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BOSTON – This Saturday, join your neighbors for a “March to the Mailbox” event to encourage widespread participation in the U.S. Census and to help guarantee continued federal resources for communities across Massachusetts.

The “March to the Mailbox” on Saturday, April 10 encourages people to return their U.S. Census forms, which were mailed to every household in the nation in March.

BOSTON — Two local organizations are joining forces to make sure Greater Boston’s South Asian-American population participates in the 2010 Census, bringing adequate funding to local hospitals, senior centers, schools, roadways and more.

BOSTON — As states across the nation celebrate “Census Day” today, the latest Census estimates show that Massachusetts must gain more than 71,000 people in the 2010 Census in order to maintain its current level of Congressional representation.

According to analysis by the UMass Donahue Institute, Massachusetts is in direct competition with nine other states, including Washington, Oregon, Arizona and Florida, to maintain our current Congressional seats.

BOSTON – Join the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) for a discussion of “Bicycles in Boston and the Public Health Connection” with Dr. Anne Lusk of Harvard, on Tuesday, March 23 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 60 Temple Place in Boston.

Dr. Lusk is a research fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health, with a Ph.D. in Architecture and a 28-year history of working on bicycle environments for all populations. She will discuss how Greater Boston’s bicycling infrastructure could be changed to increase cycling as well as improve health for men, women, children and seniors.