News

State Representative Todd Smola

Telephone: (617) 722-2100 Email: Todd.Smola@MAHouse.gov

Massachusetts State House, Room 124

News from Representative Smola

Jul. 9, 2014 - Smola Announces FEMA Grant Awarded to Sturbridge Fire Department

Jul. 21, 2014 - Smola Announces Federal Block Grants Awarded to Local Communities

Sept. 16, 2014 - Town of Sturbridge Awarded Funds from New Recycling Dividends Program

Aug. 25, 2014 - Smola Announces State Grants to Benefit Cultural Community

Jun. 4, 2014 - Smola Rallies House Members in Support of GMO Labeling Legislation

Apr. 30, 2014 - Smola Sponsored EZ-ID License Plate Amendment Included in House Budget

Oct.16, 2014 - Additional Opportunities to Reduce Energy Waste and Manage Energy Costs

Sept. 22, 2014 - Smola Announces Literacy Partnerships Grant Awarded to Local Schools

Oct. 22, 2014 - Smola Announces Funding for Spring Street Culvert Replacement

Jan. 12, 2015 - Quaboag Valley Community Development Corp. Awarded Massachusetts Community Investment Tax Credit

Oct. 22, 2014 - Representative Smola Announces LAND Grant Awarded to Sturbridge

Oct. 23, 2014 - Smola Announces CHART Funding Awarded to Wing Memorial Hospital

Oct. 23, 2014 - Smola Announces CHART Funding Awarded to Baystate Mary Lane Hospital

Jan. 16, 2015 - Smola Announce $100 Million for Local Road and Bridge Repairs

Feb. 13, 2015 - Smola Appointed Ranking Minority Member of House Ways & Means Committee

Feb. 1, 2018 – House Approves FY18 Supplemental Budget

Feb. 1, 2018 – Rep. Smola Supports Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease

