Boston Prepares for Future Superstorms

Boston prepares for future superstorms
The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center is seeking a major expansion. Hundreds of residential buildings are in … The new Spaulding Rehab hospital in Charlestown, opening in April, was designed to endure a 2.5-foot sea level rise. All of its … Read more on Boston Globe

Reshaping history
The enormous timbers were discovered while crews were prepping the site for the ongoing Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital construction project. As Stevens explained, the wood had been stored in a salt-water pond to preserve it for the eventual … Read more on Boston Globe

Sequester cuts would put Vermont million in the red, lead to Guard …
Funding for community health centers, vocational rehabilitation for developmentally disabled Vermonters, and affordable housing projects will all be slashed under the automatic spending cuts. The mandatory reductions would eliminate …. Federal … Read more on Vermont Biz