STRONG Act would authorize $600 million in funding to support teacher residencies, help fast-track prospective educators into the workforce
By: Melissa Hanson
Congresswoman Lori Trahan has introduced legislation that would help support teachers during the coronavirus pandemic, which would authorize $6 billion in funding for programs including teacher residencies.
Trahan, who… Read more »
Flu shots for Veterans
By: Lori Trahan
As we head into flu season, doctors and medical experts agree it is absolutely essential that we get our flu shots. Not only will it help to protect each of us from the seasonal flu, but it will also reduce the burden on our health care system if we experience another surge of COVID-19.
That’s why I wanted to share some important news from the VA… Read more »
Gardner Fire Chief Richard Ares honored on the eve of his retirement as U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan officially announces $240K grant for his department
By: Stephen Landry
GARDNER — Fire Chief Richard Ares was honored by local and area elected officials as he prepares to call it a career after nearly half a decade on the job. Ares will retire on Wednesday, Sept. 30, after 47 years with the… Read more »
Investment can ease the pressure on teachers
By: Lori Trahan
With Labor Day far in the rearview mirror, families across Massachusetts are focused on one thing: back to school.
As one of the few members of Congress with school-aged children, I know the challenges parents are facing heading into this school year – coordinating schedules, setting up a classroom in a quiet… Read more »
Trahan, other reps, push for new stimulus bill
By: Chris Van Buskirk and Michael Norton
BOSTON – Arguing U.S. Senate Republicans have not yet offered a viable deal for a COVID-19 relief package, three U.S. House Democrats from New England, including Lori Trahan of Westford, called on their Republican colleagues in the upper chamber Thursday to sit down at the negotiating table and… Read more »
Rep. Trahan joins congressional leaders in call for action on coronavirus relief bill
By: Jordan Frias
Representative Lori Trahan was among several congressional leaders calling for action on coronavirus relief legislation on Thursday.
Trahan and colleagues from Rhode Island and Connecticut are demanding that the latest coronavirus relief bill be passed now that the country has… Read more »
A Shining Light in Dark Times
By: Lori Trahan
It can be easy to take for granted the natural beauty of Massachusetts in our everyday lives. Too often, we find ourselves rushing between work and family commitments, especially during this moment where the boundaries between work and home life are increasingly blurred. It’s difficult to make time for a trip to enjoy the outdoors or… Read more »
$21M federal funding announced for I-495/I-90 interchange improvements
Washington (Senate.gov) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chairmen Richard E. Neal (MA-01) and James P. McGovern (MA-02), and Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-05), Joseph P. Kennedy III (MA-04), and Lori Trahan (MA-03) today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation… Read more »
Spinning in Lowell: City seeks to keep Sox affiliate
By: Marisa Ingemi
For the Lowell Spinners, the former textile manufacturing city's minor league baseball team, Covid-19 stole their 25th anniversary season.
But the team is in danger of losing more than just that: It's widely considered to be in the crosshairs of cuts Major League Baseball is planning for minor league… Read more »
$400,000 comes to Valley to help small businesses
By: Mike LaBella
HAVERHILL — Help is on the way to Greater Haverhill businesses that are struggling, even fighting to survive during the pandemic.
The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission has received $400,000 from the federal government CARES Act to help those businesses.
Congresswoman Lori Trahan said the money, which… Read more »
