I cannot believe that July is right around the corner. As we near the end of legislative session, we’ve had a packed schedule over on Beacon Hill.
I started off my week at the West Springfield Block Party celebrating the town’s 250th anniversary on Sunday. This is a huge milestone for the town, and I’m honored to represent such a storied and rich history at the State House. This was a great event with local vendors and performers right over on the Town Common. Festivities are going to continue throughout the summer, and I recommend checking out the West Side 250th Committee’s calendar to see what is coming up next. A big thank you to the committee for all of your work organizing these incredible events for our community!
Monday morning, I was honored to have joined the Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery at their Western Massachusetts Policy Forum. This forum brought together advocates and subject knowledge experts from all across the state to our part of the commonwealth to collaborate on ways we can best support those suffering with addiction and help them in their recovery journey. As the Senate chair for the Joint Committee on Mental Health Substance Use and Recovery, I’m proud to work alongside many of these advocates in the battle against the substance use epidemic.
