Exclusive Interview by Karen Beishuizen Photos courtesy of Ciara Moser Ciara Moser is a Dublin-born/Austria-raised and Boston-based Bassist. She started to play bass at the age of 14. Being blind at birth she was raised with the attitude that everything is possible if you have the passion and ambiti
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Providing veterans with temporary financial assistance helps them get into stable housing and also reduces their health care costs, according to a nationwide study led by University of Utah Health researchers. Photo credit: Getty Images
Ensuring that veterans have stable housing not only reduces homelessness but also slashes the cost of providing them with publicly funded health care, according to a national study led by University of Utah Health scientists. The researchers found that veterans who received temporary financial assistance (TFA) from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to acquire or retain housing had fewer hospital visits and an average reduction in health care costs of $2,800 over a two-year period than veterans who did not receive this benefit.
Alex Maes and The Connection headed to Narrows live stream on YouTube
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FALL RIVER On Friday, April 9, the Narrows Center for the Arts will present a live stream concert with Alex Maes and The Connection.
Alex Maes and The Connection is a Boston based nu-funk band that has been together since 2019. The group plays catchy original material that Alex Maes composes and covers popular songs in their unique funk jazz style. With Francisco Morales on drums, Warren Pettey on keys, Kevin Barber on Bass, Flynn Tanner on guitar, and Alex Maes on vocals, Alex Maes and The Connection are impossible to ignore with their infectious grooves and contagious arrangements.