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Friday, February 11, 2005 By NATALIA MUÑOZnmunoz@repub.com SPRINGFIELD - Barbara Rivera, daughter of a politically prominent Irish-American family who became a powerful advocate for poor Latinos, died yesterday at 69 after a short illness. Born Barbara Coakley in Chicopee, Rivera began a lifetime of activism after she herself was forced ...

During the late 60's and all of the 70's I worked as a community organizer in public housing. My defining experience with community health promotion was a project done in collaboration with Planned Parenthood of Springfield, Massachusetts. At the time, the engagement of 'para-professionals' , largely residents, in the delivery of outreach and ...

Banking and insurance department 77 maple street Springfield mass Dear Ms. Fugate: This morning Mrs. C of 103 division street came to me and complained of a notice she had received from the American family Life Insurance of Columbus Georgia. The notice says that Mrs. C has lapsed into premium payment to the company. According to Mrs. C, she has ...

Linda called the meeting to order. Members present Briton, Grant, Maldonado, Stamps, Gaboury, Martinez, Bessie, E. Bess, and Mendez. The Maldonado said that Tenant council got their check for $142. Only Linda and Olga can get that money out of the account. Dee gave a report of a meeting with the laundry owner. After no response to the letter and ...

Heat and hot water problem finally being solved - we hope After many years of complaining tenants have finally convinced the housing authority that there’s not enough heat and hot water. Last week at a meeting arranged by the Riverview Tenant council, Joe Berte the maintenance superintendent told a group of tenants that the housing authority was ...

Are you heating your apartment with the stove? Do you have to wash with cold water? If yes to any of these questions, come to a meeting with Red O’brien and Art Sotirion on Friday, Jan 11/73 at 1:00 PM in Juan’s office. Your rent pays for heat and hot water. The law says that the heat should be no less than 65 at night and 72 in the day the hot ...

Linda open the meeting at 720. Members present Britain, Maldonado, Stamps, Gabory, Bessie, Martinez, Ayala, Vasques, and Santiago. Letters were read concerning the use of space in 120 - 122 Clyde, repair of the TV antenna by SASSI prep, and funding for the RTC. A committee of Linda, Dee and Olga was set up to look into the plans for 120-1202 ...

Citywide Tenant council started After many meetings of 10 and representatives from projects all over Springfield a citywide tenants council has been started. The tenants are really getting together; at the last citywide meeting there were 70 tenants from 15 projects. These representatives have formed a six task forces which I are looking into all ...

November 22 1972   Dear Mr. Asselin Enclosed is the verve you Tenantcouncil proposed budget from December 1, 1972 to March 31, 1973 we are aware that the as H a budget presently contains no money for tenant services. However we hope that you will be able to transfer the necessary for $175 from another part of the budget Here’s a brief ...

Agenda Letter to head start and their reply Olga Holloween party Linda Report on citywide meeting Rev. Watts. Reorganization of counsel. Security Jose. Laundry. Christmas party David and angel. Tenant council budget Olga.