What two $2.3 million new construction homes look like on the South Shore

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What two .3 million new construction homes look like on the South Shore

Every week, The Patriot Ledger posts a week of South Shore, Massachusetts, real estate sales. Aren’t you curious what your new neighbor paid?

Every week, we post all the South Shore real estate sales in an easy to read town-by-town list. Be a nosy neighbor. Be smart about your biggest investment. Or just enjoy perusing.

This week’s Top 5 home sales include two brand new builds. In Hingham, you have the coveted Crowe Point. In Norwell, the ever popular modern farmhouse.

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Top 5 home sales for the South Shore, Massachusetts, for April 16-19, 2024

$3,150,000, 60 Columbine Road, Milton, Branch-Elliman-Zucker Lt and Adam J. Zucker to Christopher Brooks and Courtney Kiernan, April 17, 2024, single family.

$2,336,315, 95 Wompatuck Road, Hingham, Hilltop Prop Group LLC to Emma and Rodney W. Davies, April 19, 2024, single family.

Brand new build: 3,360 square feet of living with 5 beds, 5 baths in Crowe Point

$2,300,000, Norwell, 18 Hitching Post Lane, Hitching Post 18 LLC to Frederick N. and Stacy K. Jurgens, April 17, 2024, single family.

More: New construction farmhouse with wraparound porch

$2,025,000, 22 Raynor Drive Unit 22, Hingham, Mavromates Ft and S P. Mavromates Jr to Ruiz Ft and Victor R. Ruiz April 17, 2024, condo.

More: LIght filled home includes music room, sun room

$1,725,000, 25 Charles St., Hingham, Julia A. Drybanski to Henry T. and Deanne E. Coolidge Jr., April 19, 2024, single family.

More: Near Wompatuck State park and the high school, set on an acre

South Shore, Massachusetts, real estate sales for April 16-19, 2024

Abington

101 Rice St., Marieclaude Damefils to Chelaine Alfred, $550,000, April 16, single family.

218 Regency Lane Unit 218, Winston M. Marbella Jr. to Kunal Gawale and Vaishali M. Pajai, $510,000, April 17, condo.

40 Robbins Ave., 40 Robbins Ave Realty Trust and Rachel Dunbar-Leal to Jennifer M. and George R. Anzivinoo, $400,000, April 18, single family.

Braintree

102 Arnold St., Anthony J. and Amy C. Holmes to Vi A. Huynh and Baduy Nguyen, $750,000, April 16, single family.

11 Harbor Villa Ave., Wentworth Yvonne C. Est and Patricia E. Buker to 11 Harbor Villa Ave Limited Liability Co., $615,000, April 19, single family.

142 Hawthorn Road, Dorsey P. and Kathryn F. Connolly to Michael Beagan and Trisha C. Kingsbury, $1,075,000, April 17, single family.

501 Commerce Drive Unit 1116, Karen Lane to Lucy M. Vivanco, $263,215, April 19, condo.

Canton

20 Meyer Terrace Unit 20, Kathleen M. Sheppard to Meaghan A. Sanborn and Cody J. Hauptman, $520,020, April 19, condo.

25 Holly Way, Carl David and Sandra P. Mccollin to Manju and Puneet Sharma, $850,000, April 16.

45 Turtle Brook Road Unit 45, Paramjit Singh and Apneet Kaur to Mary Finn, $536,000, April 16, condo.

95 Pleasant Circle, Paul W. and Nicole M. Connolly to Kathleen M. Sheppard, $500,000, April 19, single family.

Carver

29 Santana Way Unit 29, Dennis M. Johnson to Reinhard and Jill E. Strobl, $540,000, April 16, condo.

3 Old Main St., Mark E. and Colleen J. Rice to Benjamin H. and Dani M. Brewer, $480,000, April 19, single family.

42 Priscilla Mullins Way, Dana A. and Patricia B. Caldarone to Joel Baggia, $760,000, April 18, single family.

Fuller St., Nantasket Cranbery Lp to Adga Realty Limited Liability Co., $2,050,000, April 19.

