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Free meal or attend class? School schedules force some low-income families to choose By Naomi Martin Globe Staff,Updated December 15, 2020, 9:22 a.m. Email to a Friend with story ideas and tips. The race against the clock starts at 10:50 a.m., when the second-grade Zoom class goes on a lunch break. Rebecca Wood, a single mother who doesn’t have a car, and her daughter, Charlie, have precisely 40 minutes to walk to Charlie’s school in Revere, wait in line, pick up food for the next fe...

Erin McAleer and Project Bread: Relentless in the battle against food insecurity As hunger in Massachusetts reaches unprecedented levels, McAleer’s organization is connecting people to food pantries and advocating for systemic change to public policy. By Janelle Nanos Globe Staff,Updated December 10, 2020, 7:30 a.m. Email to a Friend Erin McAleer has been relentless in her efforts to keep people fed as president of Project Bread.Philip Keith for The Boston Globe Bostonians of the Year are ...

Ernst & Young recently announced its 2020 EY U.S. Entrepreneur Of The Year winner, with the executive team of Toast Inc., led by president and co-founder Aman Narang, winning the top prize. Narang, an Indian American entrepreneur, was among four individuals at Boston, Massachusetts-based Toast – president and co-founder Steve Fredette; chief technology officer and co-founder Jon Grimm; and CEO Chris Comparato the others – to be recognized by EY in its 34 th annual competition. The Nar...