At one time, the Everett Public Schools had hoped to be in a hybrid education model by Nov. 30, but that’s been scrapped as COVID-19 cases have surged in a “second wave,” with the possibility of a hybrid now being…
Month: December 2020
Happy Hanukkah
The eight-day observance of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, gets underway this Thursday, December 10, and will culminate next Friday, December 18. In summary, Hanukkah commemorates the victory of the Maccabees — a group of fierce warriors who used…
The Virus Is a Hunter — and We Are Its Prey
It now has been nine months since lockdowns went into effect in many states, including here in Massachusetts on March 16. However, despite all of our previous efforts, the COVID-19 pandemic is surging across the entire United States. The pleas of public health…
Pearl Harbor Was 79 Years Ago
It was 79 years ago this week — December 7 — that the nation of Japan launched its attack on Pearl Harbor. The very next day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt convened a joint session of Congress in which he famously…
Letters to the Editor
To the People of Everett To the Editor: Let me start by saying it has been a genuine honor to serve you, the people of Everett as an elected member of the City Council. My representing you at City Hall…
Guest Op-Ed: MBTA Cuts Impact on Commuters
By the Public Transit Public Good Riders, Workers and Communities United for Transit Justice On December 2, 2020 we conducted a series IVR surveys of residents in communities served by the MBTA during afternoon and evening hours. 467 individual respondents…
Obituaries 12-09-2020
Lisa Morris Former Printer at Alden Haulk Inc. Family and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Visitation on Saturday, December 12, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the Vertuccio & Smith Home for Funerals, Revere for Lisa E. (Belloise)…