Silva St., Nantasket Cranbery Lp to Adga Realty Limited Liability Co., $2,050,000, April 19.

Cohasset

350 Forest Ave., R. E. & Nancy C. Fernalld T. and Tracy A. Govan to Michael P. and Joanna E. Going, $1,100,000, April 18, single family.

704 Jerusalem Road, Charles K. Botts Jr. and Denise P. Perez-Botts to Jing Hua, $920,000, April 18, single family.

Duxbury

114 Onion Hill Road, Daniela A. Lovendale to Alan Joachim and Joanna Horobin, $1,259,000, April 17, single family.

15 Lady Slipper Lane, Davod W. Robinson 2017 T. and Jill A. Robinson to Anne L. Maloney RET and Anne L. Maloney, $960,000, April 19, single family.

25 Kingstown Way, Folajide Properties Limited Liability Co. and Qs Lending Two T. to Folajide Properties Limited Liability Co., $900,000, April 19, single family.

25 Kingstown Way, Qs Lending Two T. and Steven A. Ross to Ratan S. Oberoi and Kamaria Powell, $990,000, April 19, single family.

Halifax

10 Lantern Lane, Joyce Ellen Rita Hay Lt and Joyce E. Hay to Jeffrey S. and Andrea J. Hay, $394,250, April 17, single family.

11 Madison Road, Joel and Krista Cannistraro to Jesse Smith, $395,000, April 19, single family.

111 Palmer Mill Road, Andrea J. Hay to Afb Realy Limited Liability Co., $420,000, April 17, single family.

30 Holmes St., Holmes St Realty Trust and Randi M. Leigh to Mark and Kimberly Holmes, $515,000, April 17, single family.

Hanover

11 Milestone Way Unit 11, Tammy J. Taylor to Stephanie O. and John Zawalich, $900,000, April 17, condo.

326 Hanover St., Pablo and Christina Lopez to Anastasia Sukhikh and Dmitry Gullin, $830,000, April 16, single family.

732 Center St., Adam D. and Chelsea M. Jacobs to Brian Bowles and Chelsea Kranz, $1,150,000, April 16, single family.

Hanson

11 Sydney Lane, Meghan A. and Scott A. Greenberg to Donald and Dianne Cirasuolo, $790,000, April 18, single family.

252 Gorwin Drive, Robert R. & S. Beautegard T. and Craig S. Beaurergart to Jake and Olivia B. Mcinerney, $555,900, April 19, single family.

Hingham

22 Raynor Drive Unit 22, Mavromates Family Trust and S. P. Mavromates Jr. to Ruiz Family Trust and Victor R. Ruiz, $2,025,000, April 17, condo.

25 Charles St., Julia A. Drybanski to Henry T. and Deanne E. Coolidge Jr., $1,725,000, April 19, single family.

95 Wompatuck Road, Hilltop Prop Group Limited Liability Co. to Emma and Rodney W. Davies, $2,336,315, April 19, single family.

Holbrook

29 Belcher St., 29 Belcher St Limited Liability Co. to Mary Dao and Tyler Guiffre, $595,000, April 17, single family.

99 Poole Circle, Rebecca L. and Felipe M. Francisco to Ryan Tracy, $515,000, April 18, single family.

Hull

158 Atlantic Ave., Muriel L. Lambert T. and Willam J. Lambert to Carole Lambert, $375,000, April 18, single family.

16 Rivers Edge Road Unit 16, Robert D. Jacobs to Joan M. Palazuelo, $730,000, April 18, condo.

94 Packard Ave., Richard M. and Deborah D. Silverman to Gabriel Silverman and Rachel A. Brinard, $405,000, April 19, single family.

Kingston

10 Blair Drive, Mark F. Cingolani to Mark R. and Kimberly R. Reardon, $815,000, April 18, single family.

248 Main St., Patrick and Bryanna Kerr to Richard Dowling, $651,000, April 19, single family.

42 Smiths Lane, Louis W. Nogueira RET and Kathy L. Lombardi to Jack Hogan and Kylie J. Mauro, $550,000, April 16, single family.

