Brad Jones

House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) and State Representative Richard M.

House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) recently secured $90,000 in state funding earmarks in the Fiscal Year 2025 House budget to support several North Reading initiatives.

Roane State Community College will honor the Class of 2024 with multiple commencement ceremonies this spring due to the number of expected graduates and guests.

May 1, 2024 (Knoxville, TN) — The Knoxville Museum of Art is pleased to announce Tools as Art: Work & Play on view from May 3 through August

Tuesday afternoon turned chaotic on the eastbound lanes of I-40 as emergency responders raced to the scene of a single-vehicle accident near the 342-mile marker, descending Rockwood Mountain.

House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) recently secured $85,000 in state funding earmarks in the Fiscal Year 2025 House budget to support three Lynnfield initiatives. During the three-day House budget debate, which took place from April 24-26, Representative Jones successfully advocated for the adoption of three amendments he filed on the town's behalf seeking funding to support the work of A Healthy Lynnfield, renovations to the Lynnfield Public Library, and preservation work at the historic West Burying Ground and Old Burying Ground. The House engrossed its budget by a vote of 153-4 on April 26. The largest local earmark, for $35,000, will support substance abuse education and programming offered by A Healthy Lynnfield. Founded in 2017, A Healthy Lynnfield is focused on promoting a healthier and safer community by preventing substance use and providing residents with access to treatment and recovery resources. The House budget also allocates $25,000 for the Lynnfield Public Library renovation project to help pay for design and development costs. After voters rejected plans to construct a new library at the Fall 2023 Town Meeting, Lynnfield is now focused on renovating the existing library building at 18 Summer Street. The third earmark, also for $25,000, will support the ongoing preservation efforts being undertaken by the Lynnfield Historical Commission at the West Burying Ground and the Old Burying Ground, which date back to 1813 and 1728, respectively, and include the graves of many local veterans who served our country. Gravestones and markers at both cemeteries are damaged and in need of repairs, and the monuments are old and fragile. In addition to conducting needed repair work, the Lynnfield Historical Commission is focused on developing a perpetual care plan for carrying out ongoing maintenance and oversight work at both sites. “This year's budget cycle is taking place against a backdrop of months of declining state revenues, with next year's budget expected to be even more fiscally challenging,” said Representative Jones. “Our cities and towns are certainly not immune from these trends and are facing the same challenges to balance their municipal budgets, which is why I am pleased to have been able to secure preliminary approval to help fund Lynnfield's top local priorities in the House budget. I will continue to advocate on the town's behalf to ensure that these critical earmarks are retained in the final state budget that reaches the Governor's desk.” The budget now heads to the Senate, which is expected to debate its own version of the general appropriations bill the week of May 20. The differences between the House and Senate versions of the budget will be worked out by a six-member conference committee, which will produce a final compromise spending plan to send to Governor Maura Healey for her review and signature. We've removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) released the following statement after voting to pass H.R. 6090, the Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023 Rep.

House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) will be holding district office hours in North Reading on Friday, May 10 from 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. at the Flint Memorial Library, located at 147 Park Street.

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