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Roslindale/West Roxbury senior notes Community Content Note: In response to concerns about the coronavirus, area events may be subject to cancellation, postponement or attendance limits. Please contact organizers to confirm event details. Attention seniors The West Roxbury and Roslindale Transcript welcome your news. We publish every Thursday and are eager to publish your activities in this section. Please email any updates to this list to transcript@wickedlocal.com by the Wednesday prior to publication. The Villagers The Villagers of Roslindale meet at St. John Chrysostom Church hall, 4740 W...

Programs with the Dover Council on Aging: Get Community Center updates COURTESY OF THE DOVER COUNCIL ON AGING Editor’s Note: The following was submitted by Janet Claypoole, director of the Dover Council on Aging: RSVP for all COA events at www.doverma.org or call 508-315-5734. Hello COA Friends, There is a lot happening in our community. Please mark your calendars for Town Meeting on Saturday, May 1, at 10 a.m., and Special Town Meeting (to choose a future Community Center option) for Saturday, June 12, at  10 a.m. Both Town Meetings will be held outside at Dover-Sherborn Regional School, ...

Norwood Food Pantry taking part in Project Bread's Walk for Hunger Project Bread helped support 1,196 meal sites for children in Massachusetts. Through the Walk for Hunger, Project Bread hopes to raise $1.3 million for its programs. NORWOOD – Nick Campagna has walked the walk for 36 years. He has supported Project Bread through the annual Walk for Hunger, which is going virtual for the second straight year. “In normal years we would put up a display at the Town Hall and put up posters around town. But last year and this year we have had to rely mostly on social media and the Food Pantry w...

Matt Rice The Cape Codder BREWSTER -- Walking in honor of his late brother, Brewster resident Steve Leibowitz will be looking for plenty of pep-in-his-step as he participates in the 53rd annual Project Bread Walk for Hunger on May 2, with the lofty of goal of 20 miles at this year's fundraiser. Along with younger brother Peter, the duo will participate as "Howard's Heroes," in honor of their late brother, Howard, a staunch advocate for increased food access for people and families in need. "As an employee of the City of Boston, under Mayor Flynn, and later Mayor Menino, he really pushed for,...

Food Insecurity Rates Remain High In Massachusetts Because Of The Pandemic In this Friday, March 17, 2017, file photo, a sign advertises a program that allows food stamp recipients to use their EBT cards to shop at a farmer's market in Topsham, Maine. Robert F. Bukaty/AP Share In It Together | April 14, 2021 As the pandemic continues on, the number of families lacking access to healthy food is increasing. According to the organization Project Bread, the number of families who are food insecure in the state has doubled. For Black and Latino residents, that rate is higher. Project Bread preside...