Some people have been waiting for the day a Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) train pulled into a Green Line Station in Somerville for decades. Phyllis Ewen is one of those Somerville...
Your Arlington: Officials tout $750,000 for coastal resiliency project
Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined a variety of officials, including Town Manager Adam Chapdelaine, at at the Mystic Dam to highlight new federal funding she...
Gloucester Times: Home heating oil spike puts squeeze on consumers
Home heating oil prices have skyrocketed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, putting a squeeze on consumers in the final months of winter.The state Department of Energy Resources, which conducts...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits a broken Delray Beach drawbridge. It helps show what billions in new funds will fix.
A broken drawbridge has been in the upright position for the past two weeks in Delray Beach and will stay stuck that way for at least six more weeks — posing a big headache for frustrated neighbors...
Daily Times Chronicle: Federal funding comes through for Hurld site
Efforts to remove the former Hurld Elementary School off Bedford Road received another shot in the arm as it was recently announced $262,500 in federal funding has been set aside for the project...
Framingham Source: Assistant Speaker Clark Leads Effort To Reduce Energy Costs For Americans In Wake of War in Ukraine
Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (D-MA-5) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter calling on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier...
Lexington Patch: MA Congressional Delegation Announces Plan to Combat Homelessness
United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-Mass.), Stephen F. Lynch (D-Mass.), Bill...
Bay State Banner: Pelosi discusses children’s mental health, Joins Pressley, Clark for chat at Cambridge Health Alliance
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and members of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, including Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, met with staff from the Cambridge Health...
Waltham Patch: Rep. Clark Says ‘More Needs To Be Done’ To Reduce Energy Costs
Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark led a bipartisan letter Wednesday calling on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to take...
Worcester Business Journal: Framingham State receives $600K for early college program
Framingham State University and MassBay Community College, an institution with locations in Framingham, Ashland, and Wellesley, received $600,000 to expand their educational programs.The funds...
Cision: PAWS Act Coalition Lauds Full Congressional Funding for Grant Program to Aid Survivors of Domestic Violence and their Pets
The Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) Act Coalition today celebrated the passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, which for the third year in a row, includes funding for an important...
WCVB: Massachusetts delegation reacts to Zelenskyy’s speech, express support for Ukraine
While Russian forces rained fire down on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, and other major cities, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke to members of the U.S. Congress.Zelenskyy invoked Pearl Harbor...
Framingham Source: Framingham State and MassBay Receive $600,000 Federal Grant to Expand Early College Opportunities in Waltham Public Schools
The office of U.S. Congresswoman Katherine Clark has announced a federal appropriation of $600,000 to Framingham State University and MassBay Community College to expand its innovative MetroWest...
Cambridge Chronicle Tab: Wicked Local: Mental health the focus as Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Cambridge Public Hospital
For House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation on Saturday, Cambridge Health Alliance's leadership detailed the public hospital's regional response to the...
Cambridge Chronicle: Wicked Local: Mental health the focus as Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Cambridge Public Hospital
For House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation on Saturday, Cambridge Health Alliance's leadership detailed the public hospital's regional response to the...
Malden Patch: Malden Lead Pipe Removal Project Gets $3.3 Million Boost
The city took a big step in replacing its lead pipe service lines last week when it was announced $3.36 million in federal money was secured to assist in the removal of them.The money is part of an...
Roll Call: Clark introduces bill to reauthorize program to treat and screen for maternal mental health and substance use disorders
Rep. Katherine M. Clark, D-Mass., will introduce legislation Monday that would reauthorize and expand a grant program to screen and treat maternal mental health and substance use disorders, her...
Waltham Patch: Waltham’s Embassy Parking Lot Project Receives $280K From State
The City of Waltham has received $280,000 from the state for its Embassy Parking Lot Project as part of the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) in the Fiscal Year 2022 Spending Bill for...
Woburn Patch: Woburn”s Hurld Park Green Infrastructure Project Receives $262K
The City of Woburn has received $262,500 from the state for its Hurld Park Green Infrastructure Project as part of the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) in the Fiscal Year 2022 Spending Bill...
New Bedford Guide: New Bedford, Fall River, to receive part of $138 million in federal funding for key projects throughout Massachusetts
Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Chairman Richard E. Neal (MA-01), Chairman James P. McGovern (MA-02), Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Assistant Speaker...