The bill includes provisions related to basic health services administered in assisted living facilities and oversight of long-term care facilities, including the following: Inclusion for LGBTQ+ Residents: The legislation requires each long-term care facility to provide staff training on the rights and care of LGBTQ+ older adults and older adults living…

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Massachusetts Senate Acts to Ban Plastic Bags, Reduce Straw and Plasticware Usage,  Boost Recycling and Composting  Measures would reduce plastic waste, a major threat to the environment, climate goals, and public health   (BOSTON—6/21/2024) Yesterday the Massachusetts Senate passed legislation that builds on the state’s climate and environmental leadership by banning…

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(LOWELL – 1/16/2024) State Senator Ed Kennedy testified alongside State RepresentativeVanna Howard before the Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs in support of SenateBill 2326 and House Bill 3507. Both Bills are Resolutions condemning political oppression andencouraging free and fair elections in Cambodia. Senate Bill 2326 was filed by…

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State Senator Ed Kennedy was happy to join the Lowell Celebrates Kerouac Committee at their Annual Holiday Party in the upstairs lounge at the Worthen House Cafe in Downtown Lowell on Tuesday, December 19. Lowell School Committeeman Dominik Lay was also in attendance. The Lowell Celebrates Kerouac Committee was originally…

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State Senator Ed Kennedy delivered winter jackets for veterans to Dracut Veterans Services Officer Jerome Thomas at the American Legion Hall on Broadway Road in Dracut on Wednesday, December 13. Dracut veterans in need of a warm winter coat can arrange to collect one by contacting Dracut Veterans Services Officer…

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State Senator Ed Kennedy met with several members of 350MA of Greater Lowell at Brew’d Awakening Coffee Shop in Downtown Lowell recently to discuss several climate bills currently under consideration on Beacon Hill.  Pictured clockwise from the left – State Senator Ed Kennedy and 350MA of Greater Lowell members Stephen…

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State Senator Ed Kennedy was happy to join Massachusetts Director of Rural Affairs and former senate colleague Ann Gobi, Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Agriculture State Representative Paul Schmid, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Undersecretary Stephanie Cooper, Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation President Warren Shaw and Executive Director Karen…

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State Senator Ed Kennedy was honored to be one of the speakers at the grand opening of Vinfen Behavorial Health’s new Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC) located on Varnum Avenue in Lowell. More than one hundred guests attended the event, which included a reception and tours of the facility after the…

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State Senator Ed Kennedy stopped by the WCAP 980AM studio on Saturday, December 2 to participate in the annual Salvation Army Radiothon & Auction. The money raised at the Radiothon and Auction benefits the programs and services of the Greater Lowell Salvation Army. The goal that they hoped to reach…

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State Senator Ed Kennedy was honored to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new athletic complex at the Greater Lowell Technical High School on Wednesday, November 22, before the Thanksgiving Eve football game between Greater Lowell Technical High School and Lowell Catholic High School. The ribbon cutting ceremony celebrated the…

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