This week we announced that RVRS will launch MAVRIC in September. We also announced that the Victim Compensation Program of the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office increased the funeral, burial, headstone, and other ancillary expense amounts for victims of violent crime; and announced that Christopher Hickey was named director of Mass. National Cemetery in Bourne; reported that airborne droplets containing the COVID-19 virus could transmit infection up to four hours after being released into the air, a concern for funeral directors during embalmings; announced that the Worcester Telegram sets holiday deadlines; and shared another report of a scam attempt.