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Senator
Richard T. Moore
State House, Room 111
Boston, MA 02133
Phone:
617.722.1420
Fax: 617.722.1944
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| Sen. Moore and Rep. Fernandes
announce Cultural Grants for
area croups
Grants aid a variety of cultural activities benefiting 10th Worcester District
September
26, 2007...Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, and Rep. John Fernandes, D-Milford, recently announced that the Massachusetts Cultural Council has awarded local grants totaling $16,440 for the cultural councils in the communities of Milford, Mendon and Hopedale. The grants will be utilized to celebrate the arts, humanities and sciences through a variety of programs available to the general public.
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| Alicea
and Moore announce
state cultural
grants to local
communities
September
20, 2007...Representative Geraldo Alicea (D-Charlton) and Senator Richard T. Moore (D-Uxbridge) today announced that grants totaling over $15,000 have been awarded to cultural organizations in the towns of Oxford ($5690) and Southbridge ($9720) by the Massachusetts Cultural Council
(MCC). This support provides each town with grant money to be used for a wide range of educational and cultural experiences for children as well as members of the community.
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| Massachusetts Cultural Council grants totaling $81,370
benefit local organizations
September
20, 2007... State grants totaling $81,370 have been awarded to cultural organizations and Hartnett Middle School in Sen. Richard T. Moore’s, D-Uxbridge, district by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency that supports public programs and educational activities in the arts, sciences, and humanities.
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 Senator Moore reads to South County
Pediatrics patients in Webster
September 20,
2007... Sen. Richard T. Moore (D-Uxbridge) recently visited the doctors and nurses of South County Pediatrics in Webster to show his support for Reach Out and Read (ROR), a literacy program that teaches parents about the importance of reading to children at an early age. During his visit, the senator read the book, “Little Teddy Left Behind” to their young patients.
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| Bill puts computer classes a click away
By Lauren
Gniazdowski
Daily News Tribune
September
20, 2007...Waltham resident Robert Pilicy says he is proof "you can teach an old dog new tricks."
Pilicy, 63, has improved his computer skills through courses at the William F. Stanley Senior Center. "I only recently familiarized myself with the world of cyberspace. I am not an expert yet," he said.
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| Moore
sends letter to
Senate Clerk to
explain his absence
from Senate Session
on September 20th
September
20, 2007...Sen.
Richard T. Moore,
D-Uxbridge, who is
currently in
Argentina as a
member of a
delegation of state
legislators visiting
the country sent a
letter to Senate
Clerk William F.
Welch today to
explain his absence
from the Senate
Session scheduled
for September 20th.
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| Sen.
Moore to share
expertise with
Argentina’s state
legislators
September
18, 2007... As a
national officer of
the National
Conference of State
Legislatures (NCSL),
Senator Richard T.
Moore has been
invited by NCSL to
join its annual
international study
tour to meet with
state legislators
from another
country. This year,
state legislators
from Argentina will
host the NCSL
officers for an
exchange of ideas on
public policies and
legislative
procedures.
The
U. S. delegation
will visit several
state capitols and
meet with Argentine
state legislators in
Buenos Aires, Santa
Fe, Neuquen, San
Martin de los Andes,
and Bariloche. In
addition, they will
visit the
Presidential Palace,
known as the “Casa
Rosada,” or
“Pink House,”
which is comparable
to the White House
in the United
States.
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| Many Mass. hospitals will pay for errors
Federal resistance to fees forces review
By Liz
Kowalczyk
Boston Globe
September
17, 2007...About half of Massachusetts hospitals say they have adopted policies to waive charges for serious medical errors such as wrong-site surgery and harmful medication mistakes, and others say they plan to, amid growing resistance from government and health insurers to paying for poor outcomes.
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| Moore
testifies in support
of his bill to
require hospitals to
medical error and
infection rates
September
12, 2007...Today,
Sen. Richard T.
Moore delivered
testimony before the
Joint Committee on
Public Health in
support of
legislation he filed
that would, among
other things,
require hospitals to report their rates of medical errors and hospital acquired infections
(HAIs).
" Massachusetts must act if it wants to remain a state that can justifiable claim to lead the national discourse on health care
reform," said
Moore, who chairs
the Joint Committee
on Health Care
Financing. " The federal government and an increasing number of states and local governments are taking steps to better monitor and reduce HAI and medical errors."
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| Mendon student investigates mandatory minimum sentencing
September
10, 2007...Summer internships give students an opportunity to learn about a career field while enhancing their future resume and making key contacts. One local college student, with a career interest in criminal justice, took on the challenge of two intern projects this summer that resulted in gaining all three benefits. His work also won praise from the district attorney and an influential state senator.
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| Moore
sends letters to
Speaker DiMasi and
House Ways and Means
Chair Robert DeLeo
urging swift passage
of Bernat Mill
relief legislation
September
5, 2007...Sen.
Richard T. Moore,
today, sent letters
to Massachusetts
House Speaker
Salvatore F. DiMasi,
D-Boston, and House
Ways and Means
Chairman Robert A.
DeLeo, D-Winthrop,
urging swift action
on legislation to
help the town and
affected business
owners recover from
devastating fire
that destroyed the
Bernat Mill Complex
on July 21, 2007.
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| Op-Ed:
Staying healthy is the
best health care
By Senator Richard T. Moore
September 4, 2007...An apple a day to stay healthy isn’t good enough any more! Maintaining good health is essential in preventing the onset of chronic diseases and other health burdens that can significantly impact the quality of life. Prevention is important at every age, but it’s especially true as we grow older.
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 Armen Antranigian of Mendon
completes internship at the State House
September 4, 2007...
Armenag “Armen” Antranigian of Mendon recently completed a summer internship at the State House with Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge. Antranigian, a sophomore at Providence College, completed special projects for the senator and his staff and learned about the day to day operations of the state legislature.
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