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Trucks bring fresh food to the people who need it By Diana Bravo Globe Correspondent,Updated May 9, 2021, 8:29 p.m. Email to a Friend School buses generally ferry children, but Fresh Truck mobile markets carry something equally vital: fresh food. Co-founder Josh Trautwein was working as a health educator at MGH Charlestown Healthcare Center when he heard from local families that it was difficult to shop for healthy food because the only local grocery store was shut down for a yearlong renovation. That inspired Trautwein to start About Fresh, which operates a program called Fresh Truck to brin...

The Massachusetts House of Representatives last week passed its Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) budget. This budget responsibly responds to the needs of residents and makes investments that set the state on a path toward economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. Funded at $47.716 billion, the House’s FY22 budget continues its strong commitment to cities and towns, and includes significant investments in education, supportive services for vulnerable populations, and workforce and economic development, among other priorities. “This budget meets the needs of our residents who have endured an un...

Moran: $480K For Andover, Lawrence, Methuen In MA House Budget Patch 8 hrs ago Thursday, April 29, 2021 — The Massachusetts House of Representatives Today passed its Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) budget. This budget responsibly responds to the needs of residents and makes investments that set the state on a path toward economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. Funded at $47.716 billion, the House’s FY22 budget continues its strong commitment to cities and towns, and includes significant investments in education, supportive services for vulnerable populations, and workforce and economic d...

BOSTON – Thursday, April 29, 2021 – Representatives Jack Patrick Lewis, Carmine Lawerance Gentile, Maria Duaime Robinson worked to secure wins for Framingham and the MetroWest region when passing the Massachusetts House Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) budget. This budget responds to the needs of Framingham residents and makes investments that set the state on a path toward economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. The statewide budget funded at $47.716 billion, the House's FY22 budget continues its strong commitment to cities and towns, and includes significant investments in education, sup...

CISA discusses farmers’ resilience in pandemic Winter vegetables at Riverland Farm in Sunderland. STAFF FILE PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ Joe Manning and Hannah Logan pack up internet orders of vegetables at Kitchen Garden Farm in Sunderland in April 2020. During CISA’s annual meeting on Wednesday, panelists spoke to how farmers adapted in the face of pandemic-related challenges. STAFF FILE PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ By MARY BYRNE SOUTH DEERFIELD — The year 2020 was one of dramatic change and challenge, panelists agreed during Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture’s annual meeting last week. “At t...