Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey recently activated upwards of 250 members of the National Guard to assist at emergency hotel sites sheltering migrant families across the Commonwealth.
BOSTON - Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey recently activated upwards of 250 members of the National Guard to assist at emergency hotel sites sheltering migrant families across the Commonwealth.
State officials said over 6,000 families have been placed in emergency shelters statewide, as Healey declared a state of emergency on the matter in August. The emergency declaration also came with pleas to the federal government for additional assistance; FEMA recently provided close to $2 million to the state and the City of Boston.
Healey said the National Guard order is a decision aimed at providing more services and care for those being sheltered.
Healey’s latest move comes while Framingham continues to see an uptick in refugees. Multiple local hotels have been housing the migrants, most of which are Haitian. Mayor Charlie Sisitsky said the city has been working with organizations such as the Framingham Interfaith Clergy Association to collect essentials like food, baby formula, and clothing for over 50 families. The Community Foundation for MetroWest has been accepting donations for the Framingham Emergency Relief Fund as well.
The Healey administration declined to disclose specifically where the National Guard members were being deployed to.
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Framingham's Troop 12 announced last week they would be establishing their first girls' troop.
Esta semana no The Frame: O prefeito Sisitsky informa que o plano de construir um novo centro comunitário sofreu um revés devido à falta de financiamento federal, uma licença especial para construir um prédio residencial de três andares perto do Lago Waushakum foi negada pelo Conselho de Apelações de Zoneamento e uma olhada na Tropa 12 de Framingham, enquanto meninos e meninas locais progridem de escoteiros para escoteiros.
This week on The Frame: Mayor Sisitsky advises that the plan to build a new community center has hit a setback due to a lack of federal funding, a special permit to build a three-story residential building by Waushakum Pond is denied by the Zoning Board of Appeals, and a look at Framingham’s Troop 12, as both local boys and girls progress from cub scouts to scouts.
