Tag: Joanna Malvas
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Four years after fatal crash, ‘Charlie’s Law’ still stalled
Northampton musician Charlie Braun died in 2021 on a Northampton street where he was riding a bicycle when he was hit by a driver who was making a FaceTime call. Four years later, a bill proposed by Sen. Jo Comerford…
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Four years after fatal crash, ‘Charlie’s law’ still stalled
Northampton musician Charlie Braun died in 2021 on a Northampton street where he was riding a bicycle when he was hit by a driver who looked away from her phone while making a FaceTime call. Four years later, a bill…
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‘Perfect storm of food insecurity’: State Anti-Hunger Task Force ramps up listening sessions
Even though the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are flowing again and the first of two major holidays this season has passed, experts who help people access food say those affected by the federal government shutdown still feel extreme unease.…
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‘There are too many patients to be patient’: UMass officials advocate for state funding amid federal cuts
University of Massachusetts Amherst professor Bethany Bradley is comfortable talking about her 15 years of research regarding the detriments of invasive species exacerbated by climate change. But recently, she found herself testifying before state legislators about canceled grants, staff shortage…
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‘Food is medicine’: Congressman McGovern proposes bill to increase reimbursement for school meals
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern has proposed a bill that would increase federal reimbursement rates for free and reduced school meals in an effort to offset costs of labor and nutritious foods in public schools. McGovern said the bill is necessary…
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Smith College students drop a banner in support of Climate Superfund bill
BOSTON — Smith College environmental justice advocates plan to deliver petitions to the Legislature’s Committee on Environmental and Natural Resources later this month, after recently dropping a banner saying “Make Polluters Pay” on the Lamont Bridge. The student advocates recently…
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Smith College students drop a banner in support of Climate Superfund bill
BOSTON — Smith College environmental justice advocates plan to deliver petitions to the Legislature’s Committee on Environmental and Natural Resources later this month, after recently dropping a banner saying “Make Polluters Pay” on the Lamont Bridge. The student advocates recently…