The Alliance of Massachusetts YMCAs have worked with the Massachusetts legislature and the Baker Administration to secure $10 Million for capital improvements and staffing development in the American Rescue Plan Act funding. The 28 YMCA Associations and their 86 branches will each be able to access a portion of this funding to update their facilities […]
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Public Health officials in the cities of Lynn, Melrose, Peabody, and Saugus have issued indoor mask mandates through the beginning of the new year. In Peabody, Sharon Cameron, director of the Department of Health and Human Services, presented data that showed increasing cases in the city. The average number of new daily cases over the […]
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[photo caption] Mathias Laurino, a 5-year-old supporter of Mayor-elect Jared Nicholson, got the opportunity to shake the future mayor’s hand after his meet and greet at the Demakes Family YMCA on Tuesday. (Courtesy of Jakob Menendez, The Daily Item ) By Adam Bass | December 7, 2021| The Daily Item LYNN — Mayor-elect Jared Nicholson […]
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On October 26, 2021, Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian [D-32nd Middlesex] hosted a Community Conversation on Early Education and Care with a panel of committed practitioners including Kathleen Walsh from YMCA Metro North, Amy O’Leary from Strategies for Children, Sharon Scott-Chandler from ABCD, Tom Weber from the Massachusetts Business Coalition for Early Childhood Education. Congresswoman Katherine Clark […]
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Cancer survivor completes her first road race with YMCA in Nahant 5k. “I needed to grieve the person I was before and understand it as a loss,” said Sharon Mendes during a recent interview with the YMCA. “I am a different person now, and I need to do things differently and understand every moment is […]
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