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Page 6 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, MAy 12, 2023 Sen. DiDomenico hosts Feeding Our Neighbors Coalition and community leaders at State House $2.99 L GALLON We accept: MasterCard * Visa * & Discover Price Subject to Change without notice 100 Gal. Min. 24 Hr. Service 781-286-2602 ast week State Senator Sal DiDomenico joined the Feeding Our Neighbors Coalition for a legislative briefing in support of An Act establishing basic needs assistance for Massachusetts immigrant residents (S.76/H.135). The event highlighted the need for this legislation and funding in the budget to restore basic food and cash assistance benefits for legally present immigrants, and Lawrence A. Simeone Jr. Attorney-at-Law ~ Since 1989 ~ * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation * Real Estate Law * Construction Litigation * Tax Lein * Personal Injury * Bankruptcy * Wrongful Death * Zoning/Permitting Litigation 300 Broadway, Suite 1, Revere * 781-286-1560 Lsimeonejr@simeonelaw.net Our 50th Anniversary Dan - 1972 We Sell Cigars & Accessories! Chris 2023 * Travel Humidors * Desk Top Humidors * Many Types of Lighters * Ash Trays * Juuls * Vapes * Glass Pipes * Rewards Program * CBD Infused Products * GIFTS UNDER $30 - GIFT CERTIFICATES R.Y.O. TOBACCO & TUBES ON SALE! SPECIAL SALE! TRAVEL HUMIDORS & ALL BONGS! SPRING AHEAD - SAVE BIG BUCKS! CIGAR SMOKER’S DELIGHT! ALL MAJOR BRANDS Singles * Tins * Bundles * Boxes 15 Handmade Cigars - (incl. a Cohiba) $43.95 NEW STORE HOURS: Mon. - Sat.: 9AM - 7PM Sunday & Holidays: 9AM - 6PM A.B.C. CIGAR 170 REVERE ST., REVERE (781) 289-4959 included remarks from Senator DiDomenico, Representatives Judith Garcia and Tony Cabral, medical professionals, and community leaders, such as Gladys Vega of La Colaborativa, who work with immigrant families. Thousands of immigrants remain ineligible for federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and cash assistance benefits due to strict eligibility restrictions put in effect since 1996. Massachusetts has provided state-funded nutrition and cash assistance benefits in the past – from 1997 to 2002 – when the Legislature unanimously voted to provide key benefits. “While the prices of food and housing are rising, thousands of Massachusetts residents are being denied vital food and cash assistance benefits because of unreasonable and cruel eligibility restrictions,” said Senator DiDomenico. “Government can and should do everything it can to ensure its residents have basic living standards, and this is an easy step to take to protect countless people who are suffering in my district and across our state. I want to thank the Feeding Our Neighbors Coalition for their work on this issue and I will continue to partner with these organizations and my colleagues to get this unjust policy fixed.” --------HUMIDORS ON SALE! STARTING AT $99. COMPLETE! --------State Senator Sal DiDomenico is shown speaking at the Feeding Our Neighbors Coalition legislative briefing. Shown from left to right: Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI) Executive Director Georgia Katsoulomitis, La Colaborativa Executive Director Gladys Vega, State Senator Sal DiDomenico, State Representative Judith Garcia, a local resident sharing her story with this issue, La Colaborativa Policy & Organizing Director Norieliz DeJesus, MLRI Senior Benefits Policy Advocate Patricia Baker, Dr. Fiona Dahaner and BU Professor Anissa Dickerson. State Senator Sal DiDomenico is shown hosting coalition advocates in his office after the legislative briefing.

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