Senator Jamie Eldridge
@jamieeldridgema.bsky.social
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State Senator (D- Marlborough) representing the Middlesex & Worcester District.
Iām excited to tune in for the Inauguration of New York City Mayor
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
, beginning shortly! Itās fantastic that Congresswoman
@aoc.bsky.social
will be introducing Mamdani today, alongside U.S. Senator Bernie
@sanders.senate.gov
!
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LIVE: The Inauguration of Zohran Mamdani | Speeches, Block Party & More
YouTube video by NY1
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2MrNZJxVVIc&fbclid=IwRlRTSAPDmaVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeJCMt5JE_2FrZ7PiL1WCTAPr5Tfdojby2OG-RmKIIRzgtYENyDtFGaSyisNY_aem_pH1oQlDFcLoEDAf0cx1Ttg
about 19 hours ago
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Happy New Year! 2025 was no doubt a challenging year. I am proud of the work the Legislature has made on policy to help people & move communities forward, while recognizing there is so much for us to do, and grateful for the dedication and commitment of my staff to help constituents in the district.
about 22 hours ago
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At the end of 2025, if you like my commitment to being responsive to constituents, proposing bold policies, being an independent legislator on Beacon Hill, pushing back on a wide variety of devastating Trump administration actions, please make a donation TODAY at
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Another investment in
#Ayer
, through the
#EnvironmentalJustice
Fund from the
@massago.bsky.social
ās office! The Devenscrest working class neighborhood will receive a $100k grant to support open space & playgrounds & tenant & community housing advocacy training
www.senatoreldridge.com/press-releas...
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Sen. Eldridge and Rep. Sena Applaud AG Campbell for Environmental Justice Grant Award for Devenscrest Tenant Association in Ayer ā State Senator Jamie Eldridge
Award will fund housing remediation, open space, and tenant advocacy at Devenscrest Village Apartments
https://www.senatoreldridge.com/press-releases/devenscrestgrantaward
2 days ago
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I'm proud to lead a canvass for
@vannahoward.bsky.social
for State Senate this Sunday (tomorrow), December 28th in Pepperell at 11 am! Please sign up through image below, & consider donating to Vanna Howard for State Senate at
www.vannahoward.com
. Hope to see you there!
#mapoli
6 days ago
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As Christmas Eve arrives, @TeamEldridgeMA is wishing those who celebrate a Merry Christmas, and a day full of family, friends and relaxation tonight and tomorrow! Happy Holidays to all, wishing you peace, good health, and happiness!
#Christmas
#mapoli
9 days ago
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Senator Jamie Eldridge
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14 days ago
Thank you to Senators Mike Brady,
@jamieeldridgema.bsky.social
, Pat Jehlen, and
@beccarausch.bsky.social
for voting to advance the local option real estate transfer fee! This would offer a vital tool for cities and towns seeking to address the housing crisis.
#mapoli
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Wishing the Jewish community in my district and across Massachusetts a Happy Hannukah! During this Festival of Lights, my office offers well wishes and happiness during this special time of year, and Iām happy to attend many Menorah lightings this week!
18 days ago
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I condemn the antisemitic mass shooting of Jewish Australians as the Sydney community began celebrating Hannukah on Sunday night. I am thinking of Australia and its residents, the Jewish community around the world, and the victims and their loved ones.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
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What we know so far about the Bondi terror attack
Sixteen people are dead after gunmen fired dozens of shots into crowds at Bondi Beach on Sunday.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/what-we-know-so-far-about-the-bondi-shooting-20251214-p5nnl4.html
19 days ago
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A horrific 24 hours for mass shootings across the world, with a press conference live now in Providence, Rhode Island on the shooting at Brown, as Americans are learning the details of the mass shooting on the Jewish community at Bondi Beach in Australia
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/14/m...
