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Month: December 2020

International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2020

“Disability inclusion is an essential condition to upholding human rights, sustainable development, and peace and security. It is also central to the promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development […]

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Nasdaq Takes Aim At All-White, Male Company Boards With Diversity Proposal

Nasdaq wants to require the more than 3,000 companies listed on its stock exchange to improve boardroom diversity by appointing at least one woman and at least one minority or […]

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Celebrate Universal Human Rights Month

Universal Human Rights Month is an annual designation observed in December. This month and every month to follow, people all across the globe are encouraged to come together and stand […]

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Hunger is rising on Cape Cod. This holiday season, here’s how you can help.

The COVID-19 pandemic upended the table that so many Cape Codders had neatly laid their lives upon. The cost of living on Cape Cod was already high, and many year-round […]

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Hunger is rising on Cape Cod. This holiday season, here’s how you can help.

The COVID-19 pandemic upended the table that so many Cape Codders had neatly laid their lives upon. The cost of living on Cape Cod was already high, and many year-round […]

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UMass Tick-Testing Service Temporarily Sidelined by Work Furloughs

Please be advised of interruption to tick testing: As of December 1, the tick testing lab at UMass Amherst suspended operations. The university furloughed a number of employees. The test […]

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Self-Care During COVID-19

Self-care is a critical part of well-being and our ability to stay resilient, even in the best of times. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a majority of us are struggling with […]

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The Dredge Report – Week of November 22, 2020

A tornado warning in November! Dredging at Parker’s River with the Sand Shifter had to stop on Monday due to the high winds and seas associated with that wild weather […]

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World AIDS Day 2020

“Every year, on 1 December, the world commemorates World AIDS Day. People around the world unite to show support for people living with and affected by HIV and to remember […]

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