Framingham Mayor Speaking on Racial Injustices Panel Friday
editor FRAMINGHAM – The City of Framingham’s Mayor Yvonne Spicer is one of seven inaugural Mayors’ Institute on City Design (MICD) fellows. On Friday, March 12, the seven mayors who were…
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R.I.S.E. Natick Hosting Forum With Select Board Candidates Wednesday
NATICK – On March 30, voters will decided between two candidates for Natick Select Board. Incumbent Jonathan Freedman has decided not to seek re-election. Voters will choose between Guimel DeCarvalho…
Middlesex DA Appoints First-Ever Director of Racial Justice Initiatives
WOBURN – Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan today, March 4, announced the hiring of Antonia Soares Thompson as the newly-created Director of Racial Justice Initiatives in the Middlesex District Attorney’s…
Sen. Warren and Congresswoman Pressley Re-Introduce Bicameral Legislation To Require Federal Government To Collect & Report Coronavirus Demographic Data
The following is a media release from Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s office. She was elected by voters in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to serve the state in Washington DC in the…
Mass Attorney General $1.5 Million in Grants To Promote Racial Equity in Opioid Treatments
The following is a media release from the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office submitted to SOURCE media. *** BOSTON – As the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to exacerbate racial disparities in…
UPDATED: Massachusetts Safe Communities Coalition Urges Swift Passage of Safe Communities Act
Portions of this report below are from a press release submitted to SOURCE media. *** BOSTON – Legislators and advocates gathered today, February 2, for a virtual press conference to…
Sen. Markey Introduces Bill For National Office of New American Act
The following is a media release from Sen. Ed Markey, who was elected by voters in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to serve the state in Washington DC in the US…
Senator Markey Introduces Legislation To Help Identify Environmental Justice Communities
The following is a media release from Sen. Ed Markey, who was elected by voters in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to serve the state in Washington DC in the US…
LETTER: Framingham Friends Meeting (Quaker) Call For Mayor Spicer & City Council To Create Framingham Police Oversight Committee
FRAMINGHAM – Framingham Friends Meeting (Quaker) has reviewed the use of force statistics provided by the Framingham Police Department for the years 2016 on. We were surprised and disturbed to…
Senators Warren & Gillibrand and Rep. Waters Introduce Legislation Requiring Federal Government Close Racial Employment & Wage Gaps
The following is a media release from Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s office. She was elected by voters in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to serve the state in Washington DC in the…