| Newton MA News and Politics BlogI was walking in my Upper Falls neighborhood this afternoon when a be-masked guy called me by name.  It turned out to be Ward 5 City Councilor Bill Humphrey behind the mask.

He’s been on a one-man mission in recent days to get the word out about the city’s Emergency Housing Relief Program in Upper Falls.   The program is aimed at helping renters meet their rent obligations during these trying times.  Said Bill,”it’s challenging getting the word out to the people who most need it.  The city doesn’t have a central list of all rental apartments though they do know this neighborhood does have a lot of rental apartments”.

So Bill decided to walk the neighborhood, talk to as many people as possible along the way and drop flyers wherever it looked like there may be rental apartments.   He said he’s already distributed 100’s of flyers and spoken to lots of residents.

My hat’s off to Councilor Humphrey for taking on such a personal initiative to get the word out and get the job done.  Well done Councilor!