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A Massachusetts courtroom was cleared Thursday after a man accused of assaulting an Arlington police officer fell onto the floor when the judge said he was going to jail.
ARLINGTON Chief Julie Flaherty reports that the Arlington Police Department arrested a man for allegedly assaulting an Arlington Police Officer during an altercation that occurred in Mugar Woods on Wednesday morning.
Tufts Community Grant program provides support for local non-profits hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: Kelvin Ma, Tufts University Photo
Thirty-five local organizations in Tufts’ four host communities in Massachusetts have been awarded $35,000 in grants from the Tufts Community Grants (TCG) program. The grants, which are funded by donations from Tufts University faculty and staff, are awarded each year to community-based charitable organizations in Boston, Grafton, Medford and Somerville.
TCG is a giving option of the annual Tufts Community Appeal, an internal fundraising campaign for faculty and staff at Tufts University. Donors to the TCG program are members of the Tufts workforce who value and support the work of the university’s community partners and the welfare of Tufts’ host communities.
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From left to right: Vaishali Gade and Sanjay Gowda (Photo: Facebook)
BOSTON–IAGB Covid Cares Relief Fund has donated over $15,000 to local food pantries and shelters, India Association of Greater Boston, known as IAGB, said in a statement.
“Very grateful to everyone who donated generously and supported our effort and stepped up as a community to help those in need in our own backyard,” said IAGB President Sanjay Gowda. “It was an eye-opening experience visiting some local pantries and shelters. It was heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time – heartbreaking to see the people of all ages waiting in line and the heartwarming part was that many volunteers across all the communities coming forward to help. I am very glad that our effort and initiatives brought smiles for some families. Also, very thankful to SETU team for their partnership to raise funds.”