November 9, 2009
Senator Karen Spilka (D-Ashland) will testify before the Joint Committee on Public Health tomorrow on Senate Bill 896, An Act Relative to Women’s Health and Cancer Recovery. Senator Spilka’s bill seeks to put an end to “drive through mastectomies.”
Specifically this bill calls for health insurance plans to provide coverage for a hospital stay in relation to inpatient hospital care of mastectomy, lumpectomy, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer.
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BOSTON – The Senate on Thursday approved legislation to enhance and protect benefits of Massachusetts’ veterans and servicemembers.
“This bill continues to enhance the way the Commonwealth honors and take cares of its veterans when they return home,” said Senator Karen Spilka (D-Ashland). “In addition to recognizing their service and courage, we are helping to ensure that our veterans have access to good housing, decent jobs, and the financial help that they need. It is the least we can do after they’ve done such a great job taking care of us.”
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Senator Spilka to Host Exhibit Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
November 6, 2009
November 9, 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. For many, it will be a time to reflect on what this historic event means for freedom and democracy. As such, Senator Spilka is honored to be hosting the, The Wall, a photo exhibit by The Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Boston, in Doric Hall at the Massachusetts State House in Boston from Monday, November 9 until Friday, November 13, 2009.
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November 3, 2009
By Kendall Hatch, The MetroWest Daily News
HOPKINTON — School, town and state officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday at the high school to unveil the town’s recently completed solar energy system, the first of its kind in the state.
The 1,800 panels, which sit atop the high school, middle school and the police and fire stations, are expected to provide about 15 percent of the energy needed to power the schools, said Andrew Reed, an energy consultant at Borrego Solar of Lowell, which designed and installed the panels.
Officials said the 325-kilowatt system could save the district $25,000 annually in energy costs.
“Hopkinton is ahead of the curve of most communities,” said state Sen. Karen Spilka, D-Ashland. “We’re saving the town money, thereby saving the residents money.”
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Boston Globe
By Matt Rocheleau, Globe Correspondent
A $7.7-million grant was approved Wednesday to upgrade the town’s wastewater collection system that serves Framingham’s Technology Park.
The funding from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center will go towards the project’s second phase and follows the center’s approval in Nov. 2008, of $5.2 million for the project’s first phase, which was completed in September.
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