Marshfield

15 Crane Road, Brian Foster to Christopher Blackburn, $695,000, April 18, single family.

71 Donald Road, Joseph A. and Mary Murray to Brian and Lisa Tedford, $507,500, April 18, single family.

769 Plain St. Unit G., Jeffrey J. and Melinda A. Adams to Wharg Creek Limited Liability Co., $225,000, April 17.

937 Webster St., Thomas Webster St Realty LL to Dung T. Ngo, $1,075,000, April 17.

Commerce Way, Vrt Corp. to Marshfield Commerce Way L., $7,143,750, April 19.

Milton

131 Eliot St. Unit 105, 131 Eliot Street Limited Liability Co. to Howard T. Ware 3rd and Nancy D. Grant, $745,000, April 17, condo.

35 Pagoda St., Kristina Iwai to Christopher Sellers and Madelyn Driscoll, $775,000, April 19, single family.

415 Adams St., Cornelius F. and Barbara F. Kiley to Antonette and Erin Alston, $980,000, April 17, single family.

6-8 Belvoir Road, Khita Pottinger to Brian Donnelly and Emily Regan, $880,000, April 17.

60 Columbine Road, Branch-Elliman-Zucker Lt and Adam J. Zucker to Christopher Brooks and Courtney Kiernan, $3,150,000, April 17, single family.

Norwell

138 Lincoln St., Richard Fitzwilliam and Kathleen Joyce to Mary N. and John J. Turgeon, $1,495,000, April 17, single family.

18 Hitching Post Lane, Hitching Post 18 Limited Liability Co. to Frederick N. and Stacy K. Jurgens, $2,300,000, April 17.

285 Prospect St., John and Brittany Mackenzie to Alyce Fernley and Ryan Link, $914,000, April 17, single family.

293 Cross St., Taylor Roth to X. Bros Bldg & Const Inc., $861,000, April 17, single family.

Pembroke

48 Hobomock St., 4 Girls Properties Limited Liability Co. to Thomas Chaber and Rebecca Hunziker, $600,000, April 19, single family.

Plymouth

12 Forest Edge, Scott M. and Janice M. Drew to Michael P. and Athena W. Carey, $1,150,000, April 16, single family.

19 Barquentine Drive, Patrick and Christina Comerford to James F. and Kimberly Chance, $551,000, April 19, single family.

26 Avenue B., Emma B. Mitchell Realty Trust and Emma B. Mitchell to William and Tara Jacobs, $580,000, April 19, single family.

28 Kates Gln Unit 28, Jacqueline S. Tauber to Mary A. Conte, $647,500, April 19, condo.

310 Court St. Unit 1, Samantha A. Puglia to Margaret M. Walsh, $80,000, April 18, condo.

33 Flintlocke Drive, Matthew R. Hope to Michael C. and Ashley M. Anderson, $535,000, April 19, single family.

4 Dubois Way, Joseph E. Julio to Aaron M. and Emma Soto, $625,000, April 18, single family.

5 Hawthorne Road, Whitman Homes Inc. to David and Dena Melnick, $597,900, April 17.

6 Stone Gate Drive, Augustini Diodato to Waleed and Anum Shah, $249,900, April 16.

60 Tinkers Blf Unit 60TB, Ridge Development Limited Liability Co. to Andrew J. Walker and Begona Garcia, $1,049,191, April 18, condo.

606 Bourne Road, India J. Rose and Sterling Bishop to Doglas Esposito and Meredith Jefferson, $522,000, April 16, single family.

8 Milford St., Ashley Eldridge to Harvest Home Prop Limited Liability Co., $331,000, April 17, single family.

Quincy

10 Seaport Drive Unit 2508, Jay Weinberg to Shishir Ramesha, $480,000, April 18, condo.

10 Weston Ave. Unit 126, Daphney Frederique to Zhen Z. Ma, $370,000, April 18, condo.

153 Edgewater Drive, Ryan Norfolk County Realty Trust and Ruth J. Ryan to Jeffrey Hannon and Matthew Logan, $530,000, April 16, single family.

