Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.1 Million In Recycling Grants To Boston Groups

The Healey-Driscoll administration awarded $1.1 million in state recycling grants to groups including two Boston institutions, The Somerville Times reports. USEFULL and Wentworth Institute of Technology were among the recipients named in the latest funding round.

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"Healey-Driscoll administration awards $1.1 million to strengthen innovative recycling and ...," The Somerville Times reports. State officials directed part of the funding to Boston-based USEFULL, which received $100,000, and Wentworth Institute of Technology, which received about $99,906, the outlet reports. (read it at https://www.thesomervilletimes.com/archives/150025)

"Boston Drag And Burlesque Show Inspired By Popular Grocery Store Chain," Patch reports. A new cabaret drawing on a well-known New England grocery chain for its theme is set to debut in Boston next month, according to Patch. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/boston/boston-drag-burlesque-show-inspired-popular-grocery-store-chain)

"The Red Sox Can't Let Ceddanne Rafaela Challenge Balls And Strikes Anymore," according to the Red Sox blog Over the Monster. The site argues the team should stop letting the outfielder use Major League Baseball's new automated ball-strike challenge system after several recent calls went against him. (read it at https://www.overthemonster.com/red-sox-analysis/107265/the-red-sox-cant-let-ceddanne-rafaela-challenge-balls-and-strikes-anymore)

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