The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) last week announced plans for a shortened spring athletic season season in the event that Gov. Charlie Baker allows schools to go back into session on May 4. The MIAA’s plans compress the 2020…
Month: April 2020
Obituaries 04-15-2020
Albert Browne US Air Force Veteran Albert H. Browne, 83, passed away on April 11 at the Katzman Family Center for Living in Chelsea. A US Air Force veteran, he is survived by his wife, Judith (Wool), his children, Winniefred…
Baker Provides Update On Hospital Surge Capacity
Today, the Baker-Polito Administration provided an update on the Commonwealth’s hospital capacity and efforts to add more beds to the system to meet the expected surge in COVID-19 cases. The Administration also announced that the Department of Public Health will…
#StayHomeEverett teens debut first video with Mayor DeMaria, Supt. Tahiliani
State to provide COVID-19 Text Alerts in Spanish
The state today announced that its COVID-19 text message alert system “AlertsMA” is now available in Spanish. This expansion of the text-alert system means that the same text alerts that are distributed via the English-language system will now be available…
The extra $600: State offers first guidance on new unemployment claim process under CARES Act
Self-employed, gig-workers to apply on separate platform starting April 30 The state government today, April 9, announced details for the initial implementation of federal unemployment benefits in the CARES Act, the federal based COVID-19 relief package. This federal program, enacted…
Everett Fire Assembles Shelter at Keverian School
The Everett Fire Department has put in place a shelter at the Keverian School gym and cafetorium this week to house any potential health care workers in the area who cannot return home. Chief Tony Carli said firefighters put the…
We Want to See You…at Home!
Special to the Independent Telemedicine allows health care professionals to evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients at a distance using telecommunications technology, such as a smartphone or computer. As we fight the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine has quickly become an essential tool in…
World of Difference Two Weeks That Changed Everything: CHA Facing Crowded, Challenging Conditions
Two weeks is often described as an eternity in politics or sport, but rarely in the emergency room of a hospital. In the COVID-19 era, though, all is possible. It was only two weeks ago that Dr. Melisa Lai-Becker, Emergency Department chief at CHA…
CHA Everett Working on Innovative Treatment to Help Slow COVID’s Infection
Looking to find anything that might help the most serious COVID-19 patients, Dr. Melisa Lai-Becker of the CHA Everett Emergency Department said they have started a new protocol to try to slow the attack of COVID-19 on the lungs. That…