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Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Residential retrofitting program turns on high-speed internet for Bay Meadow Apts. in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Luz Ramos, a 29-year resident of the Bay Meadow Apartments affordable housing complex in Springfield, helped Monday to turn on new, high-speed internet capable of delivering up to 1 gigabit-a-second upload and download speeds. 'This is going to open a lot of doors,' Ramos said after a news conference Monday at the complex. She recently received her high school equivalency diploma. And she plans to go on and take college courses. Ramos also describes how her grandchildren, and her neighbors and their children will now be able to do homework, and access information and job opportunities easily without a trip to the library for better internet. 'The doors are open, and I'm going to walk right through them,' she said. The 148-unit Bay Meadow Apartments is the first housing development in Massachusetts to get connected through the Residential Retrofit Program of Massachusetts Technology Collaborative's Massachusetts Broadband Institute. Funded with $82 million from the American Rescue Plan Act, the program already has committed $38.9 million to deliver internet to more than 27,300 housing units across the state, said Michael Baldino, director and general counsel for the institute. In Western Massachusetts alone, the institute has committed $14 million for 8,000 units, Baldino said. The units are in Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee, Easthampton, Northampton and Westfield. Housing operators interested in applying to the next round of the retrofit program may submit an expression of interest form by July 31. For more information, applicants should visit The funds must be spent by the end of 2026. The program pays for upgrades to wiring and connectivity infrastructure that in some cases is phone cabling that's 50 years old, Baldino said. Through internet provider Aervivo Inc. and property owner Preservation of Affordable Housing, Bay Meadow Apartment residents get free service of 100 megabits per second. For $19 a month, residents can upgrade to the faster 1 gigabit-a-second service. 'Which is more than enough for any family to do anything they need to do, whether it is doing Teams meetings for work, accessing education, checking with family, accessing government resources. This is state of the art,' said Baldino. Without the upgrades, it's a different story. 'The wiring prevents them from getting high-quality access,' Baldino said. 'The speeds might be lower. It may cut in and out.' The internet has gone from an amenity to a must-have utility, said Preservation of Affordable Housing President and CEO Aaron Gornstein. 'Having high speed internet access is really key to economic opportunity for our residents,' he said. 'It is really crucial for participation in our economy.' At the event, U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal called internet access a 'civil right' for the 21st century, given that it's required to do almost any everyday task. It's a right that the Residential Retrofit program will continue to guarantee, despite the political changes since the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill was passed in 2021. He said the money is still secure. 'The American Rescue (Plan's) roots have taken hold for sure. I think there is no threat,' Neal said. Chicopee budget up 6% on personnel, police costs; mayor proposes $3M to defray taxes ICE takes two into custody in Amherst in crackdown on 'sanctuary' communities With cannabis industry struggling, Western Mass. sellers and growers seek relief from high court Read the original article on MassLive.
Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dak Prescott and Fiancée Welcome Daughter and Share Her Celestial Name
Fact checked by Sarah Scott Dak Prescott is now a father of two! The Dallas Cowboys quarterback and his fiancee Sarah Jane Ramos welcomed their second daughter, born May 22. Prescott shared the heartwarming news on Instagram, writing "God is Great." The photo shows Ramos beaming as she holds their newborn alongside their first daughter, Margaret Jane "MJ" Rose, who was born in February 2024. Now a family of four, Prescott and Ramos have continued their baby name tradition of picking royal and ethereal monikers. Here's everything to know about the meaning, origin, and popularity of their baby's new name: Aurora Rayne Prescott. Origin: Latin Meaning: "Dawn" Similar Names and Variations: Aroa, Aura, Aurea, Aurelia Famous Namesakes: Aurora Quezon (First Lady of the Philippines), Aurora "Rory" Block (country blues guitarist and singer), Princess Aurora (Disney's Sleeping Beauty) Peak Popularity: After re-entering the top 500 charts in 2000, Aurora has steadily climbed the charts. It broke into the top 100 in 2015 and the top 50 in 2018. According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), the name has continued to rise in popularity, peaking at position #16 in 2024. Origin: Yiddish, French, Latin Meaning: "Counsel" or "helpful friend" Similar Names and Variations: Rayna, Reina, Layne Famous Namesakes: Rayne Johnson, American country music singer. Peak Popularity: According the SSA, Rayne reached its peak popularity in 2019, ranking at #736 among baby girl names. Since then the name has dropped in popularity, taking the #948 spot in is also Prescott's first name—his full name is Rayne Dakota who proposed to Ramos in October 2024, is clearly embracing his growing family. While fans await his return to the NFL field, he seems to be relishing every moment of fatherhood. He writes under the news-breaking post, "I love you @sarahjane and the Family we've created ♥️" Read the original article on Parents
GMA Network
19 hours ago
- Sport
- GMA Network
Is Dwight Ramos open to joining 'pogi-only' squad Rain or Shine? Gian Mamuyac asks
