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  • Third Winners of VaxMillions Lottery Announced

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    FRAMINGHAM, MA — The winners for the third of five drawings for the Massachusetts VaxMillions Giveaway has been announced. The winner of this week’s $1 million prize is Leo Costinos of Attleboro. Leo is a controller at a financial firm. He got vaccinated to protect himself, his family and his community. Leo plans to use his winnings to support his children’s college plans.

    The winner of this week’s $300,000 college scholarship is Lilla Eliet of Reading. Lilla is entering the 8th grade at Coolidge Middle School in Reading this fall where she is a member of the Coolidge Science Olympiad team. Lilla is already thinking about where she might attend college and is interested in science and technology. She hopes to have a career in the field of medicine. Lilla received the vaccine as soon as she was eligible in order to protect herself and others.

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    Third Winners of VaxMillions Lottery Announced

  • July 2021: Earth’s Hottest Month on Record

    FRAMINGHAM, MA, (USA, EARTH) – July 2021 has earned the unenviable distinction as the world’s hottest month ever recorded, according to new global data released today, (August 13, 2021), by NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information. 

    A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: floods, heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and loss of glacial ice. (NOAA)

    “In this case, first place is the worst place to be,” said NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad, Ph.D. “July is typically the world’s warmest month of the year, but July 2021 outdid itself as the hottest July and month ever recorded. This new record adds to the disturbing and disruptive path that climate change has set for the globe.”

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    July 2021: Earth’s Hottest Month on Record

  • New Postage Stamps Feature Popular Backyard Games

    August 12, 2021, U.S. Postal Service releases new commemorative “Forever Stamps” featuring popular backyard games.

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — The U.S. Postal Service today, (August 12, 2021), celebrates the outdoor recreational games that Americans play with vibrant new stamps.

    The pane of 16 stamps features eight designs illustrating eight backyard games — badminton, bocce, cornhole, croquet, flying disc, horseshoes, tetherball and pickup baseball. The stamps are now being sold at Post Office locations nationwide and online.

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    New Postage Stamps Feature Popular Backyard Games

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