On Monday, Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA), a Framingham native, endorsed Joe Kennedy for U.S. Senate in an email and video to Kennedy for MA supporters. As Chair of the House Intelligence Committee, Congressman Schiff is known for fighting tirelessly against…
Month: August 2020
DiDomenico Secures $10m for Afterschool, Out-of-School Programs
Last week, Senator Sal DiDomenico successfully secured $10 Million for COVID-19 Preparedness and Stabilization Grants to provide much needed support to Massachusetts afterschool and out-of-school time programs. These grants will provide funding to form community partnerships, workforce training and health…
More Than 2,000 Requests Already in for Mail-In Voting on Sept. 1
The Everett Election Commission has received a surprisingly high number of applications for mail-in ballots just about two weeks after the Secretary of State’s Office sent out applications in the mail. City Clerk Sergio Cornelio said the Sept. 1 election…
CHA Names Maren Batalden Chief Quality Officer
Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), an academic community health system serving Cambridge, Somerville and Boston’s metro-north region, named Maren Batalden, MD, MPH, as its new Chief Quality Officer (CQO). Dr. Batalden has been at CHA for more than 16 years and…
State Leaders Assure Cities on Budget Numbers, School Funding
State leaders have moved to provide some positive certainty this week in one of the most uncertain City and School Budget years on record – hopefully staving off job cuts and preserving school positions that have been eliminated during the…
DiDomenico’s Breakfast After the Bell Bill Passes Legislature
Last week, the Massachusetts Legislature overwhelmingly passed Senator Sal DiDomenico’s bill to fight childhood hunger and boost participation rates in school breakfast programs in schools with high percentages of students from low-income families in the Commonwealth, which was signed into…
Everett Man Charged in Connection With Damaging Property at Boston FBI Headquarters
An Everett man has been charged in federal court in Boston in connection with scaling the perimeter fence of the Boston FBI Headquarters in Chelsea and damaging property. Brian Ricardo Dennis, 52, was charged by criminal complaint with injuring or…
Sports Betting Is Off the Table for Now
A great deal of excitement brewed last week when the state House of Representatives included and passed an Economic Development Bill that included the approval of sports betting in the state – a huge gain for Encore Boston Harbor in…
Fall 2020 Bus Schedule Changes Virtual Meetings
The MBTA will host virtual meetings on Sunday, August 12, and Monday, August 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. to present details on fall bus schedule details and changes. The virtual meeting on August 12 will be in Spanish and the virtual…
Application Period Open for Citizenship and Assimilation Grant Programs
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is accepting applications for two funding opportunities under the Citizenship and Assimilation Grant Program. The grant opportunities, mandated by Congress and funded with appropriations rather than the agency’s operating funds, will provide up to $10…