalist,businessman,politician,and political aide who served as Massachusetts Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs from 2007 to 2011. Bowles is a native of Woods Hole,Massachusetts,and a graduate of Falmouth High School and Harvard College. He also has a master's degree from Oxford College and an honorary doctorate from Emerson College. He resides in Dover,Massachusetts,with his wife Hannah Riley Bowles and their two children.
Leslie A. Kirwan is an American government official and college administrator who currently serves as the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean for Administration and Finance at Harvard University.
Edward Joseph Collins Jr. was an American government official for the state of Massachusetts,the town of Saugus and the city of Boston. He is the namesake of the Edward J. Collins Jr. Center for Public Management at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
William Maurice “Mo”Cowan is an American lawyer who served as a United States Senator from Massachusetts from February 1,2013,to July 16,2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as legal counsel and chief of staff to Governor Deval Patrick. Patrick appointed him on an interim basis to fill the vacancy left by fellow Democrat John Kerry,who resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.
The Massachusetts Bottle Bill is a container-deposit legislation dealing with recycling in the United States that originally passed in the U.S. state of Massachusetts in 1982 as the Beverage Container Recovery Law. Implemented in 1983,the law requires containers of carbonated beverages to be returnable with a minimum return value of $0.05. The bottle bill does not cover containers of non-carbonated beverages like water,tea,or sports drinks. The law also establishes the handling fee paid by distributors to redemption centers,$0.0325 per unit as of July 5,2013,and to retailers $0.0225 per unit. As the number of non-deposit beverage containers has increased to represent over one-third of beverage containers sold,the Bottle Bill has no influence on these non-deposit containers,with the result that these containers are three times more likely to be found as litter in Massachusetts communities. Additional studies indicate that beverage containers covered by the state's container deposit system are redeemed at approximately 70% and another 9% are recycled via curbside programs. Conversely,containers that are not covered,such as bottled water,juices,and sports drinks,are recycled at approximately 25%.
Judge Peter W. Agnes Jr. is a former justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court as an Associate Justice,having been appointed by Governor Deval Patrick in 2011 and serving until reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70 in 2020. In addition to being an active member of the legal community in providing "…service on numerous Supreme Judicial Court and Bar Association committees,commissions[,]…task forces,[et al.]…," Justice Agnes has also been passionate about education,having taught at the Massachusetts School of Law for the past fifteen years,and continuing to do so currently. Agnes presently resides in Wayland,MA with his wife Eileen Agnes. They have four children and three grandchildren,boasting a passionate relationship with their extensive family outside of their legal careers.
David Matos Simas is an American lawyer,former government official,and a former politician. He was the President of the Obama Foundation from 2021 to 2023,having previously served as its CEO from 2016 to 2021 and served in Barack Obama's administration as the White House Director of Political Affairs from 2014 to 2016.