2 Mayflower Road, Largey Norma A. Est and Dianne M. Brown to William Joseph, $580,000, April 16, single family.

220 E. Squantum St., Thomas Napolitano to Robert Napolitano, $120,000, April 18.

230 Willard St. Unit 312, Robert G. Fontana to Kendrick T. Evans, $325,000, April 19, condo.

25 Foster St., Cleveland Properties Limited Liability Co. to Foster Street Owner Limited Liability Co., $1,350,000, April 17.

502 Sea St. Unit 502, Jeffrey M. and Deborah A. Johnson to Pablo F. Macedo and Berta F. Collarte, $620,000, April 18, condo.

511 Hancock St. Unit 603, Nq3 Development Limited Liability Co. to Sze Fong, $750,000, April 19, condo.

9 Darrow St., Sharon Massaadi to Brigido Ramirez-Espinosa and Cara M. Norris-Ramirez, $510,000, April 18, single family.

Randolph

114 North St., David J. Calixte and Ivy N. Watts-Calixte to Teresa Pina, $570,000, April 16, single family.

20 Mill Hill St., Linda Nguyen to Hajs RET and Hung T. Pham-Do, $765,000, April 19, single family.

29 Amelian Road, Stephen E. and Tori A. Williams to Delita and Michael Goodridge, $705,000, April 19, single family.

33 Toscano Way Unit 33, 502 South Main Hldg Limited Liability Co. to Louis T. Ng and Mei H. Xiong, $599,900, April 16, condo.

59 Highland Glen Drive Unit 334, Jill C. Mackenzie to Bashirat Shittu, $280,000, April 19, condo.

Rockland

48 Carey St., James F. Wheeler to Edward D. Segel, $701,000, April 17.

50 Linden St., Sean M. Powell and Kevin D. Esancy to Kevin Driscoll, $475,000, April 17, single family.

91 Payson Ave., Rbc Realty Trust and Wiliam E. Christie to Michael Doherty and Lily Christie, $450,000, April 19, single family.

Scituate

14 Old Country Way Unit C., Malloy Hall Limited Liability Co. to Sharon L. Drillio, $675,000, April 18, condo.

37 Sandy Hill Circle Unit 37, Sharon L. Drillio to Richard J. Fitzwilliam and Kathleen M. Joyce, $895,000, April 18, condo.

41 Rebecca Road, Fabiana Yee to Phantika T. and John C. Cusanno, $942,000, April 19, single family.

62 Seaview Ave., Benjamin T. and Caylee A. Doherty to Erin O. Brien, $945,000, April 19, single family.

Sharon

11 Hillside Ave., Linda L. Kay to Robert and Lauren Evers, $952,500, April 19, single family.

11 Reeve Road, Laurie R. Topale to Xichen Lyu and Yiying Liu, $1,150,000, April 16, single family.

14-R Bradford Ave., Douglas S. and Susan T. Kast to Aaron and Rachel Schacht, $905,000, April 17.

19 Swift Lane, 19 Swift Ln Realty Trust and Dennis H. Sherman to Victor and Sarah Abkevich, $1,500,000, April 18, single family.

2 Pleasant Park Road,, condon Kathleen M. Est and Melissa A. Howitt to Zachary J. Burkett and Catherine Piper, $630,000, April 19, single family.

Barefoot Hill Road, Robert M. and Doreen M. Soffer to Daniel J. and Sara M. Cohen, $850,000, April 19.

Stoughton

116 Gilbert Drive, Edward D. Segel to Caleigh Q. and Trevor D. Wright, $711,000, April 17, single family.

16 Elderwood Drive Unit 16, Susan K. Casteel and Michael R. Kimmelman to John P. Bastiani Jr., $400,000, April 16, condo.

55 Brewster Road Unit 55, Teresa B. Delaney to Ivy Watts-Calixte, $610,000, April 17, condo.

67 Westview Drive, Calabrese Faith M. Est and Jennifer A. Graziano to John and Mary A. Finney, $610,000, April 19, single family.

