With the help of a dedicated team of the cutest card-makers from the community coordinated by Councilor Stephanie Martins, Chris Moreira, owner of The Square Deli on Broadway, in partnership with Prepped Gainz, and Everett Bread Service, surprised the CHA Everett…
Month: April 2020
Allowing the States to Go Bankrupt Is a Really Bad Idea
One of the most glaring shortcomings thus far of the stimulus and disaster packages that have been passed by Congress in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been the failure to provide assistance to the states. Every state in the…
Guest Op-Ed: Fighting for the Frontline
By Maura Healey More than 300,000 health care workers and first responders in Massachusetts have stepped up to the frontlines in the battle against COVID-19. They suit up in scrubs or uniforms, leave the comfort of their homes, and put…
Guest Op-Ed: Science Matters
By Jack Clarke Either science matters or it doesn’t. Policy makers can’t have it both ways and selectively apply it only when it advances a political agenda. Science should inform and drive public policy not the other way around –…
Obituaries 04-29-2020
Doris Marion Carlino Enjoyed a Long Career in Concert Doris Marion Carlino, a soprano who enjoyed a long career in concert, radio, and recordings, died peacefully on April 23 at Woodbriar Health Center in Wilmington, Massachusetts. She was 95. She…
Paycheck Protection Program resumes Monday morning
Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Jovita Carranza and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin issued the following statement today on the resumption of the Payroll Protection Program (PPP): “We are pleased that President Trump has signed into law…
Cheerful Medicine: First Responders, City, and Residents Turn out to Support CHA Everett
Curious nurses, transport staff and doctors began to file out the front door Friday after noon on Garland Street – wondering just what Mayor Carlo DeMaria and First Lady Stacy DeMaria were doing outside with about 60 City employees and…
It Takes a Village
Remote Learning: Baker Announces Closure of Schools for the Remainder of the School Year
Gov. Charlie Baker confirmed on Tuesday what many knew was probably coming – the closure of schools for the rest of the academic year. In a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Baker announced that all Massachusetts public and private schools will…
DeMaria Issues Executive Order Calling for Masks, Allowing Counter Service
Mayor Carlo DeMaria instituted new rules governing essential businesses on Monday, but also called for more restrictions in terms of wearing masks, social distancing and installing plexiglass screening at those businesses. On Monday, Mayor DeMaria and Human Services Director Jerry…