Category: News

ABCD named to Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts

The Women’s Edge and Globe Magazine celebrate the state’s leading companies and nonprofit organizations led by women. They run health care and biotech and manufacturing and real estate companies. Retail giants, law firms, universities and colleges, financial institutions, and more. They’re the women power players of the Bay State, responsible for thousands of employees and billions in revenue, driving the…

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Statement from ABCD President and CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler on the 2024 Election

Dear ABCD community, By now, we have all been able to take in the results of the 2024 elections and can all agree that this was an unprecedented campaign and it is an historic moment. It shines a stark light on our country’s divisions—but it also reveals many strengths. We revere the promise of life, liberty, and the pursuit of…

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Brockton Native Noel Gourdin to Perform at the 2024 Community Heroes Celebration

98.1 FM Urban Heat Check out R&B singer-songwriter and Brockton native Noel Gourdin (20:22 to 30:22) on Urban Heat discussing his upcoming appearance at the 2024 Community Heroes Celebration on November 1st! https://fb.watch/voYEhClDKu


Special program in Boston trains residents to become solar workers

Timothy Edwards uses a power drill to fasten the array frame together as Narkeisha Gilbert and Lhoucine Bouhaddou hold it in place during the solar technician training class. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) Instructor Carlos Antunes watched as his students, wielding power drills and socket wrenches, assembled metal racks on the floor, then mounted four large solar panels on them. “Don’t forget your…

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All Things Considered – Enrollment in Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) begins October 1st, 2024


‘Survivor’ stories connect Southie, Fields Corner

In 1993, just a few days before Christmas, 15-year-old Louis D. Brown was killed in a crossfire, while crossing Geneva Avenue near Fields Corner Station. A high school sophomore looking forward to college, he was on his way to youth meeting organized by Teens Against Gang Violence. Almost thirty-one years later, in time for International Peace Day on September 21,…

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In Boston, home energy bills are among the highest in the nation

While the pain is widespread, low-income families are paying an even higher percentage of their household income to power their homes. When it comes time to pay bills each month, Latoya Blue has to decide: how much can go to food and rent, and how much for heat and electricity? She needs to keep things consistent at her Hyde Park…

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Low-income T riders can now apply for reduced fares

Massachusetts residents with an income below 200% of the federal poverty level can now apply for reduced MBTA fares under a new program launching this week. MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng celebrated the income-eligible reduced fare program in Malden on Tuesday, saying that the cost of transportation can be a barrier for many people. “Public transit is a lifeline for many people…

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New MBTA low-income reduced fare program begins Wednesday: Here’s what to know

T leaders believe it’ll save the average eligible person about $720 a year or roughly $60 per month. All in all, this is expected to cut transit costs in half for about 60,000 riders A new MBTA program that will cut the price of fares significantly begins Wednesday. Tens of thousands of people are eligible, and it could save them hundreds of…

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Low-income MBTA riders can apply for reduced fares starting Wednesday

Massachusetts residents with an income below 200% of the federal poverty level will be able to apply for reduced MBTA fares under a new program launching Wednesday. MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng celebrated the income-eligible reduced fare program in Malden on Tuesday, saying that the cost of transportation can be a barrier for many people. “Public transit is a lifeline for many…

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