Jan. 26, 2018 – House Passes Housing Bond Bill

Jan. 3, 2018 - Ware Awarded Habitat Management Grant

Dec. 27, 2017 - Brimfield Awarded Green Community Grant

Dec. 21, 2017 – Rep. Smola’s End of the Year Review

Dec. 19, 2019 – RMV Updates Driver’s License Renewal Process

Nov. 27, 2017 – Warren Awarded SMRP Grant

Nov. 9, 2017 – House Approves Veterans Bill

Oct. 23, 2017 - Palmer Awarded DSAC Grant

Oct. 12, 2017 – Smola Supports Voting Reimbursement for Towns

Oct. 12, 2017 – Tantasqua Awarded Skills Capital Grant

Sep. 26, 2017 - LED Streetlight Conversion Funding for Ware and Warren

Aug. 29, 2017 – Warren Receives CCLC Grant

Jul. 11, 2017 – Quabaog Awarded Additional Learning Time Grant

Jun. 7, 2017 – Ware Awarded Funding for MVP Program

Apr. 6, 2017 - Palmer Downtown Initiative

Mar. 30, 2017 – Local Communities Receive Chapter 90 Funding

Mar. 15, 2017 - STEM Grant for Pathfinder High School

Mar. 9, 2017 – Rep. Smola Appointed to Polish Heritage Commission

Feb. 7, 2017 - Ware and Warren Earn Green Communities Designation

Feb. 7, 2017 - SAFE Grants for Local Fire Departments

Jan. 4, 2017 – Smola Supports Defibrillator Bill

Dec. 20, 2016 - Police Exam Scheduled

Dec. 19, 2016 – Palmer Signs Community Compact

Dec. 8, 2016 - Conservation Partnership Grant for Opacum Land Trust

Nov. 29, 2016 – Ware Receives MassGrad Grant

Nov. 4, 2016 – Rep. Smola’s Legislative Session Review

Oct. 18, 2016 - Community Security Trust Fund Grant for Ware Police Department

Oct. 13, 2016 - Highway Safety Grants for Local Towns

Oct. 7, 2016 – Smola Appointed to Commission on Pension Forfeiture

Oct. 4, 2016 - RMV Guidebook

Sep. 8, 2016 - Small Bridge Repair Applications

Sep. 1, 2016 – 2015-2016 Legislative Accomplishments

Aug. 23, 2016 – Smola Supports State Prescription Monitoring System

Aug. 4, 2016 – Smola Supports Municipal Roads and Bridges

Aug. 4, 2016 – Smola Supports Energy Diversification Bill

Aug. 3, 2016 – Smola Endorses Economic Development Bill

Aug. 1, 2016 – House Approves Municipal Modernization Bill

Jul. 15, 2016 – Smola Endorses Pay Equity Bill

Jul. 13, 2016 - HOME Act Supports Veterans

Jul. 11, 2016 – House Passes Economic Development Bond Bill

Jul. 5, 2016 – House Approves Conference Committee Budget

Jun. 30, 2016 – Non Compete Agreement Legislation Passed

Jun. 28, 2016 - RMV Low Number Plate Lottery

Jun. 23, 2016 – House Passes Municipal Road Bridges Bill

Jun. 21, 2016 - Community Development Block Grants for Area Towns

Jun. 20, 2016 - Municipal Modernization Bill

Jun. 16, 2016 – Sturbridge and Warren Named Tree City USA

Jun. 10, 2016 – House Passes Offshore Wind and Hydropower Bill

Jun. 8, 2016 - Holland Awarded IT Grant Funding

Jun. 2, 2016 – Smola Appointed to the Budget Conference Committee

May. 26, 2016 – Smola Endorses Public Records Reform

May. 19, 2016 - VFW Awards

May. 12, 2016 - HOME Act Approved by House of Representatives

May. 3, 2016 – House Passes Budget Plan

Apr. 27, 2016 – Smola Supports Proposal to Boost Local Aid

Apr. 26, 2016 - Educational Mandate Task Force

Apr. 21, 2016 - Ware Company Receives Funding for Hydropower Project Upgrade

Apr. 19, 2016 – DOR Launches Tax Amnesty Program

Apr. 13, 2016 – Quaboag Receives CCLC Grant

Apr. 7, 2016 – Bill Raises Solar Net Metering Cap

Mar. 30, 2016 - Chapter 90 Funding Approved

Mar. 28, 2016 - Tax Credit Award for Quaboag Valley CDC

Mar. 28, 2016 – Smola Supports License Suspension Bill

Mar. 22, 2016 - Quaboag CPSS Grant

Mar. 21, 2016 – Sturbridge Selected for Downtown Initiative Grant

Mar. 10, 2016 – Legislature Approves Opioid Bill

Feb. 25, 2016 – Tantasqua Receives Workforce Capital Skills Grant

Feb. 10, 2016 - DCR Grant Applications

Feb. 5, 2016 - Stabilization Fund Changes

Feb. 5, 2016 – Smola Supports Redistricting Commission

Feb. 1, 2016 - Circuit Breaker Tax Credit Guide

Jan. 19, 2016 – Smola Achieves Perfect Voting Record

Jan. 15, 2016 - DCR Arbor Day Poster Contest

Jan. 14, 2016 – House Passes Substance Addiction Bill

Jan. 11, 2016 – S.A.F.E. Grants for Local Towns

Dec. 17, 2015 – Ware Receives PARC Grant

Dec. 17, 2015 - Conservation Partnership Grant for Opacum Land Trust

Dec. 3, 2015 - Workforce Development Grant Awarded Palmer Foundry and OC White Company