67 Woodbine Road, David and Laura Prudden to Cynthia Kline, $610,000, April 19, single family.

Weymouth

109 High St., Gerard K. and Sarah A. Greene to Nacef Bahri and Salma Goummih, $615,000, April 17, single family.

16 Volusia Road, Philip A. Mccann to Zacchary S. Ruffini, $480,000, April 18, single family.

202 Tall Oaks Drive Unit D., Kevin Driscoll to David Morrisey, $315,000, April 17, condo.

31 4th Ave., Saliba Family Trust and Keri A. Mocanu to Hai R. Zhu and Liu S. Ao, $565,000, April 19, single family.

395 Green St., Weimin Shao and Shouhui Hu to Erika Maldonado, $579,000, April 16, single family.

53 Concannon Circle, Patrick and Katherine M. Kent to Samantha L. Michaelsen and Jeremy C. Kazanjian-Amory, $1,046,000, April 16, single family.

57 Brewster Road, Deboer Adam W. Est and Jeanne H. Deboer to Travis Lampron, $485,000, April 16, single family.

6 Woodcrest Court Unit 4, Laura Delaplain to Joshua D. Delaplain-Zook, $216,000, April 19, condo.

612 Randolph St., Glenn Peterson and Karen Knight to Ruijia Cai, $426,000, April 19, single family.

9 Charles St., Matthew J. Aronson to Jennifer Delgrande, $620,000, April 16, single family.

96 Charles Diersch St., Macauley Brothers Inc. to Shayna and Christopher Dooley, $676,000, April 17, single family.

99 Fountain Lane Unit 4, Olga M. Colon to Kenneth W. Dahdah Jr., $280,000, April 16, condo.

Whitman

383 Washington St., Patricia Russ to Joseph M. and Sarah Bradley, $450,000, April 19, single family.

877 Auburnville Way Unit A3, Donna P. Martin to Constance D. Nix and Brian D. Dabek, $475,000, April 19, condo.

Copyrighted material previously published in Banker & Tradesman. Reprinted with permission of publisher, The Warren Group, www.thewarrengroup.com.

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Mass. unveils $250 million in subsidies to protect residents from premium hikes – The Boston Globe

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January 9, 2026

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Mass. unveils 0 million in subsidies to protect residents from premium hikes – The Boston Globe

Audrey Morse Gasteier, executive director of the Massachusetts Health Connector, said the financial bulwark that benefited 270,000 residents is “part of the reason that we’re hanging in there in terms of enrollment and keeping people covered.”

But Thursday’s announcement won’t translate into any additional help.

Healey’s news conference coincided with the beginning of an election year in which three Republicans are vying for her job and voters are expected to be particularly focused on the state’s high cost of living. One survey last year found Massachusetts had the second highest cost of living in the country. People who saw their insurance premiums increase this year said it was one pricey bill amid an onslaught of growing expenses.

“I can’t believe how much it is when we go to the grocery store. Our electricity has gone up,“ said Judith O’Gara, whose family was hit with a $400 increase a month in insurance premiums for their ACA plan in January. ”We were just bracing ourselves to try to stretch the paycheck further.”

O’Gara, of Millis, is a part-time editor at community newspapers, and her husband is a self-employed computer animator and mural artist. She has added hours at work, she said, but it still wasn’t enough to qualify for health coverage through her employer, leaving the couple to buy insurance through the connector.

Healey also used the news conference to weigh in on a high-profile effort in Congress to revive the federal subsidies. Also on Thursday, the US House, with help from 17 Republican defectors facing competitive reelection races, passed a bill that would extend the subsidies for another three years. A small group of senators is considering proposing their own extension of the subsidies.

“We need to see people in Congress step up and take action and fight the president on this and get him to focus on the domestic agenda and how to make life more affordable for people,” Healey said.

The governor said she didn’t announce the influx of funds earlier because she had hoped Congress would act before the end of 2025.

“We gave up until the deadline to see if they take action,” she said.

ACA open enrollment extends through Jan. 23.

The infusion of funds from the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund brings the state’s total commitment to the insurance marketplace to $600 million, which Healey said is the largest support from any state in the country.