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Person of interest in Brown University shooting was taken into custody at Hampton Inn in Coventry, R.I. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe
The person was apprehended around 4 a.m. at the hotel, according to a law enforcement source in the Providence Police Department. Coventry is about 17 miles south of Providence.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/14/metro/brown-shooting-suspect-two-dead/
19 days ago
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I am so proud to support
@vannahoward.bsky.social
for State Senate to represent the First Middlesex District! Tomorrow, Sunday, December 14th I am leading a canvass for Vanna at 12 pm, meeting at The Farmhouse Cafe at 17 Pleasant Street in
#Dunstable
!
#specialelection
#mapoli
20 days ago
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Encouraging news for cancer patients outside greater
#Boston
,
@massdph.bsky.social
#PublicHealth
council approved @umassmemorial's application 4 proton therapy at
#Marlborough
hospital! Will increase access for advanced treatment for central & western Mass patients!
www.telegram.com/story/news/h...
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State council approves UMass Memorial to buy $54 million proton beam for cancer care
UMass Memorial Health plans to bring a $54 million proton beam system to its cancer center at Marlborough Hospital. Here's why.
https://www.telegram.com/story/news/healthcare/2025/12/10/umass-memorial-proton-beam/87703679007/
23 days ago
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Senator Jamie Eldridge
Matthew Cortland (they)
24 days ago
She was also a really, really good health policy and politics professor
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I'm deeply saddened to learn of my close friend & colleague Pat Jehlenās announced retirement. Pat has always been my true north for progressive leadership in the Senate, always fighting for the underdog. Grateful for her vision for Massachusetts!
#mapoli
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/09/m...
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āItās time to move onā: Longtime Somerville state senator says she wonāt run for re-election - The Boston Globe
Senator Patricia Jehlen, a longtime fixture and voice for progressive politics on Beacon Hill, announced Tuesday that she would not seek reelection.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/09/metro/somerville-cambridge-pat-jehlen-state-house-senate-reelection/
24 days ago
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President Trump, have you no sense of decency?
@gbhnews.bsky.social
reports that yesterday, USCIS officials pulled naturalized immigrants from line for their swearing-in ceremony at Faneuil Hall in
#Boston
as part of DHS expanded travel ban
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
#bospoli
#mapoli
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https://wgbh.org/news/local/202ā¦
28 days ago
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Given the tragic events in Washington, D.C., I want to share my thoughts on condemning violence and standing against harmful generalizations about refugees. My full statement below.
about 1 month ago
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2 weeks ago, I condemned President Trump's extra-judicial killings of boats from South American & Caribbean nations, allegedly to stop drugs entering the U.S. Now, Trump is likely to pardon Honduran ex-president Hernandez, who flooded America w/ cocaine. Outrageous!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
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The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/nyregion/honduras-hernandez-drug-trafficking.html
about 1 month ago
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Happy
#Thanksgiving
Ā from Team Eldridge! Iām so grateful for my staff and internsā amazing work, dedication, perseverance, hard work and commitment to helping constituents, and advocating for public policy that makes a difference in peopleās lives. Thank you to my constituents for your support!
about 1 month ago
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I condemn the shooting of 2 National Guardsmen in Washington, DC today. My thoughts go out to the 2 soldiers who are in critical condition & their families, & the entire Guard community. The suspect is in custody, & according to D.C. police it was a targeted shooting.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
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Live Updates: Two National Guard Members in Critical Condition After Shooting Near White House
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11/26/us/national-guard-shooting-dc
about 1 month ago
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Happy
#VeteransDay
! I am grateful for the proud and brave service of U.S. military servicemen and women, throughout the course of our nationās history. Liberty, freedom, equality and justice are all made possible due to veteransā sacrifices and commitment.
about 2 months ago
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TY
@massgovernor.bsky.social
for the $500,000
#HousingWorks
grant for water
#infrastructure
for the future 106-unit 100%
#affordablehousing
#Ayer
Commons development!
www.senatoreldridge.com/press-releas...
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Sen. Eldridge and Rep. Sena announce $500,000 water infrastructure state grant ā State Senator Jamie Eldridge
Investment will extend public sewer infrastructure for future Ayer Commons affordable housing
https://www.senatoreldridge.com/press-releases/ayer500k
about 2 months ago
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Iām grateful to @MA_EOHLC for a $5m
#MassWorks
grant for Littletonās 550 King Street development, for water & transportation
#infrastructure
for 1,000
#housing
units & economic development in the
#Littleton
Common! Thank you
@massgovernor.bsky.social
!
