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Senator Jamie Eldridge @jamieeldridgema.bsky.social · 1d

As #Massachusetts residents brace for the cutoff of #SNAP $, grateful to @massgovernor.bsky.social for combating food insecurity, incl/ $22min #foodsecurity #infrastructure grants, providing $943,255 to Boston Area Gleaners in #Acton for expanded food storage www.senatoreldridge.com/press-releas...

Healey-Driscoll Administration Provides $943,255 Food Security Infrastructure Grant to Boston Area Gleaners in Acton to Increase Access to Healthy, Affordable Food — State Senator Jamie Eldridge

The grant will support the Boston Area Gleaners’ crop surplus recovery program that provides food access initiatives with fresh produce

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Senator Jamie Eldridge @jamieeldridgema.bsky.social · 5d

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story on Mass Health Policy Commission's report on growing #pharmacy deserts is deeply concerning & speaks to how corporate interests hurt #healthcare, incl/ many independent family-owned pharmacies that serve rural & urban residents www.telegram.com/story/news/2...

'Pharmacy deserts' spreading across Worcester County, state as closings rise, study shows

According to the study, 580,000 Massachusetts residents live in a pharmacy desert.

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Senator Jamie Eldridge @jamieeldridgema.bsky.social · 7d

Are you ready for #Halloween?
The @bostonglobe.com reports how so many Halloween products - candy, costumes, accessories - have increased in cost in 2025, in large part due to the #Trump #tariff increases cause so many consumer products to be more expensive. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/25/b...

Halloween affordability is taking a hit this year. Here are the scary reasons why. - The Boston Globe

Higher costs are the bogeyman this season, haunting businesses and taking a bite out of customers' wallets.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Senator Jamie Eldridge @jamieeldridgema.bsky.social · 12d

Happy #Diwali! I’m wishing the Indian community in my district, and Indian Americans across Massachusetts a wonderful Festival of Lights! It was fantastic to celebrate Diwali with so many constituents at DiwaliFest! Enjoy this time with family and friends!

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Senator Jamie Eldridge @jamieeldridgema.bsky.social · 19d

Happy #IndigenousPeoplesDay! I’m proud to celebrate the contributions, struggles and lives of Indigenous people in #Massachusetts. I’m proud to cosponsor the Mass Indigenous Legislative Agenda (maindigenousagenda.org) & advocate for Indigenous people in my district. #mapoli

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Senator Jamie Eldridge @jamieeldridgema.bsky.social · 26d

The 3 federal wildlife refuges in my district are now closed due to #governmentshutdown2025. On Saturday in #Maynard, I met w/ Friends of Woodlands & Waters, the advocacy group for the Assabet River, Oxbow & Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuges. Thinking of staff & volunteers

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Senator Jamie Eldridge @jamieeldridgema.bsky.social · 27d

Yesterday at #Maynard Fest, @Fox25NewsFeed profiled Maynard High student & Girl Scout Siena Hesbach presenting AED life saving equipment to Maynard Fire Chief Lawless! Siena raised $20,000 to buy the devices! Thank Siena for this great project! #mapoli www.boston25news.com/news/local/t...

‘Took her a lot of effort’: High school student gifts five AEDs to Maynard for Girl Scouts project

One high school student in Maynard has gifted five life-saving devices to the town.

www.boston25news.com

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Senator Jamie Eldridge @jamieeldridgema.bsky.social · Oct 2

I’m very saddened to learn that my friend & colleague Senator Ed Kennedy has passed away, at the age of 74. He was deeply committed to public service, including as a Senator, #Lowell Mayor & City Councilor & Middlesex County Commissioner. He was part of what makes Lowell special

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Senator Jamie Eldridge @jamieeldridgema.bsky.social · Oct 2

Wishing the Jewish community in my district and across Massachusetts a meaningful Yom Kippur and reflective fast

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Senator Jamie Eldridge @jamieeldridgema.bsky.social · Sep 23

I am wishing the Jewish community in my district and across Massachusetts a Happy Rosh Hashanah, with the New Year beginning last night! Have a good and sweet year, Shanah Tovah!

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Senator Jamie Eldridge @jamieeldridgema.bsky.social · Sep 13

The @massdems.bsky.social #Democratic State Convention has officially begun! Wonderful to see so many colleagues, fellow Democratic State Committee members, progressive leaders, labor leaders, Democratic City/Town Cte members & activists! Thank you for all you do for #Massachusetts!
#mapoli

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Senator Jamie Eldridge @jamieeldridgema.bsky.social · Sep 13

It’s a beautiful day in Springfield for the #Democratic State Convention! It's a platform year where delegates endorse the official positions of @massdems.bsky.social. I'm supporting the amendment to restore the People's Platform, pls sign this morning & vote YES! #mapoli www.commonwealthcourage.com

Home | Amend 2025 MassDems Platform

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Ogenki desuu ka @genkidesuu.bsky.social · Sep 12

Thank you!!!!

Senator Jamie Eldridge @jamieeldridgema.bsky.social · Sep 12

Yesterday as Senate Chair of the #cjreform caucus, I joined Prisoners Legal Services press conference to express serious concerns about @massgovernor.bsky.social’s
$360 million proposal to renovate MCI-Framingham prison for incarcerated women. www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/news/l...

