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Massachusetts' Summer EBT Program to Provide $120 Per Child for Groceries During School Break
Massachusetts residents with school-aged children may be in need of some financial relief during the height of summer. The Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA), in collaboration with Governor Healey, has implemented the Summer EBT program, an initiative designed to assist families with additional funds for groceries. According to a statement from the City of Boston, eligible families will receive $120 per child to address food insecurity when school is out.
The Comedy Studio reopens in Harvard Square or, more accurately, below it starting Thursday
The Comedy Studio reopens in Harvard Square or, more accurately, below it starting Thursday. After storied stints above Harvard Square’s Hong Kong Restaurant, in Union Square’s Bow Market and through a Vera’s residency, The Comedy Studio marks its return to Harvard Square on Thursday. Now in a new location with a new management team, the Studio aims to continue its reign as a go-to for rising talent across New England while adapting to a continually evolving comedy scene. The Studio will embrace a new booking model, with a rotating slate of comedians and producers to present a variety of performers across styles and forms. It’ll also have a new attendance model, offering added benefits to the dedicated comedy fan. In addition to traditional ticket sales, The Studio’s membership model (available at two levels of monthly support) features ticket price reductions, early access, discounts at area restaurants and more. Join up this weekend to say you were there for the start of the club’s next chapter.
15th annual Run to Home Base at Fenway Park sets fundraising record
BOSTON — Organizers broke a fundraising record with the 15th annual Run to Home Base, which was held Saturday morning with the finish line inside Boston's historic Fenway Park. Participants completed a 9K run or 5K walk and all of them got to cross the finish line at home...
Pan Mass Challenge starts August 3: Several locals will be tackling fund-raising event
On Saturday, August 3 and Sunday, August 4, more than 6,500 riders, including 12 residents from Wilmington and five from Tewksbury will participate in the milestone 45th Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) with the goal of raising a record $75 million for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Dana-Farber). As of July 2024, the PMC crossed $1 billion in lifetime fundraising for Dana-Farber since 1980.
From Newton, Massachusetts, to Scranton: John Krasinski and B.J. Novak Together for Decades
There are so many actors from New England who have made it big. From Adam Sandler to Seth Myers, Sarah Silverman, Dan Brown, Stephen King, Mandy Moore, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Rachel Dratch, the list goes on and on. I have to think, however, that The Office deserves a Dundee Award for the most cast members from Massachusetts. Two of them are even from the same city.
Mill City improves to 5-0: Eagles blow out Randolph, play in Lowell on Saturday
The Mill City Eagles football team continued its terrific start to the season with a 40-16 victory over the Randolph Oilers. The win improved the Eagles to 5-0 on the season in the East Coast Football League. Mill City will be back in action on Saturday on its home field,...
Warm Saturday to kick off weekend in New England
Another stellar weekend in the works. Temps will be warm during the day and comfortable at night. Sea breezes may knock down the temps a bit more on Sunday, and the introduction of heavier cloud cover means that today will be the warmest of the two weekend days. A weak...
Discover more from Everett Leader Herald
First an assassination attempt rocks the nation. Then President Biden decides not to run. Now Vice-President Kamala Harris is the Democratic nominee. In a nation dedicated to the 24/7 news window, this was ten days that shook the world. We’re not sure where these events will lead us or whether...
Honoring 1090 WILD-AM, a station that brought R&B, New Edition to Bostonians and the world
If you grew up in the era of high tops, popped collars, Nerds and Reese’s Pieces, New Edition’s “Candy Girl” will probably bring you back. The group was relatively unknown in February of 1983, when Ricky Bell and producer Maurice Starr walked into the studios of WILD 1090, a small AM radio station which put R&B on Boston’s airwaves from 1973 to 2011.
The party has begun: Lowell Folk Festival returns for 37th year
LOWELL — The wait is over as the 37th Lowell Folk Festival has made its triumphant return to the Mill City. The event kicked off on Friday evening with music from Puerto Rican percussionist Jorge Arce Comparsa and an 11-piece band leading the Parade of Nations from City Hall to Boarding House Park.
Legally blind resident struggles with bike lanes in Boston's South End
BOSTON — James Alan Fox, a legally blind resident of Boston's South End, has voiced concerns over the increasing number of bike lanes in the area, following a collision with a cyclist. "I’ve been legally blind since birth," Fox said. "I only have very limited peripheral vision. So I...
Boston police arrest man with loaded firearm in Roxbury
BOSTON — Officers from the Boston Police Department’s Youth Violence Strike Force arrested a 21-year-old Roxbury man Thursday night after allegedly finding him in possession of a loaded firearm. The arrest occurred at about 7:50 p.m. near 83 Humboldt Ave. when officers on patrol noticed Ricardo Watson, who...
Preserving heritage and family through St. Mary of Carmen Women’s Society
Since she was little, high schooler Giuliana Forte has attended Nonantum’s annual Festa Italiana, often sitting beside her father in the car he drove to carry the bell rung in the festival’s processions; she eventually assumed the responsibility of pulling the bell’s rope. Yet the personal importance of Festa lies in “spending the day down the Lake with my family and just enjoying everything the day has to offer,” Forte said.
Boston restaurant owner pleads guilty to North End shooting
BOSTON - A North End restaurant owner accused of opening fire outside a popular bakery last year has changed his plea to guilty. Patrick Mendoza was caught on surveillance video a year ago firing shots at a man on Hanover Street, with whom he's had a years-long feud. Although bullets didn't strike the victim, they did hit the Modern Pastry Shop."He took responsibility""That was the whole purpose of today. He took responsibility for what he did," said defense attorney Rosemary Scapicchio.She said what happened that day was a mental health issue, and that he's had a volatile relationship with the court...
Massachusetts Pirates Transactional Roundup Presented By Gulf
LOWELL, MA - The Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League announce the following transactions. Signed #21 DB C.J. Coldon, 5'11", 185 lbs. University of Wyoming/Oklahoma University. Released #10 LB Lamont Bishop, 6'4, 235 lbs. Oklahoma State University. Placed #95 DL Ifeanyi Maijeh, 6'3, 290 lbs. Temple/Rutgers, on Short-Term IR.
The Attack of the Exhibits, Starring a Spooky Piano
BOSTON, May 20 — In January the choreographer Mark Morris gave us a world premiere to Bach’s “Italian” Concerto in his own Brooklyn dance center. On May 2 the full production he staged and choreographed of the three-act Gluck “Orfeo ed Euridice” opened at the Metropolitan Opera. Now this irrepressible artist has knocked off another world premiere, for the new Institute of Contemporary Art, memorably located on the waterfront here.
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