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SCES Elder Care Advisor Corinne Lofchie.
A: Yes, the eligibility rules for MassHealth change in a couple of important ways when people turn 65.
The income limit goes down when you turn 65. There are some people who have had MassHealth their whole life, due to a disability, and then they turn 65 and they are no long eligible, because their income is a little too high.
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In past Decembers, children who attended the City of Somerville’s holiday festivities were offered a small gift to celebrate the season. This December, while the traditional gatherings have taken new forms in the pandemic, a dedicated gaggle of elves has persevered to provide this year’s treats in a COVID-safe fashion.
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Here is the COVID-19 update for Wednesday, December 23. Please also check somervillema.gov/covid19 for information and resources that are updated frequently.
Latest news:
- Case Counts: As of December 22, a total of 2,912 Somerville residents have tested positive for COVID-19 since March, another 191 are considered probable positive cases (some current, some in the past), and sadly there have been 51 deaths. See more Somerville case data at somervillema.gov/covid19dashboard.
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The Somerville City Council, in collaboration with Mayor Curtatone, has established and funded a COVID-19 Small Business Emergency Relief Fund with the aim of rendering aid in this challenging time.
By Jim Clark
In response to a number of Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone’s requests, the Somerville City Council last week voted on and approved a number of agenda items aimed at repurposing funds to create and fund a COVID-19 Small Business Emergency Relief Fund and subsequently disburse those funds accordingly in order to support small businesses, artists and arts non-profits, and residents who have been financially distressed due to the restrictions imposed as a response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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By Emmanuel Vincent
Advesa MA, Inc. group held a community outreach meeting last week, introducing to Somerville residents the plan that is in the works to bring a cannabis retailer to the city.
Advesa is an Economic Empowerment Priority Applicant that is looking to provide the community with modern cannabis, as well as education surrounding the medical benefits of using it. This is an effort to help break to stigma centered on the drug that has been around for decades.
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Aoife Troxel took her frustration with a lack of live entertainment due to coronavirus restrictions to heart as she created her fabulous gingerbread model of the Somerville Theatre. — Photos by Aoife Troxel
The annual Boston Society for Architecture’s (BSA) Gingerbread Exhibition and Competition welcomed entries from local architecture firms as well as families and individuals. The theme of this year’s virtual exhibition and competition was Escape from 2020: Fantasyland.
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