From 'Bayan ng Rain or Shine' to 'Bayan ng Pogi'? Rain or Shine Elasto Painters head coach Yeng Guiao recently said in jest that aside from the Elasto Painters' need for a big man, Kris Porter was also signed because he was good looking. "Gusto namin yung mga may itsura rin. Bawal ang pangit dito sa Rain or Shine so may advantage siya doon," Guiao joked last Wednesday. Well, Rain or Shine does have a lot of heartthrobs with the likes of Caelan Tiongson, Andrei Caracut, Anton Asistio, and Shaun Ildefonso to name a few. But are they open to welcome one of the most talked about players in Philippine basketball in Dwight Ramos? This is a question which another pogi player Gian Mamuyac asked his former teammate Ramos during a watch brand's event last Saturday. Mamuyac and Ramos played together previously for Ateneo de Manila in the PCCL in 2020 before the pandemic hit and the latter decided to bring his talent to Japan. During the event, Mamuyac playfully asked Ramos if the latter is open to play in the PBA, and join the Elasto Painters. Here is Ramos' answer: "Maybe, you gotta ask Coach Yeng," Ramos said. "Coach Yeng hasn't talked to me and maybe we can work something out." While Ramos has no definite answer yet, fans can still catch him in Japan as he just renewed his contract with the Levanga Hokkaido in the Japan He is also part of the Gilas Pilipinas squad which will play in the FIBA Asia Cup and the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. Beyond his looks, Ramos would surely be loved by any team because of his talent. —JKC, GMA Integrated News
Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Trent Alexander-Arnold said it all with Sergio Ramos remark after Mo Salah clash
Mohamed Salah and Sergio Ramos famously clashed in the 2018 Champions League final and while the Spaniard was villainsed for his part in the incident, Trent Alexander-Arnold had a different take on the matter Trent Alexander-Arnold will become a Real Madrid player on Sunday and his comments about former Los Blancos star Sergio Ramos perhaps say it all about why the defender is making a move to the Spanish capital. Ramos, now 39, has gone down in the pantheon of footballing villains on the red half of Merseyside. It unfolded as Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool were facing Madrid in the 2018 Champions League final in Kyiv The stage was set for Mohamed Salah to cap off a stunning season by firing the Reds to their sixth European Cup. However, the Egyptian star's dream quickly descended into a nightmare after a brutal tussle with the rugged Madrid defender sent Salah thudding to the ground. Liverpool's talisman was escorted off the pitch in tears just 26 minutes into the game with an injured shoulder - his Champions League dream, and his team's, in tatters. Madrid ultimately prevailed 3-1 and the incident was enough to make Ramos an enemy of Anfield loyalists for life - something of a persona non grata on Merseyside. Yet Alexander-Arnold saw the event differently. He soon after owned up to admiring Ramos', win-at-all-cost mentality, and it's these comments that could demonstrate why he was so eager to join Madrid, with the Spanish giants' winning values perhaps perfectly aligning with the 26-year-old's own. Speaking back in September 2018, while the rest of the Liverpool was still reeling over what Ramos snatched from them, the full-back revealed his utmost respect for the Spanish star. 'Everyone has their ways of winning and he has shown over the last 10 years that he's a winner," Alexander-Anold told the Guardian. 'So has his team. To win the Champions League three times in a row takes some doing. Ramos has probably been the best centre-back in the world for some time. Even if he was the enemy in May you still have to respect him as a player.' Despite Klopp recently defending Alexander-Arnold from the jeers he was subjected to by Liverpool fans in light of his impending exit, it seems they don't share the same opinion on Ramos. 'Is Mr Sergio Ramos really a good guy?' said Klopp on Toni Kroos' Einfach mal Lupen podcast in October 2024. 'He's not my favourite player. The action was brutal. I could never understand that mentality, I never had players like that and, when I did, I made sure they left.' Salah, too, could not bring himself to discuss Ramos, and rather focused on what the moment took away from him. "The final of the Champions League, a big dream for yourself, for the city, for the fans and for everyone. We wanted to win the Champions League," he said, speaking back in 2019. 'And that time, mentally, it was very, very bad. Especially when I got substituted, I went to the dressing room and was just crying because I felt like the Champions League was over." When he was asked if he had the chance to speak to Ramos since the match, Salah added: 'Oh no. I didn't speak to him and for me the subject is closed. I'm not talking about him now." Alexander-Arnold will now join Real in time to play in the Club World Cup after the Spanish side paid a fee to release him from Liverpool early. The player has already agreed a six-year deal with the 15-time European Cup winners.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Rep. Orlando Ramos offers tie-tying lessons to Springfield students
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Representative Orlando Ramos is launching a new initiative to teach young men in Springfield Public Schools how to tie a tie. He and community mentors visited Putnam Academy on Friday morning to set students on the path to success. Ramos says that this is an important yet overlooked life skill and hopes to show students the importance of making a good impression. He told 22News, 'I hope they walk away with the experience of seeing people who look like them. And positive role models that are in the community, both in the private sector and the public sector, and learn about careers that they're not even aware of.' Ramos is a Putnam graduate and wanted to give back to the community there. He hopes to expand this initiative to all of Springfield's public schools, so that everyone can learn how to tie a tie. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
