Sen. Lewis Touts New Foster Child Bill Of Rights
State Sen. Jason Lewis and Rep. Lipper-Garabedian announced this week that the Massachusetts Legislature has passed a bill creating a Foster Child Bill of Rights and tightening oversight of the state's child welfare system, a development flagged by Wakefield Patch. Locally, the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library has set a Sept. 1 author talk and voters head to the polls for the state primary the same day.
COMMUNITY & ARTS
The Lucius Beebe Memorial Library will host an author talk with historian David O. Stewart on Sept. 1 at 2 p.m., where Stewart will discuss his new book, "The Democracy We Must Keep." Residents can register in advance and submit questions ahead of the virtual session.
The library's weekly Drop-in Tech Help returns Sept. 2 from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Lecture Hall, offering 15-minute one-on-one appointments for residents with technology questions.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"Sen. Lewis, Rep. Lipper-Garabedian, and Mass. Legislature Pass Bill to Enhance Child Welfare Protections": the new law sets up a Foster Child Bill of Rights and adds accountability measures for the state agency overseeing foster care, per Wakefield Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/wakefield).
"Walk of Hope for ALS": Wakefield Patch reports a community walk supporting ALS research is set for Sept. 12, though organizers had not released route or registration details as of this week (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/wakefield).
"Up And Social Narrows Focus to Family and Estate Planning Law Firms After 14 Years in ...": the Wakefield-linked marketing firm, founded in Boston in 2012, said it is now concentrating exclusively on serving family and estate planning law practices, according to a Business Insider Markets report (read it at https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/up-and-social-narrows-focus-to-family-and-estate-planning-law-firms-after-14-years-in-general-local-marketing-1036503405).
COMING UP
The Nahant Street Yard Waste Site is open Saturday, Aug. 29. Wakefield voters cast ballots in the state primary on Tuesday, Sept. 1, the same day the library hosts its David O. Stewart author talk at 2 p.m. The library's Drop-in Tech Help follows Wednesday, Sept. 2, from 2 to 3 p.m.
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.