UpdatedThu, Jun 3, 2021 at 11:25 am ET
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If you see a lot of Jeeps rolling toward Pizzi Farm Market And Deli Saturday, this is why. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)
WALTHAM, MA If you know someone who owns a Jeep, you know they re enthusiastic about their Jeep and love to get together with other Jeep owners.
Now that pandemic restrictions are loosening, area Jeep owners wanted to help support a business that has helped others even amid the pandemic. So, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. this Saturday, June 5 at Pizzi Farms in Waltham area Jeep owners converging on Pizzi Farms for a Jeeps & Cones event to support the business.
The Right to Immigration Institute (TRII) aids individuals in their immigration process during a pandemic
TRII is a 501(c)(3) organization that was founded by three students and a professor with the goal of aiding individuals in the immigration process and making sure that no one goes through it alone. Sara Hogenboom ’21, one of TRII’s most active student members, specifically highlights that “clients who didn’t have an attorney were 90 percent more likely to get their case rejected, but if they had an attorney that would go down to 50 percent, so their chances will increase overall” in an interview with The Brandeis Hoot. The organization has evolved to now serve the legal immigration needs of the greater Waltham community. They are more deeply rooted in the community and have developed relationships with other organizations, so that clients get access to what they need.
Waltham Community Briefs
WCC create ordinance to go with Housing Choice bill
The Waltham City Council recently announced a Housing Choice Ordinance in conjunction with the Housing Choice bill that was signed by Gov. Charlie Baker.
The bill requires municipalities with an MBTA station, ferry or bus terminal to create at least one district “of reasonable size” within a half-mile of a station where multifamily housing could be built without any special permits.
The council believes this measure will lower the percentage of votes required to approve a variety of zoning changes, including to build transit-oriented housing from two-thirds of a city council or town meeting to a simple majority.