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Reply Dec. 22, 2020 End Hunger Connecticut! (EHC!) is excited to announce it was awarded a three-year "Policy and Advocacy Grant" in the amount of $130,000 from Tufts Health Plan Foundation to implement its proposed project, "Improving SNAP Experience for Older Adults to Increase Food Security." Subscribe The award is one of 10 new community grants totaling $1.325 million to fund projects aligned with the Foundation's commitment to advancing policies and practices that support healthy aging. The grants engage older people in systems-level change to remove barriers responsible for inequities ...

UpdatedTue, Dec 22, 2020 at 5:02 pm PT Replies(2) Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, D-San Diego (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) SAN DIEGO, CA — Gov. Gavin Newsom Tuesday nominated Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, D-San Diego, to serve as the next California secretary of state, a move that would make her the first Black woman to ever hold the position. Weber would replace Alex Padilla, who was appointed by Newsom earlier Tuesday to fill the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Weber's nomination is subject to confirmation by the state Legislature. "Dr. Weber is a ti...

Reply Ryder Feeley, 6, is a hero, a super hero. (Photo courtesy of Nicole Feeley.) NORTH HAVEN, CT — "It's a Christmas miracle," Nicole Feeley told Patch Tuesday after she was told by the team of oncologists — who have been treating her son Ryder, 6, after a section of a massive tumor was removed from around his brain — that the tumors inside the child's body "are not cancerous." While the first-grader will not require radiation, in two weeks, she'll meet with his surgeon and he will begin chemotherapy treatments for a year. Feeley explained that the once weekly treatments consist of t...

UpdatedWed, Dec 23, 2020 at 5:49 pm ET Reply(1) Those looking to help Medium Rare feed DC senior citizens in need are encouraged to donate at FeedTheFridge.org, a charity foundation established by Mark Bucher to specifically to battle food insecurity in the area. (Shutterstock) WASHINGTON, DC — After delivering almost 3,000 turkey dinners for Thanksgiving to senior citizens struggling with food insecurity, Medium Rare restaurants co-owner Mark Bucher has been busy serving another 3,000 Christmas dinners this week to seniors. The recipients will be more than pleased, as their Christmas dinne...

UpdatedTue, Dec 22, 2020 at 11:40 pm ET Reply Brushes and Bouquets is a regular vendor at the Beach Market at Coquina Beach. (Nancy Ambrose) BRADENTON BEACH, FL — As the holiday shopping season winds down, last-minute shoppers have "one last chance to shop local" at the Beach Market at Coquina Beach, said Nancy Ambrose, the market's founder and manager. The outdoor market, which operates at Coquina Beach at 2650 Gulf Drive South in Bradenton Beach, will open one last time before Christmas Day. It's currently running every Sunday and Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., through July. There are mor...