Nov. 23, 2015 - Gravestone Bill Signing Ceremony With Governor Baker

Nov. 23, 2015 – GMO Bill Support Letter

Nov. 19, 2015 – House Passes Public Records Law

Nov. 18, 2015 – House Increases Solar Net Metering Cap

Nov. 5, 2015 – Smola Supports Veterans Legislation

Nov. 4, 2015 - Quaboag Awarded Alternative Education State Grant

Nov. 4, 2015 – Smola Gravestone Bill Passes House

Oct. 29, 2015 – House Passes Spending Bill

Oct. 26, 2015 – Quabbin Receives MassGrad Grant Funding

Oct. 20, 2015 – House Passes Foreclosure Bill

Oct. 20, 2015 – House Passes Bill to Deter Metal Theft Sails

Oct. 13, 2015 - RMV Online Services

Oct. 8, 2015 – Smola Supports Bill to Reduce Fentanyl Trafficking

Oct. 7, 2015 - Recreational Trails Grant Applications

Oct. 5, 2015 - CCLC Grant to Warren Elementary School

Sep. 30, 2015 – Sturbridge Receives Recycling Grant

Sep. 24, 2015 – Ware Awarded COPS Grant

Sep. 10, 2015 - Massachusetts Cultural Council Grants

Jul. 31, 2015 - Sales Tax Holiday

Jul. 29, 2015 - Unclaimed Property

Jul. 22, 2015 - CDBG Grant Funding for Ware

Jul. 22, 2015 - CDBG Grant Funding for Wales, Brimfield and Holland

Jul. 15, 2015 - Brimfield Trail Association

Jul. 8, 2015 - Palmer Receives Green Communities Energy Grant

Jul. 8, 2015 - FY16 Budget Overview

Jul. 6, 2015 – Sturbridge Environmental Grant Funding

May. 28, 2015 - My Ideal School Contest

May. 28, 2015 – Rep. Smola Appointed to Conference Committee

Apr. 30, 2015 - House Budget

Apr. 30, 2015 – House Passes Headlight Law

Apr. 29, 2015 - MLSC Grant for Quaboag

Apr. 17, 2015 - Quaboag Study Session

Mar. 30, 2015 - Budget Conference Committee

Mar. 26, 2015 - House Passes Early Retirement Incentive Program

Mar. 26, 2015 - Funding to Help Local Communities Fix Potholes

Mar. 25, 2015 - Winter Recovery Assistance Program

Feb. 25, 2015 - Senior Circuit Breaker Tax Credit

Feb. 15, 2018 - House Passes Consumer Credit Report Protections Bill

Mar. 27, 2018 - Brimfield and Quaboag Awarded Preschool Grants

Apr. 4, 2018 - Funding for local road and bridge repair

Apr. 15, 2018 - Criminal Justice Reform Bill

Apr. 27, 2018 - House and Senate Approve Chapter 90 Funding

May. 9, 2018 - Smola Appointed to Supplemental Budget Conference Committee

May. 17, 2018 - House Passes Mass Life Sciences Bill

Jun. 5, 2018 - Smola Appointed to Budget Conference Committee

Jun. 1, 2018 - Palmer Awarded $25K through Climate Change Grant

May. 31, 2018 - Smola Supports Bill to Promote Civics Education in Massachusetts

May. 30, 2018 - House Passes Legislation to Enhance Veterans Benefits

May. 24, 2018 - Municipal Police Training Fund

Jun. 20, 2018 - Michelle Holmgren Recognized by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women

Jun. 22, 2018 - Environmental Bond Bill

Jun. 25, 2018 - Pathfinder and Tantasqua Awarded Skills Capital Grants

Jul. 11, 2018 - Economic Development Bill

Jul. 12, 2018 - House Approves Boost to Education Funding

Aug. 20, 2018 - Palmer, Sturbridge and Warren Awarded Recycling Dividends Grants

Jul. 31, 2018 - Property Tax Exemption for Seniors

Jul. 30, 2018 - Campus Climate Surveys at Massachusetts Colleges

Jul. 30, 2018 - Wales, Brimfield and Holland Receive Community Development Grants

