Articles about Retirement Boards that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees.

Retirement Boards: Elections & Appointments

March 25, 2024
Berkshire County – Town of Lanesborough retired Police Chief Timothy Sorrell was elected by the members of the Berkshire County Retirement ...Read More

Reviewing Covid’s Impact on State Retirees/survivors

March 25, 2024
Increase in Deaths During Pandemic It has been a widespread fact that throughout the COVID pandemic older Americans were the ...Read More

State Board to Begin Estimated First Pension Payment

January 5, 2024
Implementation Targeted for Early 2024 It was reported at the October State Retirement Board meeting that testing for the implementation ...Read More

Retirement Boards Elections & Appointments

January 5, 2024
Barnstable County – Hyannis Fire District retiree, Harry Brunelle was re-elected to the Barnstable County Retirement Board without opposition to ...Read More

Retirement Boards Elections & Appointments

November 4, 2023
Arlington – Retired Police Lieutenant, Kenneth Hughes* and retired Fire Chief Robert Jefferson were both reelected to the Arlington Retirement Board ...Read More

State Retirement Board: Kathryn Kougias Appointed Executive Director

October 27, 2023
State Treasurer Deb Goldberg appointed Kathryn Kougias Executive Director of the Massachusetts State Retirement Board (MSRB), after being the Board ...Read More

Retirement Boards: Elections & Appointments

August 14, 2023
Cambridge – Retired City Auditor James Monagle was declared elected by Cambridge Retirement Board as he was unopposed in the election ...Read More

Annual Spring Conference: Mass Retirees Officers Among Speakers

August 14, 2023
Mass Retirees officers were among the retirement board officials who attended the Annual Spring Conference of the Massachusetts Association of ...Read More

A Question Retirees Are Afraid to Ask: to Which Retirement System Do I Belong?

August 14, 2023
As we have been reporting the recent news regarding the adoption and payment of the additional 2% COLA for FY23 ...Read More

Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll Sign $56 Billion Fiscal Year 2024 Budget

August 9, 2023,
Mass Retirees Note: The budget includes a 3% COLA on a $13,000 base for retirees of the State and ...Read More