Senator Lydia Edwards to Host a Coffee Hour
On Tuesday February 14 from 1-2pm Senator Lydia Edwards will be hosting a coffee hour at the Robert DeLeo Senior Center, 35 Harvard St in Winthrop.
“I want to thank the Winthrop Council on Aging for providing space to host this coffee hour. I’m looking forward to hearing about issues constituents in Winthrop are facing and speaking with them about my legislative priorities. Happy Valentine’s Day!†said Senator Lydia Edwards (D-Boston)
Celebrate Black History Month
Looking for ways to celebrate and learn about Black history in the Mystic? Check out these opportunities and community events happening around the watershed:
• Explore the works of Medford Poet Laureate Terry E. Carter. We were excited to see Terry E. Carter, GreenRoots and environmental justice featured in the newest installation at the Mystic Mural Project (pictured above) — a 22-year-long mural project near Blessing of the Bay in Somerville sponsored by the Somerville Arts Council and led by artist David Fichter.
• Learn more about the Royall House & Slave Quarters in Medford, MA: “As one of the only remaining freestanding quarters where enslaved people lived and worked in the North, the museum bears witness to their lives, to the intertwined stories of wealth and bondage in pre-Revolutionary Massachusetts, and to the resistance and political and legal activism of enslaved and free Black people in the eighteenth century.â€
• Visit the Museum of Science’s Black History Month celebration, spotlighting influential Black scientists and engineers — including local figures like Lewis Howard Latimer (1848 –1928), the inventor, electrical engineer, and patent draftsman born in Chelsea, MA.
• Follow the West Medford Community Center as they share Medford’s Black history and uplift Black entrepreneurs, creators, and artists.
• Check out the Chelsea Black Community’s great series of events and community activities throughout Black History Month!
National Honors Society Holds Food Drive
Jenny Delehanty, Cori Powell, and Sarah Delehanty, among other members of the National Honors Society are running a Food Drive from now until March 5th. They are collecting for the local food pantry to provide food for those in need within the community. If you wish to donate, please drop off canned goods and nonperishable items at one of the collection bins around town. The locations are Town Hall, the Meat Market, the Winthrop Police Department, and Winthrop Marketplace. They will also be out front of St. Michael’s after each mass on March 25 and 26 to collect.
NATGRID Offers Savings Initiative
National Grid is proud to serve a diverse community of Massachusetts residents and provide bill help solutions during challenging economic times. Through the company’s Winter Customer Savings Initiative, nearly 60,000 customers have enrolled in the company’s discount program, which provides eligible customers with 25-32 percent savings on their utility bills. An additional 12,000 customers have signed up for bill management programs since the program was launched in September 2022.
Spanish and Chinese speaking customers can now find the resources they need in their favored language through the Winter Customer Saving Initiative web page at ngrid.com/heretohelp.
National Grid remains committed to providing customers a variety of energy-saving tips and billing options to help offset the increases in this winter’s energy prices.
National Grid Ofrece Iniciativa De Ahorro
National Grid se enorgullece de prestar servicio a una comunidad diversa de residentes de Massachusetts y brindar soluciones de ayuda con las facturas durante tiempos difÃciles a nivel económico. A través de la iniciativa de ahorro para clientes durante el invierno de la empresa, casi 60 000 clientes se han inscrito en el programa de descuento de la empresa, que ofrece a los clientes elegibles un ahorro del 25 al 32 % en sus facturas de servicios públicos. Otros 12 000 clientes se han inscrito en programas de gestión de facturas desde que el programa se puso en marcha en septiembre de 2022.
Los clientes que hablan español y chino ahora pueden encontrar los recursos que necesitan en su idioma favorito a través de la página web de la iniciativa de ahorro para clientes durante el invierno en ngrid.com/heretohelp.