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Photos from Community Safety Day on the Hill

Posted on April 18, 2018 at 3:57 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

On Wednesday, April 11, local officials, mayors and city managers, community leaders, law enforcement officers, and youth gathered at the State House for Community Safety Day on the […]

MAGIC Legislative Breakfast Connects Legislators, Local Officials

Posted on April 13, 2018 at 3:12 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Over 50 local officials, municipal staff, and other members of the Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination (MAGIC) gathered at the Maynard Golf Course on Tuesday, April 10 […]

SWAP Legislative Breakfast a Success

Posted on February 8, 2018 at 11:30 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Every year, each of MAPC’s eight subregions convenes a legislative breakfast, inviting local officials and municipal staff to hear from and ask questions of their state representatives and […]

Statement of Metro Mayors on Governor Baker’s Housing Choice Program

Posted on December 14, 2017 at 11:35 am. Written by Amanda Linehan

Monday, December 11, 2017 Amanda Linehan, MAPC Communications Manager Cell phone: 617-388-1556 [email protected] Statement of Metro Mayors on Governor Baker’s Housing Choice Program The Metro Mayors Coalition applauds Governor Baker […]

Press Release: 2nd Edition of NEMLEC STARS Toolkit Introduced

Posted on August 21, 2017 at 9:59 am. Written by Kit Un

The Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (NEMLEC) and the Northeast Homeland Security Regional Advisory Council (NERAC) sponsored a school safety conference on March 17th at Endicott College to introduce 225 stakeholders […]

Planning 101 Blog: New Toolkit for School Threat Assessment and Response

Posted on August 21, 2017 at 9:45 am. Written by Kit Un

MAPC’s homeland security team recently worked to help produce a toolkit providing schools and school districts with guidance on assessing and responding to threats and crises. On Friday, March 17, […]

9th Annual Shannon Grant Basketball Tournament

Posted on August 14, 2017 at 12:13 pm. Written by Kit Un

Earlier this month, the Metro Mayors Coalition, facilitated by MAPC, organized the 9th Annual Shannon Grant Basketball Tournament held at Somerville High School. On Saturday, August 5th, the Metro […]

Metro Mayors Coalition Opioid Report Release

Posted on June 30, 2017 at 10:37 am. Written by Elise Harmon

On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 the Metro Mayors Coalition (MMC) hosted a forum for municipal officials responsible for developing and implementing policies and strategies that assist community members who are […]

What We Do: Legislative Priorities

Posted on April 10, 2017 at 11:06 am. Written by Elise Harmon

In the video above, MAPC Government Affairs Specialist Steve Byrne discusses MAPC’s legislative priorities. Every legislative session, the government affairs team monitors legislative action on Beacon Hill, identifying, following […]