Massachusetts
John Krasinski’s brother in hot water over his Massachusetts nonprofit: ‘Cease and Desist all activities’
Actor John Krasinski’s brother apparently doesn’t have all his office ducks in a row.
Paul Krasinski, who runs The Farmhouse in Plymouth, is in hot water over his nonprofit as the town recently ordered him to stop operations due to building code violations.
The Town of Plymouth sent the Krasinski brother cease-and-desist orders to immediately halt operations at his educational facility for violating fire safety codes and lacking the required permits. The cease-and-desist letters were first reported by the Plymouth Independent over the weekend.
“It has come to our attention that the operation of an educational facility is being operated at 296 Center Hill Rd. Plymouth, MA, and is in violation of the below fire safety codes,” the fire department’s battalion chief wrote to Krasinski.
“During a recent inspection conducted by Plymouth Fire and Building Departments it was also determined that you have failed to secure the proper licenses and permits to operate this type of occupancy at your private residence,” the battalion chief added in the cease-and-desist letter.
Local student programs and meetings have been taking place at The Farmhouse, which has not had the required permits — violating the Massachusetts State Building Code.
The town’s director of inspectional services sent a cease-and-desist order for the building code violation.
“This office has become aware of a change in use of the single-family dwelling to a public/educational use without the benefit of a building permit,” the director wrote.
“Cease and Desist all activities associated with this notice including: Immediately cease all activities and use associated with the public/business/educational activities within any building or structure on the property,” the director added in the cease-and-desist order.
The Herald received copies of the letters through a public records request on Monday.
The Herald reached out to The Farmhouse and Krasinski for a comment, but they did not immediately respond.
The Farmhouse over the weekend, after the Plymouth Independent’s report went live, posted a photo of a rainbow on social media.
“On a rainy day here at The Farmhouse, where a well-intentioned informational article was derailed, allowing the real story to be missed,” The Farmhouse wrote. “This is the story of the transformational work that our team is doing to inspire young adults to find true self and pursue their dreams.
“I asked for a sign that everything was going to be ok and this is how the universe responded!” the post continued. “All will become clear soon and give way to brighter days ahead. Thank you, Farmhouse Family.”
In a video on The Farmhouse’s website, Krasinski talks about the idea behind the nonprofit: A place where everyone can come together.
“So it didn’t matter if you were a young child or the chairman of Microsoft, everyone here was welcome,” he said. “And really it was about letting people connect, communicate and gather, and understand themselves through discovery, but also to create new solutions to things. Rather than waiting for people and institutions and organizations to change the world, why couldn’t we do it?”
We’re still on the good side of the forecast today. We’ll see a good supply of sun to start, then the clouds will increase and a few showers will sink down from the north in the afternoon. We still manage to make it near 70. (Yay.)
Tomorrow’s high temperatures, however, comes after midnight tonight — before falling toward Saturday morning. If you think that’s confusing, try explaining the snow that’ll be flying in the higher elevations across New England (with solid accumulation above 4k feet).
Yes, the weather is upside down for late May.
We can blame an intense, compact upper-level pool of cold air that broke loose from a larger pool near the Arctic Circle days ago.
The pattern across North America has dropped it in our laps for a day, with cold, rainy, windy consequences.
Rain, wind and… snow?
This will be a sneaky storm. Early on, there might even be a calm, bright sky (very) early Saturday morning. Then the clouds move in and the wind intensifies from the northeast. Gust will briefly peak at 50+ along the coast (40+ inland).
Rain will mix with snow in northern New England, and perhaps in the highest elevations of southern New Hampshire and central Massachusetts.
This also depends on the intensity of the precipitation. Heavier bursts of rain can drag down colder air aloft, helping the snowflakes make it from cloud base to your home place (if you live above 1k feet).
Ironically, we’re not expecting a deluge from this storm. Most spots keep near a half inch, with higher amounts near an inch in northeast Mass./southern NH.
And then just like that, it’s over. The storm pulls away Saturday evening, the skies clear and we’re back to sun Sunday. Highs recover to near 70 with the slightest chance for a shower late day.
Better chances – and cooler temps – come both Monday and Tuesday.
Will summer ever take hold? We know from past years that June can really struggle. It appears that the start of the month may not live up to expectations. Although we are at least climbing back to the 80s late next week.
Have a good weekend.
The head of the Massachusetts State Police can’t be sued for an alleged program that secretly recorded officers’ phone conversations with civilians and used them to bring criminal charges, the First Circuit said Thursday.
A group of Massachusetts residents filed a putative class against against Superintendent Geoffrey Noble, as well as Motorola and other companies, over the secret recordings, which were used to propose criminal charges in at least 181 cases without prosecutors’ knowledge, the three judge panel said.
The opinion by Circuit Judge Seth Aframe said the residents, led by Jason Courtemanche, failed to show how they’d be directly …
Massachusetts families are spending 8% of their monthly income on health care, according to a new study. That puts the Bay State toward the higher end of the scale, coming in at No. 12 in the country.
The analysis from personal finance website WalletHub examined where people are spending the most and the least on health care.
Alaska was No. 1 in the U.S., spending over 10% of their income on health care. On the other end of the scale, Utah residents spend 5% of their income on health care.
“Sharp increases in health care costs in recent years have made it difficult for some people to seek essential care,” WalletHub Analyst Chip Lupo said. “Even in states with lower-than-average health care prices, residents’ incomes may not be enough to keep up with the cost, especially since virtually every part of Americans’ budgets have been impacted by inflation over the past few years.”
To determine how much families are spending, WalletHub analyzed the prices of five key health care components across all 50 states, then combined those costs and compared them with each state’s median household income.
Read more: 1 MA Town Among 250 Best Places To Live In US News Ranking
Massachusetts spends the most on health care compared to other states in the region, according to the study. Vermont is the next-highest state in the Northeast, ranking at No. 14 with residents spending 7.98% of their income on health care.
Here are the top 10 states where people are spending the most on health care:
- Alaska
- Oregon
- Maine
- Mississippi
- West Virginia
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Montana
- South Dakota
- Louisiana
Check out the full study at WalletHub.
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