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Umass Lowell to Compete in Friendship Four Hockey Tournament in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
On Friday, December 3, State Senator Ed Kennedy joined with UMass President Marty Meehan, Congresswoman Lori Trahan, UMass-Lowell Chancellor Jacquie Moloney, UMass-Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy, Odyssey Trust Chairman Martin McDowell, Former Chairman Eric Porter, and Odyssey Trust Chief Executive Robert Fitzpatrick at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell to announce that the Friendship Four Hockey Tournament…
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Community Forum with Senator Ed Kennedy
This Monday, December 13th, at 7 p.m. I will be hosting an informational Zoom forum discussing anti-racism in education. The forum will discuss S.365 and H.584 — an Act Relative to Anti- Racism, Equity and Justice in Education. The event will feature many advocates for the legislation including legislators, community leaders, educators, and students. This…
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Senator Kennedy Speaks With MDAR Comissioner John Lebeaux on Beacon Hill Buzz
On the most recent episode of Beacon Hill Buzz, I had the opportunity to speak with Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) Commissioner John Lebeaux. Commissioner Lebeaux spoke about MDAR’s roll within the Commonwealth and its efforts to support family-run farms which are vital to agriculture in Massachusetts. The Commissioner also addressed the changes brought…
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Senator Kennedy Testifies Before Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture.
Today I testified before the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture on Senate Bill 565, legislation I filed which would re-establish the Clean Environment Fund. Initially, The Clean Environment Fund was established along with the “bottle bill” in 1989, which attached a 5-cent deposit to soda, beer, malt beverage and sparkling water containers.…
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Thanksgiving Project at the Dwelling House of Hope Food Pantry
On Saturday, November 20 the Dwelling House of Hope, led by Executive Director Levenia Furusa, passed out more than 700 Thanksgiving food boxes to families that needed food for the Thanksgiving holiday. The food pantry is one of the largest in Lowell and is open every Saturday from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM. Joining the…
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Senator Kennedy Chairs Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Hearing 11/19/2021
Today I had the pleasure of leading the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development hearing with co-chair Representative Fiola. The committee heard spirited testimony from many presenters on two bills: House Bill 3376 / Senate Bill 2251 An Act relative to the use of elephants, big cats, primates, giraffes, and bears in traveling…
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COVID-19 Booster Shots Are Now Available For All Massachusetts Residents 18 and Older.
The Baker-Polito Administration announced today that effective immediately, all residents of the Commonwealth over the age of 18 are eligible to receive a COVID-19 booster shot six months after receiving the second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines or two months since receiving a Johnson & Johnson single dose vaccine. Booster shots may be…
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Senate Passes Mental Health ABC Act 2.0
Yesterday, the Massachusetts Senate passed the Mental Health ABC Act 2.0: Addressing Barriers to Care (ABC), comprehensive legislation to continue the process of reforming the way mental health care is delivered in Massachusetts, with the goal of ensuring that people get the mental health care they need when they need it. This legislation comes at…
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Lowell State House Delegation Tours Rollie’s Tree Farm
The Lowell State House Delegation met with Jane Calvin of the Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust and several members of Mill City Grows and the Massachusetts Audobon Society on Monday, November 15 to tour the 21-acres that make up Rollie’s Tree Farm and discuss the proposed future plans for the site located at 1413-1415 Varnum…
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Senator Kennedy Testifies on Colon Cancer Legislation
On Monday, Novemnber 8th, I testified before the Joint Committee on Financial Services regarding two very important pieces of legislation: House Bill 4145 filed by Representative James Arciero and House Bill 1098 filed by Representative Colleen Garry. Both bills seek to tackle the rise in colorectal cancer diagnoses in the adult population of the Commonwealth.…