Jul. 27, 2018 - Ware Receives Community Development Block Grant

Jul. 26, 2018 - Smola Supports Bill to Protect Consumers’ Credit Information

Jul. 26, 2018 - Civics Education Bill

Jul. 20, 2018 - Municipal Police Training

Jul. 13, 2018 – Opioid Legislation

Sep. 25, 2018 – Smola Appointed to Concrete Foundation Commission

Sep. 7, 2018 - Palmer Crosswalk and Sidewalk Upgrades

Aug. 13, 2018 – Smola Maintains Perfect Voting Record

Oct. 16, 2018 - Brimfield and Holland Receive Community Compact IT Grants

Oct. 19, 2018 - Local Schools Awarded Literacy Grants

Oct. 24, 2018 – Funding for Local Road and Bridge Projects

Feb. 4, 2019 - Smola Reappointed to Ways and Means Committee

Feb. 28, 2019 - Heating Assistance Program

Apr. 29, 2019 - House Passes FY20 Budget

May. 2, 2019 – Pathfinder High School Receives Health Grant

May. 15, 2019 – $2.16 Million for 1st Hampden District Roads and Bridges

May. 16, 2019 – House Approves Hands-Free Cell Phone Driving Bill

May. 29, 2019 – Sturbridge Chosen to Receive Tree City USA Award

Jun. 12, 2019 – Smola Appointed to Budget Conference Committee

Jun. 14, 2019 – Three Month Delay in Paid Family and Medical Leave Payroll Tax

5.20.22 - Infrastructure Bond Bill

5.20.22 - Municipal Fiber Grant Sturbridge

5.19.22 - DESE Grants

5.17.22 - Ware Rapid Recovery Grant

4.28.22 - FY23 House Budget

4.26.22 - Automated External Defibrillators

4.14.22 - Palmer Green Communities Grant

4.6.22 - Opioid Settlement

4.5.22 - Travel & Tourism Recovery Grants

4.1.22 - WRAP Funding

3.31.22 - Ch 90 Bond Bill

3.24.22 - PVPC Grant

3.18.22 - Women's Rights History Trail

3.11.22 - Summer Lifeguards

3.10.22 - Supp Budget

3.3.22 - School Nutrition Grants

3.1.22 - Russia Pension Divestment

3.1.22 - Cybersecurity Grants

2.25.22 - Literacy Grants

2.14.22 - Fire Education Grants

2.11.22 - Soldiers Home Bill

2.1.22 - Community Development Block Grant

1.20.22 - Supp Budget

1.19.22 - Quaboag Students Grant

1.11.22 - Fire Safety Equipment Grants

12.29.21 - End of Year Review

12.22.21 - Quaboag Connector Grant

11.18.21 - Police Body Cams

11.18.21 - Community Hospitals Bill

11.17.21 - Genocide Education Bill

11.16.21 - Sustainable Materials Recovery Program

10.25.21 - Redistricting Bill

10.7.21 - Student Nutrition Bill

7.29.21 - Sales Tax Holiday Hearing

7.29.21 - Charitable Tax Deduction

7.23.21 - Burgess Elementary Shared Streets Grant

7.21.21 - Ware High School Innovation Grant

7.12.21 - State Budget

7.11.21 - House Rules Package

6.24.21 - Quaboag Summer School

6.22.21 - Sales Tax Holiday

6.22.21 - Mass Cultural Grants

6.22.21 - Chapter 90

6.16.21 - Pandemic Policy Extension

6.8.21 - Budget Conference Committee

4.30.21 - House Budget

4.16.21 - Holyoke Soldiers Home

4.8.21 - Local Aid

4.2.21 - Fire Safety Grants

3.29.21 - Worker Relief Bill

3.12.21 - Mail Voting Extension

3.11.21 - Workers and Employees Relief Bill

3.10.21 - Community One Stop for Growth

3.9.21 - Palmer Site Readiness Grant

3.5.21 - Small Business Relief

2.11.21 - Fire Education Grants

1.5.21 - Quaboag Connector Transit Grant

12.7.20 - FY21 Budget CCR

11.24.20 - Federal Grants for Local Police

11.24.20 - Brimfield and Ware IT Grants

11.6.20 - FY20 Closeout Budget

10.29.20 - Small Business Grant

10.29.20 - Lost Wages Assistance Program

8.25.20 - CESFP Grants

8.3.20 - MassTrails Grant

7.30.20 - Telehealth Bill

7.29.20 - FY21 Interim Budget

7.29.20 - Extended Session

7.29.20 - Breakfast After the Bell

7.29.20 - 2020 Economic Development Bill

7.13.20 - EEE Bill

7.13.20 - DCF Accountability

7.1.20 - Maternal Health Inequities

7.1.20 - Expanded Voting Options

7.1.20 - Chapter 90

6.25.20 - Supplemental Budget Engrossed

6.8.20 - Municipal Governance Bill

6.5.20 - Expanded Voting Options Bill

6.4.20 - Restaurant Relief Act

5.29.20 - Data Collection Bill

5.25.20 - Unemployment Insurance Bill

5.21.20 - IT Bond Bill

5.18.20 - CARES Act

5.14.20 - RAN Bill

4.27.20 - Notarization Bill

4.19.20 - Health Care Worker Liability Protection

4.10.20 - MCAS Bill

4.3.20 - Municipal Governance

4.3.20 - Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures