State grant to aid Lynn; Bank gives Salem $10k
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Central Square in Lynn should be looking a bit brighter. New sidewalks, curbs, fences, lights, landscaping, and road improvements are planned for the Gateway Artisan Block, a key area of the square, with $830,000 in state grant money given to Lynn last week.
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EASTERN  LANCASTER - The Virginia Department of Transportation plans to seek $1 million in federal grants to replace two ferries on the Northern Neck. The Lancaster County Board of Supervisors endorsed the proposal Thursday night to replace the Merry Point Ferry on state Route 604.
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City school officials are expected to announce a five (m) million dollar grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant will help pay for the district&#39;s secondary school redesign plan, and create new partnerships with colleges in the area.
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By Christina M. Woods, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Feb. 26--Wichita and Sedgwick County agencies that provide housing and services to the homeless have received more than $1.8 million in federal grants.   The U.S.
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The government says it is raising financial help available to part-time higher education students.
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New York Life Insurance Co.'s charitable arm is donating $10 million to the Colin Powell Center for Policy Studies, former U.S. Secretary of State Powell and other officials announced on Tuesday.
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Hull is to receive Â£2.1m to help it recover from last month's floods - the biggest share of government aid.
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The GE Foundation tomorrow will give $45,000 to improve fish counts in Massachusetts rivers, including the Saugus River, which runs alongside General Electric's aircraft engine plant in Lynn.
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Jay Agarwal of Concord has donated $250,000 to establish the Elizabeth Smith Agarwal Diabetes Center, which will be part of the Center for Specialty Care that Emerson Hospital is building on Baker Avenue in Concord. Agarwal, whose late wife had been treated for diabetes at Emerson, is a consultant to major corporations on metals, minerals, and energy matters. New bank ...
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Â· Conway barred for 10 days and told to repay Â£13,000Â· Support for fully audited expenses is growing
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By Jerome L. Sherman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Mar. 13--WASHINGTON -- Southwestern Pennsylvania stands to benefit from a  package of $14 billion in low-interest loans that the U.S. House approved last  week to help local governments pay for improvements to their sewage systems.
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(Hartford-AP, Nov. 9, 2004 6:15 PM) _ Connecticut and other New England residents are earning big bucks, but the region is stingy when it comes to giving to charity.
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The federal government awarded nearly $1.4 billion in grants to support local homeless programs Tuesday, a slight increase from the amount doled out a year ago.
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December 30, 2004 -- 1000CET--Now monetary funds to assist tsunami survivors can be donated through banks in Malta and Gozo, the Civil Protection Department and the Malta Red Cross Society said.
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on  Friday it had made available up to $325 million in emergency  lending for tsunami relief efforts in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and  Maldives. The Manila-based lending institution said about $175  million could be diverted from existing projects in the three  countries, while up to $150 million in new low-cost loans could  be drawn.
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MASSACHUSETTS The Boston Celtics, Boston Scientific, and Intel have joined the tsunami relief effort. The Intel Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Intel Corporation, has raised its donation from $100,000 to $1 million to aid victims. Intel employees in Hudson are expected to set up tables to raise additional funds. The Foundation is expected to match employee donations. The Boston Celtics ...
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Governor Ed Rendell says the state has averted disaster by winning federal approval of more than $1,000,000,000 in additional Medicaid funding over the next four years.