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439 Washington Street Dedham, MA 02026 Inside This Issue Reflecting on Normalcy This Back-to-School Season 2 5 Ways to Improve Your Home’s Air Quality 1
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4 Good News in Boston!
Good News in Boston!
Whether you need a passionate fighter for your case or a nice, quiet spot to reminisce over some good news, Brooks & Crowley has your back. Here are our favorite good news stories from Massachusetts. The Farm in the Middle of Boston You might not expect a 2-acre farm to suddenly sprawl before you in the middle of Boston’s tight streets and daily blaring car horns. But, in the Dorchester neighborhood, the Food Project built a farm that does just that. Yasser Aponte is a Northeastern student who has been volunteering for the nonprofit organization, The Food Project, for several years now. Between studying international affairs and religious studies, he spends a lot of time weeding, watering, harvesting, and planting new crops on the farm before they’re distributed to local residents and businesses. The Food Project’s goal is to create a more sustainable, community- oriented food system, and it employs nearly 120 teenagers every year to work 70 acres of farmland. Over 200,000 pounds of affordable produce are sold to local restaurants and residents.
Some of the farmland, though, is reserved for use by local residents. With the economic challenges of COVID-19, The Food Project’s work has become even more vital for its community. Great work, Aponte! We thank you and the many other hardworking volunteers! Massachusetts State Trooper Rescues 8 Ducklings A stormy day recently left a family of baby ducks stuck beneath a heavy grate. Only the mother and one of the siblings hadn’t fallen through. Massachusetts State Police Trooper Jim Maloney found them and quickly got to work. Before long, other state officials working with Animal Control and the Department of Public Works helped pry open the storm drain grate. With a long net, they scooped the ducklings out of the drain and placed them in a cardboard box.
Forty minutes after the operation began, the duck family was reunited in a safe grassy area.
There are plenty of good news stories, even with everything going on right now. What’s your favorite recent good news? Let us know!
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