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"Waltham crowd gathers to support mother of detained immigrant...

"Several dozen people gathered at the corner of Chestnut and Moody streets on Monday night in support of a Waltham mother whose son was reportedly detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). According to a video posted by the woman on Feb. 26, her son was arrested on Feb. 4.

"Word of the incident has made local immigrants afraid to leave their homes, said Amarely Gutiérrez Oliver of REACH Beyond Domestic Violence, a nonprofit that supports people experiencing domestic violence."
walthamtimes.org/2025/03/04/wa

Waltham Times · Waltham crowd gathers to support mother of detained immigrant – Waltham TimesSupporters of the Waltham mother held candles in the freezing night. Photo: Joseph Sharkey. Several dozen people gathered at the corner of Chestnut and

"Waltham Housing Coalition hosts inaugural meeting to combat affordable housing shortage...

"On Sunday afternoon, roughly 40 people gathered in the Government Center auditorium for the first meeting of the Waltham Housing Coalition, a new group that aims to combat opposition to the production of affordable housing by harnessing the combined power of residents and local organizations."
walthamtimes.org/2025/03/04/wa

Waltham Times · Waltham Housing Coalition hosts inaugural meeting to combat affordable housing shortage  – Waltham TimesResidents and community leaders discussed strategies for improving Waltham’s housing production at a meeting this weekend.  Local residents and

The Trump Administration's hatchet work against the United States is starting to show up in local news, as they try to disappear federal funding for projects all over the country.

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"Removing lead paint and pipes. Cleaning up contaminated land. Monitoring pollution. Making houses more energy efficient. Installing solar panels in low-income neighborhoods. Those are some of the projects across the country that were cut off from federal funding when the Trump administration paused spending approved earlier by Congress."
npr.org/2025/02/12/nx-s1-52857

"Two weeks ago, the White House froze spending on federal loans and grants, plunging organizations across the country into uncertainty and creating chaos for nonprofits in the poorest, most rural states, like West Virginia. President Donald Trump’s administration rescinded the order, but a federal appeals court found Tuesday that not all federal funding had been restored."
apnews.com/article/trump-rural

Waltham Times · Brandeis joins lawsuit seeking to block Trump action on research grants policy  – Waltham TimesThe United States Congress appropriates funds for NIH research. Photo: Canva stock image. Brandeis University joined a lawsuit filed last week by top-tier

Three water towers, two in Lexington MA and one in Waltham MA, photographed from Buck Hill.

From left to right, the towers are at, 14 Walnut St, Lexington MA, 14 Morgan Rd, Lexington MA, and Beaver Brook North Reservation, Waltham MA. For perspective, they are 15.7, 18.1, and 14.5 miles away respectively.

The houses at the bottom are on and around Conway St in the Peter's Hill section of Roslindale MA.