#mapoli
www.senatoreldridge.com/press-releas...
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Sen. Eldridge and Rep. Arciero Announce $5 Million for Littletonās King Street Commons Project ā State Senator Jamie Eldridge
Funding will build new roadways, utilities, and pedestrian infrastructure as part of Littletonās next phase of the King Street Commons redevelopment
https://www.senatoreldridge.com/press-releases/kingstreetcommons5mil
about 2 months ago
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With colder weather coming and utility costs rising again, my new blog post breaks down your energy bill - explaining each charge and sharing resources to help lower costs. We can cut expenses and fight climate change.
#knowyourbill
#mapoli
www.senatoreldridge.com/blogposts/di...
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Breaking Down Your Electric Bill ā State Senator Jamie Eldridge
Learn how your electric bill is calculated, what factors contribute to rising energy costs, and how state policy impacts electricity rates in Massachusetts.
https://www.senatoreldridge.com/blogposts/diveintoelectricbill
about 2 months ago
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I'm outraged about the racist attack on a Black Wayland High School student. Thank you to Wayland officials for quickly condemning the incident & partnering with the Wayland police to investigate. I'll be at response events tomorrow in Wayland
@bostonglobe.com
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/31/m...
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School leaders investigating racist incident in Wayland High School locker room - The Boston Globe
A plastic āchildren at playā street safety figure was found wearing the athletic jersey of a Black student and hanging by a belt around its neck from a ceiling pipe.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/31/metro/wayland-high-school-racist-incident/
2 months ago
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As
#Massachusetts
residents brace for the cutoff of
#SNAP
$, grateful to
@massgovernor.bsky.social
for combating food insecurity, incl/ $22min
#foodsecurity
#infrastructure
grants, providing $943,255 to Boston Area Gleaners in
#Acton
for expanded food storage
www.senatoreldridge.com/press-releas...
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Provides $943,255 Food Security Infrastructure Grant to Boston Area Gleaners in Acton to Increase Access to Healthy, Affordable Food ā State Senator Jamie Eldridge
The grant will support the Boston Area Gleanersā crop surplus recovery program that provides food access initiatives with fresh produce
https://www.senatoreldridge.com/press-releases/acton943255
2 months ago
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[email protected]
story on Mass Health Policy Commission's report on growing
#pharmacy
deserts is deeply concerning & speaks to how corporate interests hurt
#healthcare
, incl/ many independent family-owned pharmacies that serve rural & urban residents
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'Pharmacy deserts' spreading across Worcester County, state as closings rise, study shows
According to the study, 580,000 Massachusetts residents live in a pharmacy desert.
https://www.telegram.com/story/news/2025/10/25/pharmacy-deserts-growing-across-mass-as-closings-rise-study-shows/86876534007/?utm_source=telegram-newsalert-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsalert&utm_term=hero&utm_content=nteg-worcester-nletter01
2 months ago
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Are you ready for
#Halloween
? The
@bostonglobe.com
reports how so many Halloween products - candy, costumes, accessories - have increased in cost in 2025, in large part due to the
#Trump
#tariff
increases cause so many consumer products to be more expensive.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/25/b...
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Halloween affordability is taking a hit this year. Here are the scary reasons why. - The Boston Globe
Higher costs are the bogeyman this season, haunting businesses and taking a bite out of customers' wallets.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/25/business/halloween-costs-more-this-year/
2 months ago
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Happy
#Diwali
! Iām wishing the Indian community in my district, and Indian Americans across Massachusetts a wonderful Festival of Lights! It was fantastic to celebrate Diwali with so many constituents at DiwaliFest! Enjoy this time with family and friends!
2 months ago
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Happy
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
! Iām proud to celebrate the contributions, struggles and lives of Indigenous people in
#Massachusetts
. Iām proud to cosponsor the Mass Indigenous Legislative Agenda (
maindigenousagenda.org
) & advocate for Indigenous people in my district.
