AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Abington Massachusetts. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/abington-ma 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/abington-ma https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Mon, 21 Apr 2025 22:31:22 -0500 Join in the Fun! Participate in the parade - ?Enter a marching group - Create a float - ?Decorate and enter your car or truck Click here for Parade https://www.americantowns.com/news/abington-saint-patricks-day-parade-2024-31648562-abington-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/abington-saint-patricks-day-parade-2024-31648562-abington-ma.html Arts and Entertainment Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Barrett's Haunted Mansion Attractions: Haunted Mansion: In the shadowed corners of Abington, whispers of “The Game Master” chill the https://www.americantowns.com/news/barretts-haunted-mansion-attraction-2024-31696573-abington-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/barretts-haunted-mansion-attraction-2024-31696573-abington-ma.html Arts and Entertainment Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Boston — Today, Governor Maura T. Healey and Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer announced the creation of a Youth Climate Council. The council will https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-healey-climate-chief-hoffer-announce-creation-of-youth-climate-council-31565951-worcester-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-healey-climate-chief-hoffer-announce-creation-of-youth-climate-council-31565951-worcester-ma.html Government and Politics Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Boston — Following a Supreme Court order staying a Texas federal court judge’s decision that had blocked FDA approval of the medication https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-healey-responds-to-supreme-court-order-mifepristone-remains-safe-legal-and-available-31565952-framingham-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-healey-responds-to-supreme-court-order-mifepristone-remains-safe-legal-and-available-31565952-framingham-ma.html Government and Politics Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s Decision on https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-warrens-statement-on-the-supreme-courts-decision-on-alliance-for-hippocratic-medicine-v-fda-31566015-quincy-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-warrens-statement-on-the-supreme-courts-decision-on-alliance-for-hippocratic-medicine-v-fda-31566015-quincy-ma.html Government and Politics Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Exactly 152 years after the passage of the Ku Klux Klan Act, Congress seeks to end law enforcement officers' shield of accountability for misconduct. https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-warren-joins-senator-markey-and-representative-pressley-in-reintroducing-legislation-to-end-qualified-immunity-31566018-amherst-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-warren-joins-senator-markey-and-representative-pressley-in-reintroducing-legislation-to-end-qualified-immunity-31566018-amherst-ma.html Government and Politics Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the below statement on the Financial Stability Oversight Council https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-warren-applauds-regulators-for-rescinding-trump-administration-guidance-urges-council-to-protect-financial-system-after-banking-crisis-31566019-pittsfield-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-warren-applauds-regulators-for-rescinding-trump-administration-guidance-urges-council-to-protect-financial-system-after-banking-crisis-31566019-pittsfield-ma.html Government and Politics Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) today https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-markey-and-rep-pressley-announce-reintroduction-of-fare-free-transit-legislation-freedom-to-move-act-31567038-duxbury-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-markey-and-rep-pressley-announce-reintroduction-of-fare-free-transit-legislation-freedom-to-move-act-31567038-duxbury-ma.html Government and Politics Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 “We ask that you ensure new digital trade rules complement—rather than conflict with—our efforts to promote competition in the https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-warren-lawmakers-reiterate-concern-over-big-tech-pushing-digital-trade-rules-that-conflict-with-biden-competition-agenda-and-pending-legislation-31567039-natick-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-warren-lawmakers-reiterate-concern-over-big-tech-pushing-digital-trade-rules-that-conflict-with-biden-competition-agenda-and-pending-legislation-31567039-natick-ma.html Government and Politics Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington - Today, Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and https://www.americantowns.com/news/markey-warren-massachusetts-lawmakers-urge-secretary-blinken-to-provide-all-possible-support-to-americans-in-sudan-request-congressional-briefing-31567645-taunton-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/markey-warren-massachusetts-lawmakers-urge-secretary-blinken-to-provide-all-possible-support-to-americans-in-sudan-request-congressional-briefing-31567645-taunton-ma.html Government and Politics Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Warren: “Holding up the promotions of every single senior military nominee isn’t democracy; it’s extortion and that kind of https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-warren-ramps-up-pressure-for-senate-to-confirm-military-nominations-calls-out-reckless-and-dangerous-republican-holds-31567650-fitchburg-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-warren-ramps-up-pressure-for-senate-to-confirm-military-nominations-calls-out-reckless-and-dangerous-republican-holds-31567650-fitchburg-ma.html Government and Politics Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Personnel, and Chuck https://www.americantowns.com/news/senators-warren-grassley-call-for-transparency-from-department-of-defense-on-former-us-military-personnel-working-for-foreign-governments-31567658-beverly-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senators-warren-grassley-call-for-transparency-from-department-of-defense-on-former-us-military-personnel-working-for-foreign-governments-31567658-beverly-ma.html Government and Politics Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 “Your proposed amendment to the QPAM Exemption should address these loopholes that have allowed corporate wrongdoers to continue conducting https://www.americantowns.com/news/warren-urges-labor-department-to-finalize-retirement-rule-to-curb-special-favors-for-corporate-criminals-31567660-cambridge-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/warren-urges-labor-department-to-finalize-retirement-rule-to-curb-special-favors-for-corporate-criminals-31567660-cambridge-ma.html Government and Politics Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Boston — After a statewide student essay competition, Governor Maura T. Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll today unveiled the portraits https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-healey-and-lieutenant-governor-driscoll-unveil-winners-of-the-governors-portrait-essay-contest-31568142-boston-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-healey-and-lieutenant-governor-driscoll-unveil-winners-of-the-governors-portrait-essay-contest-31568142-boston-ma.html Government and Politics Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington (April 26, 2023) - Today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement regarding https://www.americantowns.com/news/markey-warren-statement-on-privatization-of-public-sector-jobs-at-umass-amherst-31568210-salem-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/markey-warren-statement-on-privatization-of-public-sector-jobs-at-umass-amherst-31568210-salem-ma.html Government and Politics Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500