Page 22 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 2023 BEACON | FROM Page 20 which would allow people to donate their unused medications, excluding controlled substances, and permit them to be redistributed to individuals who need them and cannot afford them. Supporters said that strict safeguards would be in place to ensure that the medication has not been tampered with and is not expired or mislabeled. “Due to high prescription drug costs, over 15 million Americans are forced to forgo their medication to pay for other essential living expenses, yet $10 billion in medication is destroyed or discarded in the United States each year,” said sponsor Rep. Brad Junes (R-North Reading). “A statewide drug repository program would help to reduce this waste and make life-saving medication more affordable and accessible to residents of the commonwealth. Twenty-six states currently have operational repository programs, which proves that these programs can be administered safely and effectively.” QUOTABLE QUOTES “As a community, we must ensure our young people are working in safe and healthy environments. Whether it be for a summer job or year-round, younger workers – particularly those in low-income, immigrant communities and communities of color – are vulnerable to poorer working conditions and exploitation.” ---Attorney General Andrea Campbell on building public awareness surrounding workplace protections for migrant and ~ Home of the Week ~ SAUGUS...You will feel right at home upon entering this wonderfully updated multi-level home, versatile layout offers 3-4 bedrooms & 3 full baths. 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H Sandy Juliano Broker/President Follow Us On: NEW LISTING BY NORMA! 709 Broadway, Everett, 4 units $1,350,000. SOLD OVER ASKING! LISTED BY SANDY! 3 Bedroom, 1 1/2 Bath Ranch, 6 Bridge Street, Tewksbury - $499,900. Call Sandy with questions, 617-448-0854. List Your Home or Apartment With Us! Open Daily From 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. 433 Broadway, Suite B, Everett, MA 02149 www.jrs-properties.com Joe DiNuzzo 617-680-7610 Norma Capuano Parziale 617-590-9143 other vulnerable children in the Bay State. “The Healey Administration is committed to ensuring that the options available through SNAP are wide-ranging and reflect the communities we serve. These selected restaurants and food trucks are diverse and strong focal points in their communities, dedicated to providing their neighbors with access to delicious and healthy food that is also nourishing and familiar to people from around the world.” ---Secretary of Health and Human Services Kate Walsh announcing that 27 restaurants and food trucks have been selected to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Restaurant Meals Program pilot. The Department of Transitional Assistance will work with the selected businesses over the next several months to become federally certified SNAP restaurants and anticipates the program will open for individuals and households to use their benefits at all selected restaurants and food trucks by fall 2023. “These federal funds will allow us to advance and finalize critical long-term habitat restoration efforts along the Massachusetts coast to protect the environment and improve resilience to climate change. Our administration is committed to working directly with coastal communities to restore these habitats, and we will continue to maximize state investment by pursuing federal funding whenever possible.” ---Gov. Maura Healey on a $3.7 million federal grant for two coastal habitat restoration projects through the Coastal Zone Management Habitat Protection and Restoration Awards. “It’s clear that immigrant entrepreneurs are a positive force in Massachusetts and New England. Entrepreneurship is consistently linked to higher economic growth and more opportunity.” --- Pioneer Institute Executive Director Jim Stergios on the DECISION | FROM Page 5 Rosemarie Ciampi 617-957-9222 that he would receive cash payments, including one text claiming to receive $20,000 in cash from certain supporters of mayoral opponent Fred Capone. The court order requires Denise Matarazzo 617-953-3023 617-294-1041 Dorchester Publications QuickBooks program of payments, described by some newspaper employees in their testimony, showing that money was turned in, including cash payments, to the newspaper’s accounts in 2021. Given the amount of evidence secured by the mayor’s attorneys, the Discovery Master agreed with the mayor’s attorneys’ motion, stating, “The plaintiff already has evidence about the dire financial straits group’s new study that found that immigrants in Massachusetts and New England are more likely to be self-employed, but the businesses they own tend to be in different industries than those owned by the U.S. born. HOW LONG WAS LAST WEEK’S SESSION? Beacon Hill Roll Call tracks the length of time that the House and Senate were in session each week. Many legislators say that legislative sessions are only one aspect of the Legislature’s job and that a lot of important work is done outside of the House and Senate chambers. They note that their jobs also involve committee work, research, constituent work and other matters that are important to their districts. Critics say that the Legislature does not meet regularly or long enough to debate and vote in public view on the thousands of pieces of legislation that have been filed. They note that the infrequency and brief length of sessions are misguided and lead to irresponsible late-night sessions and a mad rush to act on dozens of bills in the days immediately preceding the end of an annual session. During the week of June 5-9, the House met for a total of 25 minutes while the Senate met for a total of 51 minutes. Mon. June 5 House 11:01 a.m. to 11:04 a.m. Senate 11:00 a.m. to 11:33 a.m. Tues. June 6 No House session No Senate session Wed. June 7 No House session No Senate session Thurs. June 8 House 11:00 a.m. to 11:22 a.m. Senate 11:12 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Fri. June 9 No House session No Senate session Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at bob@beaconhillrollcall. com Bob founded Beacon Hill Roll Call in 1975 and was inducted into the New England Newspaper and Press Association (NENPA) Hall of Fame in 2019. of the Everett Leader Herald after 2020 which would serve to support the plaintiff’s argument that the newspaper had a financial motive to raise cash from the plaintiff’s opponents by publishing the alleged defamatory articles about him. Certain additional discovery is appropriate to provide evidence of the actual finances of the newspaper during the relevant period and to investigate whether there were, in fact, any cash donations in 2021 as the plaintiff has alleged.” The defendants had withheld this evidence from discovery and opposed Mayor DeMaria’s motion to compel them to turn it over. The Discovery Master agreed with DeMaria, rejecting the defendants’ arguments.
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