Distracted Driving

Distracted Driving

This data is taken directly from the CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/distracted_driving/ There are three main types of distraction (texting and phoning encompasses all three): Visual: taking your eyes off the road; Manual: taking your hands off the wheel;...
Cellphone Safety

Cellphone Safety

The NYPD put out the following tweet: Don’t put your cellphone under a pillow when sleeping or when charging your device. Please share this tip and b safe! Apparently they have started fires!! According to some articles I have spotted Third-party chargers and...
Biometric Fingerprint Scanners

Biometric Fingerprint Scanners

Once users and developers realized that passwords were easily compromised they started thinking about biometrics, like fingerprints.  But are they really safe?  In a recent Kim Komando...
Sea trials begin for new Navy destroyer

Sea trials begin for new Navy destroyer

By Dan Lamothe WASHINGTON POST SERVIE  DECEMBER 09, 2015 The Navy’s futuristic destroyer Zumwalt traveled down the Kennebec River in Maine on Monday, maneuvering toward the Atlantic Ocean. It’s a path that many vessels have taken after being built at the Bath Iron...
Warning Social Security Hack

Warning Social Security Hack

URGENT: The United States Office of Personnel Management suffered a cyber intrusion.  This information is being supplied to its employees who were hacked and who received a letter from OPM. Last week I received a letter from the US Office of Personnel Management. It...
Rest in Peace Mike Fossier

Rest in Peace Mike Fossier

Former Lexington resident and retired Raytheon executive Mike W. Fossier, 87, of Winchester, MA and Newport Beach, CA, died on September 25th at his home in Newport Beach from kidney disease. Born in New Orleans on March 30, 1928 to the late Thelma (Titus) and Louis...
I am not aging, but I know that most of you are.

I am not aging, but I know that most of you are.

I am not aging, but I know that most of you are. A friend recently went through the process of dealing with a burial in Massachusetts.  It was VERY expensive, though he attempted to keep the costs moderate.  That caused me to do some research and I found an...
We’ve Moved! New Mailing & Email Addresses!

We’ve Moved! New Mailing & Email Addresses!

OUR OFFICE HAS MOVED! The ARR has vacated the office at 336 Baker Street in Concord, MA, and we have replaced it with a virtual office. Our phone number will remain unchanged. However we have a new mailing address which is as follows: The Association of Raytheon...
Make a Difference, Be a School Volunteer

Make a Difference, Be a School Volunteer

The school year has begun and its time to consider becoming a school volunteer. You can make a lasting impact to a child, and perhaps set them on a journey towards a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) career. You can volunteer at elementary, middle and...