1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (74+ words) Springfield food pantries are struggling to meet demand as new federal SNAP rules cut benefits for many local residents. Springfield food pantries struggle as SNAP cuts hit SPRINGFIELD, IL – Kathy Kauffman Smith delivers thousands of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (103+ words) Seema Dixit doesn't know the full extent of the impact in Worcester since the end of Temporary Protected Status for people from Haiti and other countries living in t... Worcester health leaders scramble to figure out how to handle TPS end…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (353+ words) Affordable Homes Act ADU Provisions Now Active in 350 Massachusetts Towns Plaistow, United States – August 6, 2026 / Bradford Construction Management / The by-right provisions, codified under 760 CMR 71.00, eliminated the special permits and zoning board hearings that had blocked or delayed ADU projects in many…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (74+ words) Temporary protective status was first granted to Haitians in 2010 after the nation experienced a devastating earthquake that gave way to widespread corruption and economic collapse. There are an... Set adrift: Worcester's Haitians feel fear, anxiety after TPS ruling WORCESTER – The…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (59+ words) Haitian residents in Springfield face an uncertain future after the government ended temporary protected status. Springfield’s Haitian residents say they have ‘no good options’ SPRINGFIELD, OH – After the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to end temporary…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (94+ words) The Community Teaching Garden Literacy Project on West Boylston Drive is in its sixth year. on June 24, the AARP awarded the Indian Lake Community Association a $15,000 challenge grant for the... Worcester community garden project taking root and receives AARP grant…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (66+ words) New federal work requirements for SNAP are impacting thousands of Illinois residents and straining food pantries. New SNAP rules impacting Springfield residents, food pantries SPRINGFIELD – Davine Oliver doesn't remember how long he's been on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for....

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (410+ words) Markey is running for his third full term in the U.S. Senate. He is being challenged in the Democratic primary by U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., who represents much of the northeastern part of the state along the coast. Petty and Markey…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (663+ words) Thousands of people gathered outside Springfield City Hall on March 28 for a No Kings protest, themed "No Thrones, No Crowns, No Kings." The gathering, which began at 11 a.m., is the latest in a series of mass demonstrations across the U.S., in cities…...