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City of Boston Public Health Commission Introduces Community Health Equity Empowerment Fund

BOSTON, Mass. /MASSACHUSETTS NEWSWIRE/ -- The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) today announced the creation of the Community Health Equity Empowerment Fund (CHEE Fund), a new initiative that will provide grants to local non-profits and community-based organizations (CBOs) working to advance health equity through prevention, intervention, and response services. Using funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), BPHC will distribute a total of $1 million in CHEE grants this year, equating to $200,000 per awarded organization.
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Mass. Gov. Healey and Lt. Governor Driscoll File Fiscal Year 2024 Budget, Tax Relief and Housing Bills

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- This week (March 1), The Healey-Driscoll Administration filed its Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) budget recommendation, a $55.5 billion blueprint for Massachusetts’ future that makes historic investments in climate action, public education and transportation, and workforce development. It also lays out Governor Healey’s plans for first-time use of Fair Share revenue, including the creation of a new Education and Transportation Fund.

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Guided By Choices onstage in Massachusetts

Forever Since Heedfest: local Guided By Voices fans to celebrate band at special boston-area event

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire / -- The venerable indie rock band Guided By Voices (GBV) recently celebrated 40 years of music with several thousand fans in its hometown of Dayton, Ohio, performing two sold-out shows at the Dayton Masonic Center over Labor Day weekend. In the spirit of bringing that celebration to Boston, four local fans (calling themselves the Textbook Committee) have organized Forever Since Heedfest, which brings three GBV tribute bands and diehard fans from near and far to Warehouse XI in Somerville, MA this February.
City of BOSTON

City of Boston Public Health Commission Introduces Community Health Equity Empowerment Fund

BOSTON, Mass. /MASSACHUSETTS NEWSWIRE/ -- The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) today announced the creation of the Community Health Equity Empowerment Fund (CHEE Fund), a new initiative that will provide grants to local non-profits and community-based organizations (CBOs) working to advance health equity through prevention, intervention, and response services. Using funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), BPHC will distribute a total of $1 million in CHEE grants this year, equating to $200,000 per awarded organization.
Lowell Chamber Orchestra (LCO) announces fifth season

The Lowell Chamber Orchestra (LCO) announces fifth season, largest yet, with seven concerts in Massachusetts

LOWELL, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- The Lowell Chamber Orchestra has officially announced its fifth season, which will be comprised of seven concerts starting in September of this year, and running all the way until June of next year. Three soloists will be featured with the ensemble this season, two of them members of the orchestra itself.
Lowell Chamber Orchestra winners: Left to right: Wei-Hsing Huang, Martin Max Schreiner, Cory Brodack

Lowell Chamber Orchestra (LCO) in Massachusetts announces the winners of its Call-for-Scores and Concerto Competition

LOWELL, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- The Lowell Chamber Orchestra congratulates composers Cory Brodack and Martin Max Schreiner for winning the orchestra's 2023 Lowell Chamber Orchestra Call-for-Scores, and marimba player Wei-Hsing Nikki Huang, for winning the 2023 Lowell Chamber Orchestra Concerto Competition.
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Mass. Gov. Healey and Lt. Governor Driscoll File Fiscal Year 2024 Budget, Tax Relief and Housing Bills

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- This week (March 1), The Healey-Driscoll Administration filed its Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) budget recommendation, a $55.5 billion blueprint for Massachusetts’ future that makes historic investments in climate action, public education and transportation, and workforce development. It also lays out Governor Healey’s plans for first-time use of Fair Share revenue, including the creation of a new Education and Transportation Fund.
City of BOSTON

Boston EAP celebrates National Nutrition Month 2023 by re-introducing the wellness portal and sharing nutrition resources

BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- This month,the Boston Employee Assistance Program announced that "[We] are looking to celebrate healthy eating as a major aspect of positive physical and mental health." For 50 years, National Nutrition Month has been celebrated as a means of focusing on nutrition education, introducing and reintroducing healthy eating habits for longer and better lives.

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