Federally subsidized insurance policies were first made available to people making less than 400 percent of the federal poverty level, or about $128,600 for a family of four, in 2009 under President Barack Obama’s ACA, also known as Obamacare. In 2021, Congress made those subsidies more generous for many recipients and extended them to people earning up to 500 percent of the federal poverty level. The expanded tax credits doubled participation in the ACA exchanges over the past four years, and by last year 337,000 people in Massachusetts received subsidized insurance through ConnectorCare.

The increases were slated to expire after four years, and without congressional action to preserve them, premiums reverted to pre-2021 levels for this year. People earning more than 400 percent of the poverty level became ineligible to receive subsidized insurance. State officials have estimated roughly 300,000 people could become uninsured statewide over the next decade, in part due to the expiration of the tax credits.

Democrats staged a 43-day shutdown last fall, the longest in US history, in an unsuccessful effort to preserve the expanded subsidies.

The Commonwealth Care Trust Fund predates the 2021 coverage expansion, said Doug Howgate, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, a nonprofit budget watchdog, and was established to support ConnectorCare programs. Massachusetts has long had a robust public insurance program, and the 2021 expansion essentially allowed the state to shift the cost of subsidies it had been paying to the federal government. Tapping the trust fund now essentially returns Massachusetts to the support levels it provided prior to 2021, Howgate said.

Regardless of the timing of Healey’s announcement, it is a reality that Massachusetts has a uniquely robust commitment to health insurance access, Howgate said.

“I do think that the idea that the state is able to offset some of those impacts is an important message to get out there,” he said. “This is real money.”

According to Healey’s office, a 45-year-old couple with two kids making $75,000 in Fall River previously paid $166 per month for the lowest-cost coverage. Without state action, their premium would have more than doubled. But with the infusion from the trust fund, they will pay $206 per month.

There’s only so much the state can do to mitigate the impacts of the expired subsidies, though. Because Congress didn’t extend them, people between 400 and 500 percent of the federal poverty level simply are ineligible to sign up for subsidized policies through the ACA marketplace. There are roughly 27,000 people statewide who cannot benefit from the state’s effort to compensate for the lost federal money, and those people are among those facing the biggest new insurance expenses.

Christa, 56, a hair dresser, and her husband, Gary, 69, a truck driver, earn less than $105,750 annually combined, just shy of 500 percent of the poverty level. The couple, who asked not to be named to protect their privacy, went from paying $282-a-month for Christa’s insurance with no deductible, to a private plan costing $725 a month with a $2000 deductible.

Gary, who is enrolled in Medicare, is still counting on Congress for a reprieve.

“I believe the Senate will be forced to do something, and we’re hoping,” he said.

Jason Laughlin can be reached at jason.laughlin@globe.com. Follow him @jasmlaughlin.

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Healey shares plan to limit health insurance cost increases for Massachusetts residents

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January 8, 2026

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Healey shares plan to limit health insurance cost increases for Massachusetts residents

January 8, 2026 / 4:18 PM EST
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Gov. Maura Healey said Thursday that the state is spending an additional $250 million to limit premium increases for residents who have insurance through the Massachusetts Health Connector.

After Congress let Affordable Care Act tax credits expire at the end of last year, more than 300,000 people in Massachusetts have been facing a potentially steep increase in their health care bills.

The governor’s office said those enrolled in ConnectorCare who make below 400% of the of the federal poverty level, which is $62,600 for an individual or $128,600 for a family of four, will see “little to no premium increases.”

Under the plan, Healey’s office said a 45-year-old couple with two kids in Fall River will see their monthly health insurance costs rise from $166 to $206. Without the new funding, the governor says they would be paying $452 a month.

“While President Trump continues to increase health care costs, we are taking the strongest action in the nation to address them and keep costs as low as possible for families,” Healey said in a statement. “Despite this increased state investment, far too many people will still see their premiums increase because of the White House.”

The U.S. House of Representatives is set to approve a three-year extension of the health care tax credits. While it appears unlikely to pass the Senate, senators have talked about a compromise plan that could include a two-year extension with added reforms. President Trump hasn’t offered a specific health care plan, but said subsidies going to insurance companies should “go to the people” instead.

