Auld acquaintances we won't forget.
Thanking our members who are celebrating milestone anniversaries for their decades of support.
Greg Reibman
Of masks and mandates
Everything you need to know about wearing a mask in our four chamber communities...and then some. DC lawmakers to the rescue? And more on that Muzi sale.
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We're making a list. And checking it twice.
219 new chamber members...and counting! Love these updates but don't have a local business or nonprofit? Become a Citizen Member.
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Happy hollandaise: Egg crisis averted!
Biden’s vax-or-test rules are back (for now); there'll be eggs and bacon for breakfast in the New Year; and how do you really feel about a mask mandate?
Greg Reibman
This could have ended badly. (It didn't)
Everything stays local - the Muzi legacy is in good hands; you may be eating anything other than eggs & bacon for breakfast; and get us your good ideas of what to present in 2022.
Greg Reibman
So are we supposed to follow the science, or not?
Gov. Charlie Baker has no plans to reinstate a statewide mask mandate despite what several medical experts and lawmakers say; PPP forgiveness and possible new dollars for SBA programs; Needham shops local; and restaurants are trimming their menus as they make do with supply chain and labor shortages.
Greg Reibman
Eggs on shelves, or on lawmakers' face?
Lawmakers have yet to hatch legislation they’ve been sitting on for months that could lead to an entirely artificial egg shortage come Jan 1, 2022. Baker outlines his plan to distribute 2.1 million free rapid COVID tests to 102 cities and towns across the state starting today and signs that $4 billion legislation allocating ARPA and surplus tax revenues for a wide variety of programs.
Greg Reibman
Commission Impossible
You know that $500 million state program that’s supposed to offer bonus payments of up to $2,000 to those essential workers who were there for all of us during the pandemic? Watertown life sciences boon continues; toys, toys, toys; and a long-time select board member exits in Needham.
Greg Reibman
You bet, small business owners are nervous
One in four retailers in a national survey said they could face financial failure in Q4 unless consumer shopping habits change dramatically. And many retailers and small businesses are still having trouble paying rent. Also, the MBTA announced cuts due to driver shortages, Needham and Wellesley election results, rapid tests and best places to work.
Greg Reibman
Less litter? Or just more drinking?
Will Newton’s recently enacted ban on nips mean less litter, as intended, or just the consumption of more alcohol? And the first deadline for President Biden’s workplace rules to protect private sector employees and customers from COVID-19 came and went yesterday. Plus local comings and goings.
Greg Reibman
