U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is taking advantage of the congressional break to tour Massachusetts cities and towns.
...U.S. Elizabeth Warren will visit the Charlton Fire Department at 11:30 a.m. Friday with U.S. Rep. Richard Neal.
...The state's two US senators will join local officials Friday morning to announce a relief fund for people affected by the tornado that tore through Revere on Monday.
...Members of the state's congressional delegation have joined Massachusetts officials in urging NOAA to expedite the disbursement of the direct financial assistance to commercial fishermen that is part of the federal fishery disaster aid package.
...Several Worcester-area communities are expected to receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal block grant funding to make infrastructure improvements in the coming months.
...The Georgetown Fire Department has been awarded a $25,000 federal grant to upgrade their hydraulic rescue tools, commonly known by the trademark "Jaws of Life."
...NOAA is directing $4.4 million over the next two years to scallop researchers at SMAST through the Northeast Cooperative Research Program.
...The Fire Departments of Sturbridge and Northbridge have received $872,100 in grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program.
...Hampden County Sheriff Michael J. Ashe was honored Monday during a White House ceremony that celebrated his 40-year career in criminal justice and recognized him as a "champion of change" in the area of inmate rehabilitation.
...The return of the Charles W. Morgan is a symbol of what's been accomplished in recent New Bedford history, as well as what's still in store.
...Democrats in the U.S. Senate this week reintroduced a bill to increase transparency relating to campaign contributions and with a eye toward the midterm elections in November, the topic is likely to be a polarizing one in Washington.
...The town Fire Department has received a grant totally nearly $68,000 to pay for cardiac monitors. The grant was announced by U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey and U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, through a press release from Warren's office.
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