As a kid, I always dreaded the last Wednesday of the month. That was the day my mother made egg salad sandwiches. (Dreamstime/Andi Berger)
As a kid, I always dreaded the last Wednesday of the month. That was the day my mother made egg salad sandwiches. For hours afterward, the acrid, slightly metallic odor would linger in the kitchen. Even now, the mere thought of it fills the inside of my nose with phantom wisps of sulfur.
Unfortunately, my aversion held little sway with my mother. I was still expected to boil dozens and dozens of eggs, peel the shells and then douse the remains with heaps of Hellmann s mayonnaise. Don t scrimp on the mayo, she would chide me. Those sandwiches need to be easy to chew.
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Feb. 19, 2021
Framingham State is pleased to announce that Massachusetts Congresswoman Katherine Clark will deliver the commencement address to Framingham State University s Class of 2021 during a virtual ceremony on Sunday, May 23rd.
Subscribe We are fortunate to be represented by a Congresswoman who shares our students passion for issues such as social justice, protecting our environment, supporting public education, and helping working families, says Framingham State University President F. Javier Cevallos. We are honored that Congresswoman Clark has accepted our invitation.
Congresswoman Clark was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2013 and has quickly risen to the rank of Assistant Speaker, the fourth ranking post in the House leadership. She represents the Massachusetts 5th Congressional District, which includes the City of Framingham. During the ceremony, Framingham State will present Congresswoman Clark with an honorary doctoral degree in
Katherine Clark will be Framingham State s 2021 commencement speaker
The May 23 ceremony will be virtual due to COVID-19. We are fortunate to be represented by a Congresswoman who shares our students’ passion for issues such as social justice, protecting our environment, supporting public education, and helping working families,” said university President F. Javier Cevallos. We are honored that Congresswoman Clark has accepted our invitation.
Clark, of Melrose, represents the 5th Congressional District of Massachusetts, which locally includes Ashland, Holliston, Framingham, Natick, Sherborn, Southborough, Sudbury, Wayland and Weston. She first won the seat in a special election in December 2013.
Before that, she served as a state senator, school committee member, state representative, general counsel for the Massachusetts Office of Child Care Services, and policy chief for the state attorney general.
When Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program started vaccinating adults staying in homeless shelters three weeks ago, they found excitement at each stop. Doctors, nurses and shelter staff members applauded dozens of shelter guests who got the shots.
Fifty-year-old Jeffrey Davis was one of them. The Pine Street Inn guest said he took the vaccine because COVID-19 scares him. I was afraid of dying from it, to tell you the truth, he said.
Jeffery Davis, who has been staying at Pine Street Inn for two and a half years, receives the COVID-19 vaccine in January. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
But that initial rush for the vaccines dropped off much more quickly than expected, according to registered nurse April Donahue. She s associate director of clinical operations at Health Care for the Homeless.
A NorâEaster, A Pandemic And No Place To Live
A man experiencing homelessness takes shelter at a bus stop during a snowstorm on Dec. 17, 2020, in Lawrence, Mass.
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As the snow began to pile up Monday night, Jim Greene set out to bring a sleeping bag to a Boston man spending the night on the street.
âI wish we could convince him to come in, but he just refuses,â said Greene, assistant director for street homelessness initiatives for the city of Boston. âIt s a really complex set of issues, struggles and traumatic events in a person s life that makes them fearful of going into a crowded place.â