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  • Arbor Day Foundation names Hanscom Tree City USA community

    The nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation has recognized Hanscom's commitment to urban forestry by naming the base a Tree City USA community for the 26th consecutive year.The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the National Association of State Foresters and

  • Rabies prevention

    Many residents here may not be aware that Massachusetts is considered a high risk for rabies year round. The Public Health Office is taking the time to educate families on the presence and threat of rabies in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, how personnel can protect themselves, and the guidelines

  • Annual ‘Volunteer Salute’ to be held Sept. 19

    The 2013 Hanscom Volunteer Salute will be held Sept. 19 at the Hanscom Conference Center from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The volunteer salute and reception lunch are free to all base volunteers and their supporters, whether they volunteered one hour or 1,000 hours on base or off base, in the past

  • Safety remains priority

    The 66th Air Base Group Safety Office reminds everyone that despite the Critical Days of Summer campaign recently concluding, the importance of safety should not be forgotten. The theme for this year's CDOS observance was "Safe 'n Sound - All Year Round." The theme serves as an important reminder

  • AF tuition assistance application window delayed for FY14

    Airmen applying for tuition assistance in fiscal 2014 will see several changes in both eligibility for and administration of the program.Due to these changes, the application window for classes beginning on or after Oct. 1 will not open until Sept. 9 to allow for system updates.This program is

  • Straight Talk: Safe 'n Sound - All Year Round

    Team Hanscom - On Sept. 2, our nation will celebrate Labor Day as a way to pay tribute to all of our citizens who have worked so hard to create and sustain this great country. Our nation's strength, freedom and prosperity would be impossible without the dedication and tireless efforts of the

  • Cradles to crayons drive underway

    As children head back to school this month, looking their best in new school clothes and carrying new school supplies is a great way to start the new year. However, for many children throughout Massachusetts, heading back to school with new clothes and new school supplies won't necessarily be the

  • Volunteer team helps Veterans

    A group of Air Force personnel recently teamed up to demolish walls and remove debris in a home bought by the Veterans Northeast Outreach Center. According to their website, www.northeastveterans.org, the outreach center was founded in 1985 to address the needs of Veterans and their families

  • Children return to school

    The days are getting shorter and nights cooler. Summer vacation has come and gone and now it's time for children to head back to school.The first day of school for students in first through twelfth grade is Sept. 3. Pre-school and kindergarten students begin school Sept. 4. "Military families move

  • Vietnam veteran awarded Bronze Star

    More than 100 friends and family members gathered here Aug. 26 to attend the presentation of the Bronze Star Medal to a U.S. Marine Corps staff sergeant 46 years after his "heroic achievement" in the Republic of Vietnam in 1967. Retired U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. David M. Nugent received the