MCI-Framingham renovation opponents reveal where they say $360M should be spent

Prisoner rights advocates are calling for the state to redirect $360 million planned for a renovation of MCI-Framingham.

www.metrowestdailynews.com

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Senator Jamie Eldridge @jamieeldridgema.bsky.social · Sep 12

Yesterday as Senate Chair of the #cjreform caucus, I joined Prisoners Legal Services press conference to express serious concerns about @massgovernor.bsky.social’s
$360 million proposal to renovate MCI-Framingham prison for incarcerated women. www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/news/l...

MCI-Framingham renovation opponents reveal where they say $360M should be spent

Prisoner rights advocates are calling for the state to redirect $360 million planned for a renovation of MCI-Framingham.

www.metrowestdailynews.com

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Senator Jamie Eldridge @jamieeldridgema.bsky.social · Sep 11

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Chris Oates @chrisoates.bsky.social · Sep 5

This week in #mapoli, we had hearings at the State House start up again. Some highlights:

- Climate superfund and nuclear fusion at Environment hearing chaired by Christine Barber and @beccarausch.bsky.social. Quotes from @votesteveowens.bsky.social, @jamieeldridgema.bsky.social, and Bruce Tarr.

Beacon Hill is back in action

Climate, nukes, and Epstein

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Senator Jamie Eldridge @jamieeldridgema.bsky.social · Sep 11

It is horrific that Charlie Kirk was shot & killed yesterday in Utah. I’m thinking of his family today. Violence has no place in society.
Over the past 2 years, violence directed at political leaders has ramped up, which has a disproportionate impact on democracy
www.newyorker.com/newsletter/t...

What Charlie Kirk Meant to Conservatives

From the daily newsletter: Antonia Hitchens on the shooting of the political activist.

www.newyorker.com

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Senator Jamie Eldridge @jamieeldridgema.bsky.social · Sep 5

Disgraceful. Last week, I had the honor of attending a U.S. Naturalization ceremony in Boylston of 50 immigrants being sworn in as citizens. Next to the ceremony was #Worcester @lwvma.bsky.social, ready to register new Americans to vote. But #Trump sees only threats
www.wbur.org/npr/nx-s1-55...

Trump administration blocks groups from voter registration at naturalization events

Nongovernmental groups like the League of Women Voters are now barred from registering new voters at naturalization ceremonies, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced.

www.wbur.org

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · Sep 1

They Tried to Sneak Out 600 Kids on a Holiday Weekend
The government was loading Guatemalan minors, unaccompanied, some as young as 6-7.

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Senator Jamie Eldridge @jamieeldridgema.bsky.social · Sep 1

Happy #LaborDay! Beautiful morning in Marlborough, home of the state’s biggest Labor Day parade! Thank you to the labor unions, workers and organizers who fought and continue to fight for fair wages, economic security, good benefits & a safe working environment for all! #mapoli

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Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · Aug 24

“Obstruct, obstruct, obstruct.”
“I’m really fed up with Democratic leadership.”
“I don’t want to see @schumer.senate.gov sending another strongly-worded letter.“
“I want alternate hearings; profiling a person who’s dying because their Medicaid has been stripped away.”

Yes! All of this.

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@DUH4Healthcare @duh4healthcare.bsky.social · Aug 21

Supreme Court Lets Trump Administration Cut N.I.H. Grants for Disfavored Research www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...

Supreme Court Lets Trump Administration Cut N.I.H. Grants for Disfavored Research

www.nytimes.com

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Senator Jamie Eldridge @jamieeldridgema.bsky.social · Aug 21

Wonderful to see the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail in #Sudbury today, almost complete! I’m grateful to @MassDOT for its work, and selecting the BFRT as a #MassTrails 10 to encourage more visitors! Check out masstrails10.org/trail-pages/br…, and enjoy the trail!
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Prisoners' Legal Services of Massachusetts @plsma.bsky.social · Aug 11

85% of ICE detainees at Plymouth Co. jail are classified as "no threat." PLS has documented unacceptable conditions: solitary confinement for mental health crises, ignored medical requests, insufficient food, forced unpaid labor. When will MA stop working with with ICE?
www.wbur.org/news/2025/07...

The vast majority of men in ICE custody in Mass. are classified as 'no threat'

About 85% of federal detainees held by ICE in Plymouth County this year have been classified as “no ICE threat” by the agency. That category began exploding by the last half of President Joe Biden's…

www.wbur.org

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Senator Jamie Eldridge @jamieeldridgema.bsky.social · Aug 11

Terrific @LowellSun story on
@massgovernor.bsky.social
providing $10m to protect naturally-occurring affordable housing in Devenscrest neighborhood of Ayer! It's been a tough, inspiring & worthwhile grassroots battle against powerful real estate interests
www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/2025/08/06/d...

Devenscrest Village gets state support in housing battle

In a win for affordable housing advocates and tenants of Devenscrest Village in Ayer, the Devenscrest Tenants Association, housing advocate Massachusetts Law Reform Institute and state housing offi…

www.nashobavalleyvoice.com

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