Archive June 2026
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News You Can Use: June 24, 2026
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In this issue, we shared information on the upcoming MAVRIC enhancements scheduled for the next system release, including Fact of Death/Pronouncement Page Updates, printing updates, and Amendment Process Enhancements, and announced the addition of 10-year, 15-year, and 20-year awards to be given at our annual Funeral Service Appreciation Night celebration to individual licensees celebrating those milestones.
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News You Can Use: June 17, 2026
This week, we described the requested updates and improvements coming to the MAVRIC system. We also reported on a study that showed cremation rates have slowed but remain steady in Massachusetts, presented a report from the Leadership Development and Nominating Committee that includes the MFDA’s officers and board of directors for next year, concluded our series on the funeral ritual, and shared that MFDA members can access the NFDA music licensing program to provide broader music coverage for funeral services and livestreams.
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News You Can Use: June 10, 2026
This week, we announced the opening of Earth Funeral, a death care provider that can now operate a Massachusetts funeral home offering only natural organic reduction. We also defined what is needed to be a state funeral home establishment, such as the inclusion of a chapel and preparation room; announced that Earth Funeral opened the first East Coast soil transformation facility in Maryland; and updated the legislative status of natural organic reduction in Massachusetts.
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News You Can Use: June 3, 2026
This week, we shared information on the regulations that affect summer coverage of funeral homes. We also reported that price of manufacturing caskets has risen 4.2 percent in the past year, published the fifth installment of our series on the funeral ritual, asked directors to notify National Cemetery about large funeral services, and warned of phishing scams that appear as celebration of life evites.
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