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ABCD, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and the Boston Red Sox celebrate community partnerships

Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) President and CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler threw out the first pitch for Harvard Pilgrim Health Day at the July 19th Red Sox game where the Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1. ABCD Foster Grandparent Marylyn Johnson joined Scott-Chandler at the pitcher’s mound. ABCD is a long standing nonprofit partner of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care…

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Malden legislators secure $885,000 for numerous local priorities in state budget

State Senator Jason Lewis and State Representatives Paul Donato, Steven Ultrino and Kate Lipper-Garabedian were pleased to announce that they secured $885,000 for various local priorities in Malden as part of the Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) Massachusetts state budget. On July 1, 2026, the House of Representatives and Senate enacted the budget, and on July 9 Governor Maura Healey signed…

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ABCD, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and the Boston Red Sox celebrate community partnerships

Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) President and CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler threw out the first pitch for Harvard Pilgrim Health Day at the July 19th Red Sox game where the Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1. ABCD Foster Grandparent Marylyn Johnson joined Scott-Chandler at the pitcher’s mound. ABCD is a long standing nonprofit partner of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care…

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ABCD, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and the Sox celebrate community partnerships

Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) President and CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler threw out the first pitch for Harvard Pilgrim Health Day at the July 19th Red Sox game where the Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1. ABCD Foster Grandparent Marylyn Johnson joined Scott-Chandler at the pitcher’s mound. ABCD is a long standing nonprofit partner of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care — the…

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Malden Delegation Secures $885,000 for Numerous Local Priorities in State Budget

BOSTON—State Senator Jason Lewis and State Representatives Paul Donato, Steven Ultrino, and Kate Lipper-Garabedian are pleased to announce that they secured $885,000 for various local priorities in Malden as part of the Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) Massachusetts state budget. Without raising taxes on residents, the $63.4 billion FY27 state budget is a fiscally responsible blueprint to drive down costs for…

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Five things you need to know and your chance to play at Fenway Park

Hello, Boston, and happy Friday! Have you seen our Instagram account yet? You don’t know what you’re missing. But first, check out the five things you need to know as you wrap up your busy workweek. 1. Clover closes Clover Food Lab shut down its dozen locations this week after serving its plant-forward, fast-casual food to Bostonians for over 17 years. Isabel Hart has…

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People On The Move In Boston

Annie Garmey has joined Action for Boston Community Development as vice president of development, marking an important step in ABCD’s broader philanthropic outreach and long-term resource development strategy. She will lead a comprehensive fundraising strategy to strengthen individual giving, corporate partnerships, foundation support, special events and other revenue opportunities that advance ABCD’s mission.


ABCD’s Free Tax Preparation Program Yields over $7 million in Refunds for Greater Boston Residents

by Patriot-Bridge Staff • July 2, 2026 • 0 Comments For the third consecutive year, ABCD’s Free  Tax Preparation Program secured more than $7 million in state and federal tax returns for residents of Greater Boston and the Mystic Valley during the 2026 tax season. Results of this year’s tax season supported by 48 IRS-trained Volunteer Income Tax Assistance  (VITA) preparers include completion of 3,545 federal/state completed…

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Amidst the Affordability Crisis, ABCD’s Free Tax Preparation Program Yields over $7 million in Tax Refunds for Greater Boston Residents

For the third consecutive year, ABCD’s Free  Tax Preparation Program secured more than $7 million in state and federal tax returns for residents of Greater Boston and the Mystic Valley during the 2026 tax season. Results of this year’s tax season supported by 48 IRS-trained Volunteer Income Tax Assistance  (VITA) preparers include completion of 3,545 federal/state completed returns totalling $7,268,505. “These financial…

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ABCD’s Free Tax Preparation Program yields over $7 million in tax refunds

For the third consecutive year, ABCD’s Free Tax Preparation Program secured more than $7 million in state and federal tax returns for residents of Greater Boston and the Mystic Valley during the 2026 tax season. Results of this year’s tax season supported by 48 IRS-trained Volunteer Income Tax Assistance  (VITA) preparers include completion of 3,545 federal/state completed returns totalling $7,268,505.  “These financial results are confirmation…

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