The Everett Planning Board took the first step into the Zoom world on Tuesday night, calling for the City’s first online public meeting with no one in attendance. The Planning Board had several key matters on the agenda, including a…
Month: April 2020
How to Mail and Ship Without Leaving the Safety of Your Home
You don’t have to go to the Post Office to use many postal products and services. In fact, most simple tasks can be done from the convenience and safety of your home with or without a computer. Like purchasing stamps.…
Mass Bankers: Operative Word Is ‘Patience’ With Large Federal Loan Programs
The Massachusetts Bankers Association (MBA) reported varying degrees of success over their membership banks with the rollout of the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EDIL) – two key parts of the federal CARES Act…
MVES Starts COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Response Fund
With the emergence of the COVID-19 virus, Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) continues to create contingency plans for service continuity and has established a COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Response Fund so MVES consumers will continue receiving critical assistance such as food,…
Public Health Groups File to Stop Proposed Ballot Question on Alcohol Licensing
The Massachusetts Prevention Alliance (MAPA), along with the HYPERLINK “https://hfcm.org/” \t “_blank” Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts, has announced the filing of a brief asking the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to stop the Cumberland Farms’ proposed ballot initiative that would…
Malden Catholic Participates in Multi-School iPad Donation Drive for Tufts Medical Center
Part of the devasting aspect of testing positive with a COVID-19 diagnosis is the isolation it causes for the victim and the sense of helplessness for their family. Tufts Medical Center has decided to work directly with the schools in…
A Light at the End of the Tunnel?
The United States now is the official epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. We have more deaths and more cases of disease than anywhere else in the world. However, this past weekend the experts began to give us a glimmer of…
So Let’s Talk About The Weather
The weather this April has been full of irony. We had mild months for January, February, and March, with above-average temperatures (among the warmest on record) and few storms of any consequence. However, April has been anything but spring-like. Temperatures…
Guest Op-Ed: Easter Is About Being Surprised by Joy, It’s Also About Sharing the Good News and the Joy
By Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley There is a Franciscan tradition that the risen Christ appeared first of all to his mother. It would’ve been a very private, intimate setting, not documented in the Gospels. The Gospels do not record every…
Letters to the Editor
Keeping the mail moving Dear Editor:Ê During these challenging times, postal employees are working hard to ensure residents stay connected with their world through the mail. Whether it’s medications, a package, a paycheck, benefits or pension check, a bill or…