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MALDEN, Mass., Jan. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Housing Families will open a new shelter for homeless individuals at the OYO Hotel in Malden in early February, the result of close collaboration between the City of Malden, Malden Redevelopment Authority, Malden s legislative delegation, and several nonprofit partners. Housing Families, a Malden-based housing services organization, has provided emergency shelter for families for nearly 35 years, but this will be their first shelter for adult individuals. The 22-bed shelter will house individuals from the Metro North region, with priority given to Malden residents.
Malden and its neighboring cities have long lacked an individual shelter, and the local need has been exacerbated by the pandemic. Because congregate shelters have been especially vulnerable to COVID-19, Housing Families new shelter provides each individual with a private room and bathroom to ensure social distancing and reduce COVID-19
Melrose wins grant
The following was submitted by the office of Melrose Mayor Paul Brodeur:
The Community Compact Cabinet’s Information Technology grant program recently announced that the city of Melrose had been awarded a $100,000 grant to implement a data and productivity project across city departments.
This competitive grant program is targeted at rewarding proposals which utilize technology to create innovations at the municipal level.
“Making sure that we are using data to drive our decision making, and sharing the stories of the work we do for and with residents each day are critical pieces of what I hope to achieve as mayor,” said Melrose Mayor Paul Brodeur. “In a city like Melrose with limited resources, we always have to find ways to work smarter and more creatively. Technology allows us to accomplish that.”
Mass. legislators feel safe at State House following Capitol insurrection
Madison Schulman & Julia Taliesin / Wicked Local
The stunning events at the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6 raise questions about the security of Massachusetts own hallowed, legislative halls.
The Massachusetts State Police oversee much of the State House s security operations, and on Jan. 7, Director of Media Communications Dave Procopio shared a statement on how events at the Capitol are impacting security at home. We continue to monitor potential protest activity nationally and locally, and will be prepared for any contingencies that could threaten public safety in Massachusetts, he wrote. As always, our objective is to ensure that potential protesters in our areas of jurisdiction, regardless of the opinions they express, may demonstrate freely provided they do so peacefully and with respect for the rights, safety, and property of other persons and the surrounding community.