From left, sisters Magdalen and Olivia Costello march in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 18 in Newton to highlight the Weekend Bag Program to fight hunger. (Photo by John Hester) Meeting today to highlight juvenile food insecurity Residents are invited to join the Weekend Bag Program in a town hall setting to support and recognize juvenile food insecurity... Home 11 Apr 2023 | 08:25
Olivia and Magdalene packing weekend bags out of their basement. The Costello girls’ nonprofit, created by their older sister Isobel, provides food and hygiene products to over 80 local students each week. Six years in, Weekend Bag Program provides nearly 100,000 meals to local students in need Back in 2016, just a couple of weeks into her freshman year, Newton High School’s Isobel Costello noticed a trend in conversation... Local News 09 Jun 2022 | 04:39
