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Buckland resident Phoebe Walker, director of community services with the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG), has been appointed to serve as a member of the Massachusetts Food Policy Council.Walker, whose term will run through April 2023,...

Vice President Harris and Secretary Yellen Headline Day of Action Event Alongside White House ARP Coordinator Gene Sperling, Mayors and Major Non-Profits

Four Franklin County farms received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) processing equipment from the state as part of the Massachusetts EBT/SNAP Equipment Grant Program, as announced in a press release from the state Department of...

The Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region partnered with the North Quabbin Community Coalition to host a webinar Thursday afternoon to discuss recent changes in the Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT)...

DEDHAM— A Quincy woman is being held on $25,000 cash bail after pleading not guilty to charges of filing a false health care claim and one charge of larceny over $250 by a single scheme during her arraignment in Norfolk Superior Court on Tuesday. Judge Beverly Cannone ordered Nicole Kasimatis, 47, be held on $25,000 cash bail. Kasimatis is already being held on $1...

DEDHAM— A Quincy woman is being held on $25,000 cash bail after pleading not guilty to charges of filing a false health care claim and one charge of larceny over $250 by a single scheme during her arraignment in Norfolk Superior Court on Tuesday. Judge Beverly Cannone ordered Nicole Kasimatis, 47, be held on $25,000 cash bail. Kasimatis is already being held on $1...

The Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region partnered with the North Quabbin Community Coalition to host a webinar Thursday afternoon to discuss recent changes in the Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT)...

A Norfolk County grand jury in December indicted Nicole Kasimatis, 47, on one charge of filing a false health care claim and one charge of larceny over $250 by a single scheme, according to court documents. During her arraignment in that case, Judge Douglas Wilkins set her bail at $1 million with a $100,000 cash surety, according to court records..

Beacon Hill Roll Call regular weekly report

Several counties in western Massachusetts experienced a spike in food insecurity last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the importance of long-term programs serving those in need.In 2020, food insecurity grew 45% in Hampshire County, 42%...