With just about all of the states now reopening their economies, the conventional wisdom among most Americans is that the worst days of the coronavirus are behind us. Yet the reality is that hundreds of Americans continue to die and…
Month: April 2021
Guest Op-Ed: Don’t Let Pandemic Delay Advance Care Planning
By Catherine Duffy, NP, ACHPN Note: This article is published in observance of National Healthcare Decisions Day. Times of our lives may be forever defined as what happened “before the COVID-19 pandemic” and everything after that. One thing that hasn’t…
Guest Op-Ed: Mask Wearing in America
Dr. Glenn Mollette Like most everyone else, I’m tired of wearing a mask. Every time I go to the grocery, a restaurant, church, or work I have to put on a mask. Not long ago, if we wore a mask…
Obituaries 04-14-2021
Norma Davis She Had an Unbreakable Faith and Devotion to God and Her Life Purpose Was Giving Back to Those in Need Norma (Sasso) Davis, a lifelong resident of Revere, passed away surrounded by her loving family on April 10…
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Everett Public Schools Welcome Back K-5 Students Five Days a Week
The buzz is back in school buildings this week as nearly 2,000 students in grades K-5 returned to full-time, in-person school at elementary schools across the city – with another 871 choosing to remain remote at home. It was the…
Everett Residents Take a Stand Against AAPI Hate Crimes
‘I Never Thought I’d Have to Worry About My Mom’ ~ Everett High Principal Erik Naumann When long-time Everett High Principal Erik Naumann walked to the podium at Wehner Park last Thursday, April 1, with his elderly mother – the…
New Normal: Area Hospitals Treat Virus as Routine
Every few months now it seems there is a “surge” of COVID-19 cases, and everyone worries aloud about a repeat of what happened here one year ago. In the community, it’s a constant concern for people as they see case…
Reimagine Broadway Survey Shows Major Backing of One-Seat Ride from Glendale Square to Boston
A new survey unveiled this week by the Reimagine Broadway effort shows that a majority of those surveyed – those that use the bus and those that don’t – approve of the idea of having a one-seat ride from Glendale…
Sky Everett Gets Early Blessing at ZBA, But More Study Needed
The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) signaled an overall openness to the 21-story mixed-use residential tower proposed by V10 Development for the center of the Commercial Triangle area, but the Board also wanted more study and to move cautiously on…