Councilor Gerly Adrien, candidate for mayor, will be holding a fundraiser in Everett at Brother’s Kafe Kreyol on Aug. 27. The titled, Haitians for Gerly Fundraiser, will be in the restaurant at 299 Main St. at 7 p.m. RSVP at…
Month: August 2021
School Briefs
Got Pandemic EBT(P-EBT)? You can get more money for food with SNAP. SNAP is here for families at any time – during the pandemic and after. It is now easier to apply. SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) is monthly money…
Census 2020 barely falls short of 50,000 goal, resulting in the loss of millions over 10 years
The Census 2020 figures were released late last week, and while the City did grow, it barely fell short of counting enough residents to hit the 50,000 mark – which would have made Everett an Entitlement Community and unlocks millions…
Will Everett move Congressional seats in 2021?
With the numbers now out from the Census 2020 effort, the big work for state government will be to carve out new Congressional districts as a result of balancing the population increases and decreases – as each seat has to…
Meet the team: Catarina Patterson
Catarina Patterson is an employee of the Human Services Department and has worked with the City of Everett for 7 years. What do you do in the City? 1 am a Clerk for Human Services and the Everett Adult Learning…
News in Brief
Calls for Prayer for Haiti The Everett Haitian Community Center – which was formed in the wake of the 2010 Earthquake in Haiti – responded this week to the devastating news of a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Haiti on Aug.…
MassHire: Massachusetts virtual job fair aims to connect the unemployed to available jobs
In anticipation of federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits ending Sept. 4 the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development and MassHire Career Centers across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts announced that the MassHire: Massachusetts Virtual Job Fair will run August 16 – 20 from…
Everett Haitian Community Center calls on the community for help after earthquake in Haiti
The big southern part of Haiti was severely touched by another earthquake of Magnitude 7.2 last weekend, following a devastating earthquake in 2010 that the country has still not fully recovered from. Rev. Myrlande Desrosiers at the Everett Haitian Community…
Encore Boston Harbor announces opening of WynnBET Sports Bar
Encore Boston Harbor announced that, pending regulatory approval, WynnBET Sports Bar will open on Saturday, Sept. 4. Located on the resort’s casino floor, the space will feature more than 60 televisions, a 10-foot high and 123-foot-long immersive video wall, a…
Ride-For-Hire Working Group releases recommendations for electric vehicle adoption
State agencies and utilities have a guide to encourage electric vehicle adoption in the ride-hailing, taxi and livery industries, thanks to a set of recommendations developed by the Massachusetts Ride for Hire Electrification Working Group. The group, composed of representatives…