The $250 million is coming from the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund, which gets its money from employer medical assistance contributions and financial penalties from residents who violate the state’s health care insurance mandate.

Massachusetts residents can sign up for health insurance coverage or switch their Health Connector plans until Jan. 23 if they want to be covered by Feb. 1.

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Minnesota childcare fraud allegations spark audit request in Massachusetts: ‘Serious risks’

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Minnesota childcare fraud allegations spark audit request in Massachusetts: ‘Serious risks’

Fraud allegations in Minnesota’s childcare system are prompting two Massachusetts Republican lawmakers to ask the Healey administration to conduct a “top-to-bottom audit” of a Bay State voucher program.

State Reps. Marc Lombardo, R-Billerica, and Nicholas Boldyga, R-Southwick, say they’re alarmed after seeing national reports of fraud in childcare subsidy programs, pointing specifically to widespread allegations in Minnesota.

Their concerns have prompted them to ask Gov. Maura Healey to direct Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler to “urgently conduct” an audit and review of the Massachusetts Child Care Financial Assistance program to identify any potential fraud and vulnerabilities here.

Child Care Financial Assistance helps low-income families pay for childcare in Massachusetts.

“While Massachusetts has not yet been directly implicated in the same manner, the similarities in program structure, relying on voucher reimbursements to providers for low-income families, raise legitimate questions about whether comparable fraud or waste could be occurring here undetected,” Lombardo and Boldyga wrote in a joint letter to Healey on Wednesday.

“Our Commonwealth invests hundreds of millions of dollars annually in this critical program to support working families and early education,” they added. “We owe it to Massachusetts taxpayers and the families who genuinely need this assistance to ensure every dollar is spent appropriately and reaches its intended purpose.”

The governor’s office did not immediately respond to a Herald request for comment on the letter.

Early Education and Care Commissioner Amy Kershaw has said that Massachusetts is not facing disruption to its $293 million share of federal childcare payments amid a nationwide freeze in response to the Minnesota fraud allegations.

Kershaw has also added that Child Care Financial Assistance is not being impacted, either. The state appropriates funds for the voucher program at the beginning of the fiscal year and then seeks federal reimbursement.

This fiscal year’s funding totals about $1.087 billion for the program, which covered more than 66,000 children in fiscal year 2025, according to a December report from the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation.

“Obviously, we are incredibly concerned about families across the country and in Minnesota who may lose access to Child Care Financial Assistance based on acts by the federal government,” Kershaw told Bay State childcare stakeholders on Monday.

Before the new year, the federal Administration for Children and Families froze all funding to Minnesota. All 50 states must now provide additional verification before receiving more funds.

Minnesota Democrats accuse the Trump administration of playing politics and hurting families and children as a result.

This all comes after a video surfaced on YouTube alleging fraud in childcare in Somali communities in Minnesota, to which Kershaw has said none of the allegations have been proven.

The Massachusetts early education and care commissioner noted how there have been similar videos posted in Massachusetts and other states like Ohio, California and Washington.

In their letter to Healey, Lombardo and Boldyga also highlighted how the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has responded to the Minnesota allegations by closing loopholes that allowed payments without verifying attendance.

“These developments highlight serious risks in subsidized child care systems across the country,” the Republican lawmakers wrote, “including the potential for misappropriation of taxpayer funds on a massive scale.”

Lawmakers across the country are seeking similar reviews as Lombardo and Boldyga. In Michigan, State Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt, a Republican, has asked for an audit of a state program that aims to help low-income families afford childcare there.

The Massachusetts audit would zero in on verifying that voucher payments to providers are based on documented child attendance records; cross-checking to detect potential “ghost children” or overbilling; and on-site inspections of voucher-receiving providers to confirm they are operating legitimate childcare programs, among other objectives.

“Such a thorough review would not only safeguard public funds,” Lombardo and Boldyga wrote, “but also strengthen confidence in a program that is vital to thousands of Massachusetts families.”

The Associated Press and Herald wire services contributed to this report.

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