While the state waited for Gov. Maura Healey to sign off on the long-overdue fiscal 2024 budget – which she did Wednesday – local school officials were already celebrating language within the document that removes a major barrier to classroom learning. The $56 billion fiscal spending plan includes funding for permanent universal free school meals […]
DRACUT When she’s not working on medical bills for Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Andrea Connelly is packing food into backpacks to gift to kids who need them.
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BILLERICA Three teenagers from the Black Walnut Meadows 4-H Club are advocating for a bill going through the state Legislature that would create a statewide requirement for 4-H club activities to be considered excused absences from school.