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| People Magazine | Human Interest, In the Community, In the Media

9-Year-Old Girl with Devastating Skin Disorder Lives in Pain: 'I Can't Play on the Playground'

Nine-year-old Tayma Salim loves drawing flowers, playing with her brother, Arslan, and the color pink. But unlike other kids her age, summer doesn’t mean days splashing in a pool or running barefoot outside — it would cause her immense pain, her mom Zineb Laalej tells PEOPLE.

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| Boston Globe | Funding/Grants, Human Interest, In the Community, In the Media, Legislation

‘A blunt force axe’: Mass. Democrats warn of harm to hospitals, health care under Trump budget proposal

The Republican budget bill that passed the House last week would cause health care chaos and a massive transfer of wealth to the rich, Massachusetts’ leading Democrats argued Tuesday as the party mobilized a nationwide bid to derail the legislation.

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| WROR 105.7 | Human Interest, In the Community

81-Year-Old Becomes Oldest Graduate at Worcester State with Nursing Master’s

At 81, Eileen Montecalvo made history at Worcester State University, earning her Master of Science in Nursing. She became the oldest graduate the school has ever seen.

Remember that the patient comes first, not the computer... Always keep the patient and their family first.

Eileen Montecalvo | Master of Science, Nursing
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| Telegram & Gazette | Human Interest, In the Community

'That golf course is unbelievable': Worcester CC winds up the talk at the Travelers media day

Nathan Grube, tournament director of the Travelers Championship, called it one of the top five golf courses he has played. Andy Bessette, Travelers executive vice president and chief administrative officer, declared it was the most fun golf course he has played.

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