Massport Awards First Annual Hadden Gray Memorial Scholarship

The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) has announced the recipient of the annual scholarship honoring the memory of longtime employee Deborah Hadden Gray. The 2023 Deborah Hadden Gray Memorial Scholarship was awarded to South Boston resident Keara Wilbanks.

“We are proud to name Keara as this year’s Deborah Hadden Gray Memorial Scholarship recipient,” said Massport CEO Lisa Wieland. “Her academic achievement, impressive recommendations and her interest in marine science made Keara the standout applicant this year.”

The Deborah Hadden

Gray Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to a high school student who is a resident of the City of Boston, Chelsea, Revere or Winthrop. Hadden Gray worked for Massport for 20 years and served as Port Director from 2012-2015. She had a tremendous impact on Massport’s Maritime mission as a strong advocate for the Working Port and the jobs and businesses it supported, while carefully balancing the priorities of the South Boston community.

Wilbanks is a graduate of Boston Latin School and she will soon attend Florida Atlantic University. She has worked at the Condon Community Center, and she has volunteered her time helping with community events and neighborhood beautification efforts.

To be considered for the Deborah Hadden Gray Memorial Scholarship, students are required to have a minimum 3.0 grade point average and submit an essay of 1,000 words describing their career interests or how their community service has affected their outlook on life. In her essay, Keara wrote, “I work at the Condon Community Center and have since I was in tenth grade. I really value the community that has been created there and I am lucky to be a part of it.”

Applications are judged by a committee made up of Massport employees and a representative of the Gray family. Students interested in applying for the 2024 scholarship should visit www.massport.com for eligibility requirements. please visit Massport.

Summer Meal Sites and Farmers Markets to Provide Healthier Meals

Boston Summer Eats meals are available to youth 18 years and younger for free at over 100 sites

Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of Food Justice (OFJ) today announced that 110 Boston Summer Eats meal sites are open and will run throughout the summer until September 1. Boston Summer Eats is an effort to close the summer food gap by making available community-based meal sites at locations such as libraries, health centers, community centers, and farmers markets that are open to all youth 18 and under. The program launched in 2017 with the goal of expanding access to free and healthy meals for youth and teens in Boston.

“Both our Boston Eats program and the Farmers Market Coupon Program support families to access nutritious, healthy and locally produced foods right in their communities with their neighbors,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “By partnering with 110 community meal sites and 22 farmers markets and farm stands, the City is working to build vibrant food access points in every neighborhood to ensure no family is left without a meal to eat.”

Residents who wish to access free meals for youth aged 18 and under can find sites at boston.gov/summereats or find additional locations across Massachusetts by calling Project Bread’s FoodSource Hotline at 1-800645-8333. Hours of operation at summer meal sites vary depending on the site, and most meal sites will offer breakfast and lunch, while some also provide snacks. No registration or identification is required. This year, there will be no “grab and go” options available at sites. Youth will be strongly encouraged to eat on site.

Additionally, farmers market season launched in June, open through October. The Office of Food Justice encourages residents who receive SNAP, P-EBT, and WIC benefits to access programs available at farmers markets, especially the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP), where each SNAP dollar spent on fresh produce provides access to $2 worth of food for the household. In addition, the City’s Farmers Market coupons are available for food insecure households from 25 community based organizations and community health centers in Boston, including Allston-Brighton, Charlestown, Chinatown, Dorchester, East Boston, Fenway, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, Roslindale, Roxbury, and South Boston. The goal of the Farmers Markets Coupon

Program is to support households who do not qualify for federal and state programs, including but not limited to immigrants and refugees. OFJ partners with 25 organizations which distribute coupons to their local communities.

Virtual Public Meeting

W. 4th Street

Project Description:

MBCU, 29 A Street Realty Trust and Lincoln Property Company are proposing the construction of a new 15,000 square-foot MBCU Headquarters, an eight-story, approximately 113,000 square-foot office/laboratory building, and a new, 13-story, approximately 111,000 square-foot residential building.

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