Page 6 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, July 11, 2025 DIDOMENICO | FROM PAGE 4 Transitional Escrow Fund. Key transportation investments MBTA upgrades: $535 million (M) for improvements and infrastructure upgrades across the MBTA system, including: • $300M to support the MBTA budget reserve • $175M in workforce and safety funding to implement improvements recommended by the Federal Transit Administration • $40M for MBTA physical infrastructure upgrades • $20M for the MBTA’s low-income fare relief program Aid for cities and towns: $103M for regionally equitable, shovel-ready transportation improvements, including: • $80M for supplemental Chapter 90 aid to ensure every city and town receives funding to maintain local roads and bridges, including $40M to help support small and rural communities by distributing funds based solely on road mileage • $16.4M for municipally owned small bridges and culverts • $7M for the improvement and maintenance of unpaved If We Happen To Meet By Accident ... You’ll Be Glad You Found Us! There is a difference between the rest and the BEST! Celebrating 46 Years In Business! TONY’S AUTO BODY Call or Visit 781-321-0032 34 Sharon Street Malden, MA 02148 TONYSAUTOBODYLLC.COM COME VISIT OUR STATE OF THE ART BODY SHOP • Computerized Paint Matching (State of the Art Spray Booth) • Computerized Frame Machines • P.P.G. Refinishing System • R134 + 1234yf A/C Machines Fully Insured -RS2415 Insurance Company Approval ALL OUR WORK IS GUARANTEED! TONY BARTOLO Owner 46 Years Let Us Handle Your Next Insurance Claim. Go With the BEST It Doesn’t Get BETTER! RENTAL CARS Available roads Regional equity in transportation: $73M for regional transit initiatives, specifi cally: • $25M for capital improvements to equipment and facilities at Regional Transit Authorities, which serve and connect all regions of the Commonwealth • $25M for eff orts to improve workforce recruitment and retention at the Regional Transit Authorities • $13M for public ferry infrastructure improvements • $10M for on-demand micro-transit shuttles and Last Mile grants fostering an innovative multimodal transit system World Cup preparations: $5M for transportation improvements associated with the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup. Key education investments Special education: $248M for special education costs, including Circuit Breaker reimbursements to local school districts. Public higher education deferred maintenance: $115M for public higher education infrastructure investments, including $10M for lab modernization capital improvements and upgrades at community colleges, helping ensure community colleges have the needed resources to provide a fi rst-class education to the surge of students signing up after passage of MassEducate, which provides free community college to Massachusetts residents. Career technical education capital grants: $100M to expand capacity and accommodate additional career technical education school opportunities, including $15M for a pilot program to support career and vocational technical annex buildings on comprehensive YOUR LOCAL NEWS & SPORTS IN SIX LANGUAGES. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ADVOCATE ONLINE BY SCANNING HERE! high school campuses. EEC workforce, affordability and quality improvement: $45M for initiatives to support workforce development, affordability and quality improvements in the early education and care sector, including $20M for rate increases to support early education providers. Literacy growth: $25M for high dosage tutoring to support accelerated literacy growth and success for students in kindergarten through grade 3. Endowment match: $20M for the endowment incentive match program to leverage public funds to encourage private fundraising by the state’s public higher education institutions to support accessible and aff ordable education programming, including $10M for a Department of Higher Education (DHE) endowment incentive match and $10M for the University of Massachusetts endowment incentive program. English Language Learning programs: $10M for educational grants to help speakers of languages other than English to learn English — and subsequently aid in fi lling in-demand jobs — by reducing the waitlist for services. Holocaust Museum Boston: $10M to support the museum. Green School Works: $10M for grants to eligible local school districts for clean energy infrastructure improvements and upgrades. Regional school transportation: $8.1M to support costs. Tomorrow’s Teachers Scholarship and loan forgiveness: $2.475M for scholarships and loan forgiveness initiatives to encourage qualified high school and currently enrolled college students to seek teaching in the Massachusetts public school system as a career pathway.
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