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Hospital closure working group holds first meeting AYER — Last week, the Healey-Driscoll administration announced the membership of the Nashoba Valley working group, which was created to address the health care needs of the region following the closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center. Last month, the administration announced two working groups focused on stabilizing and revitalizing… Read more »

Mass. pols nab nearly $60M to fight opioid crisis statewide The state Department of Public Health and the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe will share in nearly $60 million in federal grant money to fight opioid addiction statewide.   The money will come from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Democratic U.S. Sens.… Read more »

Editorial: Federal funds help CTI’s skills program build on past success Teen dropouts without employable skills or the desire to obtain them perpetuate a cycle of hopelessness and a dependency on social services. Worse still, they could revert to a life of crime, thus ruining any chances of becoming productive and financially independent members of society. Fortunately, in those… Read more »

Stone Mill Lofts opens to residents as one of the first all-electric apartment communities in Mass. Lawrence, MA -- WinnCompanies joined with federal, state and local officials to open one of the first all-electric mixed-income multifamily properties in Massachusetts, cutting the ribbon on a $39.2 million adaptive reuse development that transformed the oldest mills in the city, into 86… Read more »

Grant to tackle health hazards in public housing LAWRENCE — Residents in city owned public housing will be ensured access to clean air in healthier homes after the city was awarded $159,883 to address housing hazards such as carbon monoxide, fire safety and lead-based paint. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the award to Lawrence Housing Authority on… Read more »

Trahan, CTI celebrate $1.5M in funds for YouthBuild program from Department of Labor LOWELL — U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan visited Community Teamwork Inc’s. YouthBuild Tuesday to celebrate the awarding of $1.5 million in federal funds to support the organization’s pre-apprenticeship program for young adults. The money comes from the Department of Labor’s Office of Workforce Investment’s… Read more »

Editorial: Senate should back Trahan’s medical-care bill for needy children Working across the aisle to gain bipartisan support for legislation used to be commonplace in Congress, but over the past several years, ideology, rather than collegiality, has rendered that deliberative body virtually incapable of reaching a consensus. However, every so often, a measure crafted to correct an… Read more »

New Stone Mill Lofts rewrite history with 'fossil fuel-free housing' in Lawrence LAWRENCE — The oldest mill in the city is now one of the first all-electric apartment communities in the state. A host of officials gathered Monday for a ribbon cutting at the Stone Mill Lofts, a $39.2 million project that transformed the 179-year-old Stone Mill into 86 units of mixed income,… Read more »

Trahan joins city officials to tour Fitchburg Arts Community project FITCHBURG — U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan joined Fitchburg leaders to highlight the progress being made on NewVue Communities’ new housing project, the Fitchburg Arts Community. The housing project’s creation was made possible in part by federal American Rescue Plan Act funding and federal tax credits that support the creation… Read more »

Lawmakers celebrate monumental signing of new energy bill with lasting impacts: 'That long-sought breakthrough is closer than it's ever been' Lawmakers recently celebrated the signing of a bipartisan piece of legislation called the Fusion Energy Act, which will promote the development of fusion technology.  Falls Church News-Press reported that the act was authored… Read more »