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10:00...New Undersecretary for Housing and Community Development Aaron Gornstein plans to attend an event celebrating the preservation of Chapman Arms utilizing Massachusetts’s expiring use law....Kennedy School of Government, 70 JFK Street, Cambridge

10:00....The Department of Public Utilities holds a technical session on the emergency response plan of Massachusetts electric Company and Nantucket Electric Company.....One South Station, 5^th Floor, Hearing Room A, Boston

10:30.....The Massachusetts Cultural Council plans to hold its 2012 Statewide Assembly. Senate President Therese Murray will deliver the opening remarks.....Great Hall, State House

12:00.... Department of Housing and Community Development staff plan to attend the grand opening of the Winslow Building in Greenfield and join Greenfield Housing Associates Inc. to celebrate the completion of the 55 single-occupancy units..... 9 Wells Street, Greenfield

12:00....The Governor’s Council, chaired by Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray, meets for the first time since the death of Councilor Kelly Timilty. There are no judicial nominees pending....Governor’s Council Chamber, Rm. 360, State House

1:00....House Speaker Robert DeLeo is expected to address House members offering remarks about legislative objectives for the six months remaining for formal sessions in the 2011-2012 General Court....House Chamber

1:00.....Joint Committee on Health Care Financing is set to hear House Majority Leader Ronald Mariano's health care reform bill (H 3904) “an act promoting equity and efficiency in rates.” The bill requires new or renewed contracts between an insurer and provider to have rates below the 80th percentile or above the 20th percentile of cost within each of four regions the legislation will establish. Providers would not be allowed to shift the cost of potential losses of these plans against other plans. A Mariano aide told the News Service Friday the leader plans to testify in support of the bill if his schedule permits.....State House, Room A-2

1:45.....The Department of Public Utilities holds a hearing on a petition of Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company for deferral of costs associated with Tropical Storm Irene and the Oct. 29, 2011 snowstorm..... One South Station, 5^th Floor, Hearing Room C, Boston

4:30....MBTA officials hold another public meeting on proposed fare hikes and service reductions for the transit system.....Shriners Hospital Auditorium 51 Blossom Street, Boston

6:00.... MBTA officials hold another public meeting on proposed fare hikes and service reductions for the transit system, this time in Hingham, a community served by the commuter ferry and commuter rail. Under the MBTA's plan to solve a $161 million budget deficit, the ferry program is set to be discontinued....Town Hall Sanborn Auditorium 210 Central Street, Hingham

6:30....The project team will hold a public meeting to review the latest design plans for the Washington Street/Union Street stations....Holiday Inn Hotel, 30 Washington St., Somerville

6:30..... Pittsfield Mayor Dan Bianchi, Sen. Benjamin Downing and Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier will join Helena Fruscio, director of the Massachusetts Creative Economy Industry, for a panel discussion and workshop focused on how to create connections between artists and the greater community.....Ferrin Gallery, 437 North St. Pittsfield

7:00.....Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Vice President for Communications Angus McQuilken plans to take part in a panel discussion on the trends in the biopharma industry before the Brown University Club of Boston. The event is CLOSED to the public.....City Year Boston, 287 Columbus Ave., Boston

7:00....Treasurer Steven Grossman is Rep. Jay Kaufman’s guest as Kaufman continues his open house forums that are in their 17^th season....Historic Depot in Lexington Center, 13 Depot Square, Lexington

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