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On March 10, 2020, the Baker-Polito Administration declared a state of emergency due to Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Administration has advised that gatherings of 10 or more people be discouraged to prevent and mitigate the spread of the COVID-19. Due to the directive of not holding gatherings of ten people or more the Department cancelled the […]

On January 15, 2020, MALCP held their 2020 Winter Lawn Care Conference (WLCC) at the Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center, Sturbridge MA. This was a great opportunity for everyone in the Lawn Care and Green Industries, such as: Lawn Care Professionals, Sports Turf Managers, Golf Course Personnel, Landscapers, and Municipal/Institutional Groundskeepers, to meet and […]

On December 5, 2019, MALCP held their Annual Lunch Meeting at the Wayside Inn in Sudbury. This meeting featured a “Healthy Soils Listening Session”, led by Jim Newman and Genevieve Lawlor, both are involved with Mass. healthy soils action plan.   Steve Boksanski, our legislative agent from BCB Government Relations, brought us up to date […]

The Butter Brook Golf Course was alight with happy golfers, good food, and some terrific golf shots on October 3, despite clouds and a bit of a chill.  That challenging “Hole 11” experienced neither a hole in one, nor a drive w/in six inches of the pin, but did produce many memorable drives. More golfers […]

  Over 50 lawn and landscape professionals attended the 2019 MALCP Summer Seminar. This eager crowd asked many questions to our guest speakers at the day long event, only to break for a picnic lunch in Tower Hill’s garden and water pool area.           Speaker, Dr. Stephen Rich, a Professor of […]

    Some participants attending AG Day at the State House, met up in the hallway on their way to visit with various legislators.     Karen Connelly congratulates Kathy Carroll, retired Director of UMass Cooperative Extension Agriculture and Landscape Program, who was honored for her work serving the needs of Green Industry professionals.   […]

The 2019 MALCP Winter Lawn Care Conference (WLCC), was held on January 23, 2019 at the Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center, Sturbridge, MA. The event had several vendor informational booths along with a Technical Training Seminar where “LEARN AND EARN CREDITS” where acquired. Below are the descriptions of the Technical Seminar Talks and speakers. Managing […]