I’ve heard it said, when you stop learning you stop growing. With summer vacation just on the horizon, it’s easy to remember those days in school when I just wanted to put the books away and not think about learning. Kudos to my parents whose summer vacations usually balanced visits to some historic sites, museums or other cultural destination with the requisite amusement parks and beach visits. That subliminal education must have worked, given my chosen profession. Everyon

Do you remember the feeling you had the last time you heard from your college roommate? Received a call from your cousin? Got an email from a former student? Calls, emails, Facebook posts, holiday letters, are some of the many ways we hear from those who are fellow travelers on the road of life. Friends, relatives, colleagues, neighbors are all part of our world and we value those connections. News of the purchase of a new house, birth of a child, graduation of a grandchild,

On May 9 the Grand Ballroom of the Copley Plaza in Boston was abuzz with inspiration and energy for the 30th Annual Tsongas Awards Dinner. For this milestone, Preservation Massachusetts looked ahead to the future, honoring the Next Generation of emerging preservation leaders for the 2018 Paul & Niki Tsongas Awards. With everything our honorees have accomplished already, it is amazing to think of where the preservation movement will go over the next 10, 20 even 30 years! The

As we were preparing to send this e-newsletter, our legislative consultant called us with the good news that the $50 million annual cap for the Massachusetts Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit (MHRTC) had been increased by $5 million today! In 2006 the state legislature voted to increase the annual cap of the Massachusetts Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit (MHRTC) program from $15 million to $50 million. They knew that the program was critically important to projects in our

On Tuesday, May 22, PM co-sponsored a great presentation at Worcester City Hall about historic windows! Along with Preservation Worcester and the City of Worcester, the two hour presentation featured experts detailing what goes into a window restoration (include a full window set up display), how window restoration can create jobs and opportunities and a real world case study with the Whatley Town Hall renovation project. If you didn't make it, don't worry. We have put togeth

There's still time to register for the Window Restoration Workshop on June 2! The workshop will be hosted at Heartwood Window Restoration in Charlemont, MA. See the flyer below for details and click here to register today. Space is limited to 10 so register now!!

MassDevelopment is accepting applications for Transformative Development Initiative (TDI) Fellows for the four newly designated districts. TDI Fellows are the lead community organizers for economic development in TDI Districts and work as full-time employees of MassDevelopment on behalf of local partnerships. The new fellows will serve in Fitchburg and Lawrence (3-year commitment), and Chelsea and Worcester (2-year commitment), and work to advance TDI redevelopment activitie

On May 1, the Baker-Polito Administration announced the selection of 10 Transformative Development Initiative (TDI) Districts in MassDevelopment’s second round of the program, which is designed to accelerate economic growth within focused districts in Gateway Cities. This initiative provides substantial technical assistance and support for urban revitalization. This round includes four new districts in Chelsea, Fitchburg, Lawrence, and Worcester; and the extension of existing

Yesterday, May 22, 2018, during the Senate Budget debate, Senate Budget Amendment #3(Community Preservation Act) was the very first amendment that was adopted after a roll call vote. This is important because each Senator went on record to individually vote in favor of adopting the amendment - a resounding showing of unanimous support. The amendment calls for a $30 increase to the recording fees at the State's Registries of Deeds, providing a higher state match to all CPA com

The 30th Annual Paul & Niki Tsongas Awards may have been last week but we are still celebrating! We are sharing our Award Videos so more people can learn about this year's honorees and all they have contributed to historic preservation in Massachusetts and New England. With all our next generation leaders and organizations have already accomplished, the future certainly looks bright indeed! So grab some pop corn and watch this year's Paul & Niki Tsongas and Mayor Menino Lega