Articles about Retirement Boards that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees.
Ralph White Steps Down From State Board
October 17, 2016NewsAssociation President Frank Valeri Is A Candidate For SeatOctober 17, 2016: Former Association President Ralph White has decided to step ...Read More
STATE BOARD BEGINS TO PAY ERIP RETIREES
August 27, 2015NewsWork Continues On Remaining ApplicationsOn August 31, approximately 600 former state employees, who retired under the Employee Retirement Incentive Program ...Read More
3rd time not a charm, as Leominster board again denies pension raise for retirees
July 1, 2015NewsBy Cliff Clark, LEOMINSTER -- The third attempt to secure an annual pension increase for city retirees failed like the first ...cclark@sentinelandenterprise.com
Retirement Board to again take up COLA
June 29, 2015NewsLEOMINSTER -- Just seven days after the Retirement Board voted down the first cost-of-living increase for city retirees in ...Read More
Tempers rise — but not pensions for Leominster
June 24, 2015NewsLEOMINSTER -- Tension between the chairman of the Retirement Board, other board members and city retirees erupted into open hostility at ...Read More
Fossil-fuel divestiture hearing: Retirees’ interests vs. environmental concerns
June 11, 2015NewsJohn HilliardJune 9, 2015During a packed hearing late Tuesday morning, supporters of bills that would divest public pensions from fossil ...State House News Service
Early retirement plan drawing fewer applicants than predicted
June 10, 2015News Governor Charlie Baker’s early retirement plan is on pace to draw fewer applicants than his administration predicted, a gap ...By Joshua Miller Globe Staff June 09, 2015
Death of Pittsfield’s Gerard Miller
June 4, 2015NewsIt is with great sadness that Mass Retirees announces the death of our long-time Western Mass. Vice President Gerard ...Read More
State to offer early retirement deals; layoffs may follow
March 2, 2015NewsBaker to start by offering enhanced-pension deals, hopes for 4,500 takersBy Joshua Miller Globe Staff March 02 ...Read More
ATTENTION STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM MEMBERS
January 30, 2015NewsTHERESA MCGOLDRICK ENDORSED FOR STATE RETIREMENT BOARD Retired state employees who are members will shortly receive a ballot for a ...Read More