#mapoli
3 months ago
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The 3 federal wildlife refuges in my district are now closed due to
#governmentshutdown2025
. On Saturday in
#Maynard
, I met w/ Friends of Woodlands & Waters, the advocacy group for the Assabet River, Oxbow & Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuges. Thinking of staff & volunteers
3 months ago
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Yesterday at
#Maynard
Fest, @Fox25NewsFeed profiled Maynard High student & Girl Scout Siena Hesbach presenting AED life saving equipment to Maynard Fire Chief Lawless! Siena raised $20,000 to buy the devices! Thank Siena for this great project!
#mapoli
www.boston25news.com/news/local/t...
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āTook her a lot of effortā: High school student gifts five AEDs to Maynard for Girl Scouts project
One high school student in Maynard has gifted five life-saving devices to the town.
https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/took-her-lot-effort-high-school-student-gifts-five-aeds-maynard-girl-scouts-project/GYUIDFFGHFDR5JHHTKKNEEMRG4/
3 months ago
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Iām very saddened to learn that my friend & colleague Senator Ed Kennedy has passed away, at the age of 74. He was deeply committed to public service, including as a Senator,
#Lowell
Mayor & City Councilor & Middlesex County Commissioner. He was part of what makes Lowell special
3 months ago
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Wishing the Jewish community in my district and across Massachusetts a meaningful Yom Kippur and reflective fast
3 months ago
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I am wishing the Jewish community in my district and across Massachusetts a Happy Rosh Hashanah, with the New Year beginning last night! Have a good and sweet year, Shanah Tovah!
3 months ago
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The
@massdems.bsky.social
#Democratic
State Convention has officially begun! Wonderful to see so many colleagues, fellow Democratic State Committee members, progressive leaders, labor leaders, Democratic City/Town Cte members & activists! Thank you for all you do for
#Massachusetts
!
#mapoli
4 months ago
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Itās a beautiful day in Springfield for the
#Democratic
State Convention! It's a platform year where delegates endorse the official positions of
@massdems.bsky.social
. I'm supporting the amendment to restore the People's Platform, pls sign this morning & vote YES!
#mapoli
www.commonwealthcourage.com
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Home | Amend 2025 MassDems Platform
https://www.commonwealthcourage.com/
4 months ago
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Senator Jamie Eldridge
Ogenki desuu ka
4 months ago
Thank you!!!!
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Yesterday as Senate Chair of the
#cjreform
caucus, I joined Prisoners Legal Services press conference to express serious concerns about
@massgovernor.bsky.social
ās $360 million proposal to renovate MCI-Framingham prison for incarcerated women.
www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/news/l...
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MCI-Framingham renovation opponents reveal where they say $360M should be spent
Prisoner rights advocates are calling for the state to redirect $360 million planned for a renovation of MCI-Framingham.
https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/news/local/2025/09/12/prisoner-rights-advocates-decry-state-plan-to-invest-360-million-dollars-renovate-mci-framingham-ma/86094819007/
4 months ago
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reposted by
Senator Jamie Eldridge
Chris Oates
4 months ago
This week in
#mapoli
, we had hearings at the State House start up again. Some highlights: - Climate superfund and nuclear fusion at Environment hearing chaired by Christine Barber and
@beccarausch.bsky.social
. Quotes from
@votesteveowens.bsky.social
,
@jamieeldridgema.bsky.social
, and Bruce Tarr.
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Beacon Hill is back in action
Climate, nukes, and Epstein
https://massachusettsdigest.substack.com/p/beacon-hill-is-back-in-action
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It is horrific that Charlie Kirk was shot & killed yesterday in Utah. Iām thinking of his family today. Violence has no place in society. Over the past 2 years, violence directed at political leaders has ramped up, which has a disproportionate impact on democracy
www.newyorker.com/newsletter/t...
