North Andover-Area State Rep Faces COVID Relief Fraud Charges

NORTH ANDOVER — A Merrimack Valley state representative faces fraud charges tied to pandemic-era relief funds, while North Andover's teaching assistants begin the school year with their contract set to lapse, according to outside reporting today.

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"Merrimack Valley State Representative Accused Of COVID Relief Fund Fraud": State Rep. Francisco Paulino is charged with falsely obtaining unemployment funding and SBLI loans that he then used fraudulently, per Patch. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/northandover/amp/34714501/merrimack-valley-state-representative-accused-of-covid-relief-fund-fraud)

"North Andover Teaching Assistants Face New School Year With Expiring Deal": The North Andover School Committee and the North Andover Education Association have yet to settle a new contract for teaching assistants, whose current agreement expires Monday, according to Patch. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/northandover/north-andover-teaching-assistants-face-new-school-year-expiring-deal)

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