Somerville/Medford Remembering Sylvia M. (Frongillo) Candelino

Sylvia M. (Frongillo) Candelino
8/25/2024

Sylvia M. (Frongillo) Candelino, age 73, formerly of Boston’s North End, passed away on Sunday, August 25th at Bear Hill Nursing Center of Stoneham. Born and raised in the North End, she was the daughter of the late Emilio and Louise J. (Todesco) Frongillo. Sylvia lived in East Boston and Somerville, and was employed for many years in the Middlesex County Registry of Probate.
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This Week’s QUOTABLE QUOTES On Beacon Hill

By Bob Katzen

“Our audit found that, under prior leadership, the Convention Center cherry-picked when it was convenient or not convenient to follow public records law, Chapter 30B, alongside its own policies and procedures with regard to state procurement and contracting. Deeply troubling is also the fact that prior leadership violated the law in executing a $1.2 million non-disclosure agreement – concealing allegations of racial discrimination.” Continue reading This Week’s QUOTABLE QUOTES On Beacon Hill

MBTA’S INCOME-ELIGIBLE REDUCED FARE PROGRAM BEGINS ON SEPTEMBER 4

By Bob Katzen

The MBTA announced that expanded access to reduced fares for income-eligible riders begins on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.

This new program provides riders who are aged 18-64 and have low income, with reduced one-way fares of approximately 50 percent off on all travel inclujding MBTA buses, subways, commuter rail and The RIDE. Continue reading MBTA’S INCOME-ELIGIBLE REDUCED FARE PROGRAM BEGINS ON SEPTEMBER 4

$3.75 MILLION TO ADDRESS OPIOID CRISIS

By Bob Katzen

The Healey administration announced $3.75 million in grants to 18 grassroots organizations to help reduce the harm caused by the opioid epidemic in communities disproportionately impacted by overdose deaths. The grants are awarded through the Mosaic Opioid Recovery Partnership, a new grant program designed to support underserved communities and populations that have experienced a high rate of opioid-related overdose deaths.
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MATERNAL HEALTH (H 4999)

By Bob Katzen

Gov. Healey signed into law a maternal health bill that would require certified professional midwives and lactation consultants to be licensed; encourage the creation of more freestanding birth centers; establish a grant program to address maternal mental health and substance use disorder; expand the statewide universal postpartum home visiting program; and mandate that insurers provide coverage for postpartum depression and major depressive disorder screenings for perinatal individuals.
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$875,000 FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS PROGRAM (H 4800)

By Bob Katzen

The House 154-4, overrode Gov. Healey’s veto of the entire $875,000 for a statewide college and career readiness program implemented by JFYNetWorks, a nonprofit corporation, to provide online instructional curricula to help students meet the Massachusetts state standards at each grade level and reduce learning loss and achievement gaps. The program would also prepare students for required assessments and college placement tests in middle school and high school.
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$7.5 MILLION FOR PROGRAMS TO ENCOURAGE STATE COLLEGE GRADUATES TO BECOME PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS (H 4800)

By Bob Katzen

The House 134-24, overrode Gov. Healey’s veto of $7.5 million (reducing funding from $10 million to $2.5 million) for programs to encourage graduates of the state’s public colleges to work as public school teachers. Continue reading $7.5 MILLION FOR PROGRAMS TO ENCOURAGE STATE COLLEGE GRADUATES TO BECOME PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS (H 4800)

Purple Flag Memorial, Free Narcan, and Prevention Trainings Mark Somerville’s Observance of Overdose Awareness Day and Recovery Month

On August 31, City to create remembrance flag garden for community members lost to opioid overdoses

Awareness and Narcan distribution events open to all in September

SOMERVILLE—Once again, purple flags will soon solemnly grace the front lawn of Somerville City Hall. They will stand in memory of residents whose lives were lost to opioid-related overdose in 2023 and beyond. The annual flag display is just one way that the Continue reading Purple Flag Memorial, Free Narcan, and Prevention Trainings Mark Somerville’s Observance of Overdose Awareness Day and Recovery Month