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What Charlie Kirk Meant to Conservatives
From the daily newsletter: Antonia Hitchens on the shooting of the political activist.
https://www.newyorker.com/newsletter/the-daily/what-charlie-kirk-meant-to-conservatives
4 months ago
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Disgraceful. Last week, I had the honor of attending a U.S. Naturalization ceremony in Boylston of 50 immigrants being sworn in as citizens. Next to the ceremony was
#Worcester
@lwvma.bsky.social
, ready to register new Americans to vote. But
#Trump
sees only threats
www.wbur.org/npr/nx-s1-55...
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Trump administration blocks groups from voter registration at naturalization events
Nongovernmental groups like the League of Women Voters are now barred from registering new voters at naturalization ceremonies, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced.
https://www.wbur.org/npr/nx-s1-5525875/trump-naturalization-voter-registration-uscis?fbclid=IwZnRzaAMm9s1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHkuPF4Fk8B1ixzHf-Rt3uSmzoeWMcovefEPn4Af03kWyHjHKX60n6lwUjsEM_aem_XT69265mMJEbRnJwIFnCZQ
4 months ago
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4 months ago
They Tried to Sneak Out 600 Kids on a Holiday Weekend The government was loading Guatemalan minors, unaccompanied, some as young as 6-7.
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Happy
#LaborDay
! Beautiful morning in Marlborough, home of the stateās biggest Labor Day parade! Thank you to the labor unions, workers and organizers who fought and continue to fight for fair wages, economic security, good benefits & a safe working environment for all!
#mapoli
4 months ago
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reposted by
Senator Jamie Eldridge
Eric Blair
4 months ago
āObstruct, obstruct, obstruct.ā āIām really fed up with Democratic leadership.ā āI donāt want to see
@schumer.senate.gov
sending another strongly-worded letter.ā āI want alternate hearings; profiling a person whoās dying because their Medicaid has been stripped away.ā Yes! All of this.
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4 months ago
Supreme Court Lets Trump Administration Cut N.I.H. Grants for Disfavored Research
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...
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Supreme Court Lets Trump Administration Cut N.I.H. Grants for Disfavored Research
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/us/politics/supreme-court-nih-grants.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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Wonderful to see the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail in
#Sudbury
today, almost complete! Iām grateful to @MassDOT for its work, and selecting the BFRT as a
#MassTrails
10 to encourage more visitors! Check out
masstrails10.org/trail-pages/brā¦
, and enjoy the trail
! @massdot.bsky.soci
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4 months ago
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Senator Jamie Eldridge
Prisoners' Legal Services of Massachusetts
5 months ago
85% of ICE detainees at Plymouth Co. jail are classified as "no threat." PLS has documented unacceptable conditions: solitary confinement for mental health crises, ignored medical requests, insufficient food, forced unpaid labor. When will MA stop working with with ICE?
www.wbur.org/news/2025/07...
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The vast majority of men in ICE custody in Mass. are classified as 'no threat'
About 85% of federal detainees held by ICE in Plymouth County this year have been classified as āno ICE threatā by the agency. That category began exploding by the last half of President Joe Biden'sā¦
https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/07/30/ice-detainees-plymouth-massachusetts-trump-deportation
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Terrific @LowellSun story on
@massgovernor.bsky.social
providing $10m to protect naturally-occurring affordable housing in Devenscrest neighborhood of Ayer! It's been a tough, inspiring & worthwhile grassroots battle against powerful real estate interests
www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/2025/08/06/d...
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Devenscrest Village gets state support in housing battle
In a win for affordable housing advocates and tenants of Devenscrest Village in Ayer, the Devenscrest Tenants Association, housing advocate Massachusetts Law Reform Institute and state housing offiā¦
https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/2025/08/06/devenscrest-village-gets-state-support-in-housing-battle/
5 months ago
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Last Friday, masked
#ICE
agents came to
#Acton
, arresting a constituent of mine at his work. He has no criminal record & a pending asylum case, but that no longer matters under
#DonaldTrump
. TY to the brave witnesses.
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
@gbhnews.bsky.social
@sweetadelinevt.bsky.social
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Acton pizzeria employee detained by ICE
A 28-year-old asylum seeker was detained over his alleged past suspended license.
https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2025-08-05/acton-pizzeria-employee-detained-by-ice
5 months ago
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