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Name: Representative Greg Schwartz May Office Hours May 11th
Start: 2026-05-11T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-11T11:30:00-04:00
Location: Newton City Hall

Politics & Policy

10:00 am

Representative Greg Schwartz May Office Hours May 11th

May 11 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Newton City Hall 1000 Commonwealth Ave., Newton Centre

Free

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