Fitchburg among communities receiving housing assistance
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced $7,872,580 in federal funding for affordable housing, community development, and homeless assistance programs in Lowell, Lawrence, Fitchburg and Haverhill. The funding is being awarded through a number of federal programs administered by the U.S. Department of Housing… Read more »
Feds Grant Area Boys & Girls Clubs $400,000 Each for Exploration, Job-Related Programs
The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Haverhill and its area counterparts will receive $400,000 each in federal money for exploration, job skill training and work-based learning experiences for teens.
Congresswoman Lori Trahan, who secured the $2.2 million during recent budget negotiations,… Read more »
NECC celebrates more than 700 graduates
HAVERHILL — Northern Essex Community College celebrated more than 700 graduates at its 62nd commencement ceremony on Saturday. The event was held under a giant tent on the college’s Haverhill campus.
Student speaker Akira Matos, 19, of Haverhill told her classmates and guests, in both English and in Spanish, that she was never the most… Read more »
Lori Trahan delivers nearly $8M in HUD funding to 3rd District
LOWELL — U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan is bringing almost $8 million in federal funding home to the 3rd Congressional District communities of Lowell, Fitchburg, Lawrence, and Haverhill to support housing and homeless programs and community development initiatives.
The funding, administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and… Read more »
Reaction as Steward goes belly-up
As news of Steward Health Care’s pre-dawn bankruptcy filing emerged Monday, reaction came in from around the state. Here is a sampling, edited for brevity.
“While the company says that it does not expect this development to affect its day-to-day operations, patients and the health care workforce deserve assurance that every effort is being made to… Read more »
Keller: Second attempt to remove House Speaker in less than a year seems doomed to fail
BOSTON - The Republican congresswoman who wants to force out House Speaker Mike Johnson says she's ready to make her move. But the second effort to remove a speaker this year seems doomed to fail now that Democrats have said they'll kill it.
"The Chock Full O'Nuts caucus"
"'Pro-life' Mike… Read more »
Trahan announces $3 million in Head Start funding for Making Opportunity Count in Fitchburg
FITCHBURG – Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced $3,052,650 in federal Head Start funding for Making Opportunity Count in Fitchburg. The grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Head Start.
“Every child in this country, regardless of their… Read more »
Mass. delegation flags new concerns over Steward-Optum deal
BOSTON — Nearly every member of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation signed onto a letter sent Friday to the heads of Steward Health Care, UnitedHealth Group and Optum Health casting serious skepticism that Optum’s purchase of the floundering Steward’s physician network will benefit the Bay State.
A slew of state and… Read more »
Lori Trahan introduces bill to remember Cambodian genocide
LOWELL — U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan, with U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia of California, introduced legislation designating April 17, 2025, as Cambodian Genocide Remembrance Day.
The date is the 50th anniversary of the day the Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh, and marked the beginning of the Cambodian genocide.
“By… Read more »
Lori Trahan delivers more funding to 3rd District projects
LOWELL — U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan was back in Lowell on Tuesday to deliver more federal funding to programs improving the lives of residents in the 3rd Congressional District and beyond. The congresswoman visited the Toxics Use Reduction Institute at UMass Lowell to announce nearly $1.2 million in federal Bipartisan Infrastructure… Read more »
