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How Associations Are Changing Up School Sunscreen Rules

Associations Now

Similar measures were already on the books in California, New York, Oregon, and Texas, and legislators in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island are currently working on their own bills. The group has been particularly active in California, which passed its law exempting sunscreen from school medication rules in 2002.

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Reach for More Fruits and Veggies on Heart Association’s Eating Healthy Day

Associations Now

Karen Aspry, a cardiologist and member of the AHA’s Rhode Island Board of Directors, said in a statement. That’s roughly four and a half cups for an average adult consuming 2,000 calories a day. The link between diet and heart disease has been recognized for more than 50 years,”Dr.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.9.21

Reid All About it

Even though I’m Massachusetts born and raised, I’m not a snob about canned clams—they have their place. Would fresh clams be better? Of course, but canned do just fine in a pinch.

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At home, at work: Regulating home businesses in community associations

Ungrated

and a fellow in CAI’s College of Community Association Lawyers , says there haven’t been many problems with home based businesses in the more than 4,000 Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire townhome and condominium communities his firm represents. He did have to write a letter to the owner of a Cape Cod, Mass.,

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Window Maintenance & Replacement: Caring for a Crucial Building System

Community Associations Network

When it comes to the list of most important systems to maintain—and potentially the most expensive to replace—in a multifamily building, windows are definitely near the top. The useful life of a given window depends on a number of factors, including its composition and design, as well as seasonal shifts and prevailing weather conditions.

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Governors Association Meeting Highlights Bipartisan Nature of Opioid Battle

Associations Now

The fight against synthetic opioids, largely taking place at the state level, took center stage at this week’s National Governors Association Summer Meeting in Rhode Island. During a panel discussion, Rhode Island Gov. The problem is one that brings leaders together from both parties.