Month: November 2025

Mass. residents line up for food donations to fill SNAP gap

About one in six Massachusetts residents are waiting to hear when they will receive money through SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, this month and how much. The national aid program ran out of money over the weekend amid the government shutdown. This morning, in response to a court order, the Trump administration said it is sending states $4.65 billion from…

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State Representative Jay Livingstone, media trailblazer Karen Holmes Ward among the honorees at the ABCD Community Heroes Celebration

U.S. Senator Ed Markey’s address champions justice and economic security FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 3, 2025 CONTACT: Jamie McIver857.488.5068jamie.mciver@bostonabcd.org (BOSTON, MA) – The ABCD Community Heroes Celebration on Friday, October 24, 2025 at the Westin Copley Place honored 18 remarkable individuals and partners whose service, compassion, and ingenuity embody the event’s theme, brilliance and resilience. The gala featured multimedia journalist…

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