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Trahan announced federal funding of $1.2 million for Fitchburg’s Community Health Connections

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Trahan announced federal funding of $1.2 million for Fitchburg’s Community Health Connections LOWELL — Community Health Connections in Fitchburg was awarded $1,256,415 in federal funding by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration for operating costs at the facility,  U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan announced. “Our community health…

MA Politicians To "Wear Orange" To Mark Gun Violence Awareness

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MA Politicians To "Wear Orange" To Mark Gun Violence Awareness BOSTON — Skylines and key buildings across the commonwealth will begin turning orange —from the Zakim Memorial Bridge and Post Office Square in Boston, to City Hall in Newton — to mark National Gun Violence Awareness this weekend.  Activists say the coronavirus crisis is exacerbating the gun violence crisis in…

Fitchburg’s LUK, Inc. awarded $900,000 for mental health services funding

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Fitchburg’s LUK, Inc. awarded $900,000 for mental health services funding By Staff LUK, Inc., a nonprofit social service agency in Fitchburg, was awarded $900,000 in federal funding via two federal grants by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan announced Thursday. “Strong…

Bipartisan Bill Could Expand Coronavirus Student Loan Relief

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Bipartisan Bill Could Expand Coronavirus Student Loan Relief By Adam Minsky A few weeks ago, Congress passed the CARES Act, which suspends interest, payments, and collections on government-held federal student loans. The CARES Act was passed due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic and the associated economic downturn. The payment suspension is automatic and lasts through…

Trahan announces emergency funding for local colleges

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Trahan announces emergency funding for local colleges By ROBERT MILLS  U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan announced this week that $22.3 million in funding from the federal CARES Act — passed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic — is heading to colleges in the 3rd Congressional District, which includes Fitchburg, Lowell and Lawrence. The funds are part of $6 billion being distributed by…

Lowell General sets up coronavirus field hospital

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Lowell General sets up coronavirus field hospital UMass Lowell Rec Center retrofitted in case of COVID patient overflow LOWELL – “I’m smiling.” U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan had to point that out at the UMass Lowell Recreation Center, being one of many in the vacant gymnasium Friday morning wearing a protective face mask. It was a necessary precaution to take, one similar to that of Lowell…

U.S. Rep. Trahan Tells WHAV Listeners Nation Needs More Federal COVID-19 Help

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U.S. Rep. Trahan Tells WHAV Listeners Nation Needs More Federal COVID-19 Help Congresswoman Lori Trahan says the federal government is likely to provide aid above the recently passed $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act—known as CARES for short. Appearing live over WHAV recently, Trahan said, more financial aid is needed to help people pay for health insurance…

Labor secretary details skyrocketing claims, new benefits

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Labor secretary details skyrocketing claims, new benefits Trahan hosts conference call on COVID-19 with Sec. Rosalin Acosta By ROBERT MILLS  Massachusetts Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Rosalin Acosta told U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan and a telephone town hall on the COVID-19 pandemic Thursday that unemployment claims statewide went from an average of about 17,000…

What we owe to our workers during this crisis

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Column: What we owe to our workers By Congresswoman Lori Trahan In communities throughout Massachusetts and across America, the COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc on our health care system, our economy and our everyday lives. As businesses of all sizes close their doors to help flatten the curve, workers are fighting on the front lines and under immense pressure to deliver emergency…

Concord Museum gets $400,000 federal grant

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Concord Museum gets $400,000 federal grant Pictured (from left to right): Stephen Crane, Concord Town Manager, Representative Tami Gouveia, Tom Putnam Concord Museum’s Edward W. Kane Executive Director, Anna Rasmussen, Vice-President, Concord MuseumBoard, Congresswoman Lori Trahan, and Senator Michael…