State Awards $1.1 Million Recycling Grant, $100,000 to Somerville Firm

SOMERVILLE — The Healey-Driscoll administration awarded $1.1 million in state grants to boost innovative recycling and reuse businesses, with Somerville-based Hera Materials receiving $100,000, according to a report from The Somerville Times. The funding announcement comes as early voting gets underway ahead of the Sept. 1 state primary, according to Somerville Patch.

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"Healey-Driscoll administration awards $1.1 million to strengthen innovative recycling and ..." Somerville-based Hera Materials was one of several Massachusetts companies to land $100,000 in state funding aimed at growing the recycling and materials-reuse sector, alongside firms in New Bedford and Cambridge, The Somerville Times reports (read it at https://www.thesomervilletimes.com/archives/150025).

"Somerville Early Voting Schedule For Primary Election" Early voting is already underway in Somerville ahead of the Tuesday, Sept. 1 State Primary Election, according to Somerville Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/somerville/somerville-early-voting-schedule-primary-election).

"Somerville commuter warns pet owners about MBTA escalator injuries" A Somerville resident is cautioning fellow commuters about the risks MBTA escalators pose to dogs after their own pet was hurt in an accident, according to a report from NBC Boston (read it at https://www.nbcboston.com/investigations/somerville-commuter-warns-pet-owners-about-mbta-escalator-injuries/4003960/).

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