The current crisis in which we find ourselves has been compared to a war. But instead of an opposing army, our enemy is a novel virus that is 1/900th the width of a human hair and that can be transmitted…
Month: April 2020
This Will Be a Long Haul
It has become evident to everyone that the effort to hold back COVID-19 is not conducive of either an easy or a quick fix. This is going to be a long and difficult ordeal that will test the fabric of…
Guest Op-Ed: COVID-19 A Tremendous Impact on All of Us
As a City, as a state, as a nation, and as an international community, we are faced with an unprecedented time. Day-by-day, hour-by-hour, the responses to the COVID-19 pandemic are evolving, which I know is having a tremendous impact on…
Guest Op-Ed: Care Giving in the Age of Coronavirus
Even in ordinary times, the 840,000 of unpaid family caregivers in Massachusetts face a daunting set of daily tasks. Oftentimes with little or no training, they may be responsible for wound care, tube feedings, dressing, managing the finances and medical…
Obituaries 04-01-2020
George O’Keefe Long Time International Sales and Marketing Executive George R. O’Keefe of Revere, formerly of Everett, 67, died on March 26 after a brief battle with cancer. George loved his family dearly and would do anything for them. He was…