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    Haverhill YMCA and Boys and Girls Club Receive Grants for At-Risk Youth Summer Programs
    Office of Rep. Vargas
    • Jun 14
    • 1 min

    Haverhill YMCA and Boys and Girls Club Receive Grants for At-Risk Youth Summer Programs

    Haverhill YMCA and Boys and Girls Club of Greater Haverhill will each receive a $30,000 Summer Nights Grant from the state Department of...
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    Office of Rep. Vargas
    • Jun 6
    • 2 min

    Advocates seek to ease hunger among college students

    BOSTON — More than a third of the state’s public college students are struggling with food insecurity, according to advocates who are...
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    New plan charts 30-year course for equity and resilience in Greater Boston
    Office of Rep. Vargas
    • May 26
    • 1 min

    New plan charts 30-year course for equity and resilience in Greater Boston

    A new blueprint lays out what Greater Boston governments can do to reach policy and resilience goals by 2050, focusing on equity, the...
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    Why the MBTA is key — to easing the housing crunch
    Office of Rep. Vargas
    • May 26
    • 2 min

    Why the MBTA is key — to easing the housing crunch

    Authors: Andy X. Vargas and Nate Robertson MASSACHUSETTS IS EXPERIENCING a severe housing crisis. Talk to anyone who has tried to...
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    Office of Rep. Vargas
    • May 26
    • 4 min

    House Passes FY’23 Budget with Haverhill Priorities  

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Mallory Strain 978-228-1233 | mallory.strain@mahouse.gov BOSTON, MA -- On Wednesday,...
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    Office of Rep. Vargas
    • May 26
    • 2 min

    Representative Vargas Helps Secure Universal School Meals Extension in FY'23 House Budget

    BOSTON APRIL 15th -- On Wednesday April 13th, the Massachusetts House Ways and Means Committee released a robust FY’23 budget proposal....
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    Nomsa Ncube, Celebrated as a Recipient of the 2022 Black Excellence Award, Nominated by Rep. Vargas
    Office of Rep. Vargas
    • Mar 1
    • 1 min

    Nomsa Ncube, Celebrated as a Recipient of the 2022 Black Excellence Award, Nominated by Rep. Vargas

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Mallory Strain 978-228-1233 | mallory.strain@mahouse.gov Nomsa Ncube, Celebrated as a Recipient of...
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    Parole Commission Chaired by Vargas & Eldridge Files Final Report
    Office of Rep. Vargas
    • Dec 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    Parole Commission Chaired by Vargas & Eldridge Files Final Report

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Mallory Strain 978-228-1233 | mallory.strain@mahouse.gov Commission on Structural Racism in MA...
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    Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority (MVRTA) Adopting Fare-Free Service
    Office of Rep. Vargas
    • Dec 3, 2021
    • 1 min

    Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority (MVRTA) Adopting Fare-Free Service

    Statement from State Representative Andy X. Vargas “I applaud the Advisory Board of the MVRTA for voting to suspend all fares on the...
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    State Officials, Studying the Internet ‘Digital Divide,’ Plan Visit to Haverhill Success Story
    Office of Rep. Vargas
    • Nov 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    State Officials, Studying the Internet ‘Digital Divide,’ Plan Visit to Haverhill Success Story

    Keith Boucher of MakeIT. (WHAV News file photograph.) Note: This story was originally written by WHAV Staff and published in WHAV Members...
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    Haverhill receives $750,000 downtown redevelopment grant
    Office of Rep. Vargas
    • Nov 9, 2021
    • 3 min

    Haverhill receives $750,000 downtown redevelopment grant

    Note: This story was originally written by Mike LaBella and published in The Eagle-Tribune. HAVERHILL — The city has received a $750,000...
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    Office of Rep. Vargas
    • Nov 3, 2021
    • 5 min

    MA HOUSE PASSES $3.82 BILLION RECOVERY BILL, INCLUDES HAVERHILL PRIORITIES

    BOSTON – Monday, November 1, 2021 – Last Friday, State Representative Andy X. Vargas (D-Haverhill) joined his colleagues in the...
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    FY'22 State Budget Finalized with Haverhill Priorities and Economic Recovery Initiatives
    Office of Rep. Vargas
    • Jul 19, 2021
    • 4 min

    FY'22 State Budget Finalized with Haverhill Priorities and Economic Recovery Initiatives

    Representative Andy X. Vargas joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in passing the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY’22)...
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    Hearing for Vargas Vaccine Bill, Coalition of Medical Professionals & Advocates Urge Action
    Office of Rep. Vargas
    • Jul 12, 2021
    • 4 min

    Hearing for Vargas Vaccine Bill, Coalition of Medical Professionals & Advocates Urge Action

    In April, Connecticut became the latest state to remove religious exemptions for childhood vaccines, joining New York, Maine and other state
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    Rep. Vargas Encourages Haverhill Households to Take Advantage of Federal Broadband Benefit
    Office of Rep. Vargas
    • Jul 10, 2021
    • 1 min

    Rep. Vargas Encourages Haverhill Households to Take Advantage of Federal Broadband Benefit

    BOSTON, MA – Haverhill State Representative Andy X. Vargas is urging Haverhill public school families to apply for the Emergency...
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    Vargas on Legislative Responsibility to Fairly & Transparently Allocate Federal Stimulus Dollars
    Office of Rep. Vargas
    • Jul 10, 2021
    • 1 min

    Vargas on Legislative Responsibility to Fairly & Transparently Allocate Federal Stimulus Dollars

    The state legislature and Gov. Charlie Baker have differing opinions on who should determine how new federal COVID-19 aid gets...
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    Rep. Vargas Appointed House Chair of Parole Reform Commission
    Office of Rep. Vargas
    • Jul 10, 2021
    • 1 min

    Rep. Vargas Appointed House Chair of Parole Reform Commission

    Haverhill Rep. Andy X. Vargas is co-chairing the new state Commission on Structural Racism in the Massachusetts Parole Process. Vargas,...
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    Rep. Vargas Celebrates $950,000 Awarded for Housing/Home-Ownership Project in Haverhill Under Common
    Office of Rep. Vargas
    • Jun 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    Rep. Vargas Celebrates $950,000 Awarded for Housing/Home-Ownership Project in Haverhill Under Common

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Emrah Fejzic 978-228-1233 | emrah.fejzic@mahouse.gov HAVERHILL, MA – The Baker-Polito Administration...
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    Office of Rep. Vargas
    • Jun 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    Rep. Vargas nominates Nurse Mary Connolly for Commonwealth Heroine

    Haverhill Public Health Nurse Mary Connolly, who will lead the city’s future Public Health Department, was celebrated Thursday as a...
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    Rep. Vargas helps clawback tax credits after promises broken by Brooks Brothers factory
    Office of Rep. Vargas
    • Jun 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    Rep. Vargas helps clawback tax credits after promises broken by Brooks Brothers factory

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Emrah Fejzic 978-228-1233 | emrah.fejzic@mahouse.gov State Recoups $1.29 Million in Tax Credits from...
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    About Rep. Vargas

    Andy X. Vargas was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in November of 2017. He previously served on the Haverhill City Council. He is a member of the Black and Latino Caucus and sits on the following committees: Ways & Means, Education, Public Health, and Small Business.

     

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