Several City Councilors on Monday night lambasted the federal delegation for being “asleep at the wheel” and not fully advocating for full funding for Everett and Chelsea in the American Rescue Plan – with millions more in aid going to…
Author: Seth Daniel
‘Picking up Where We Left Off’: Teachers Return to Classrooms
On Monday, many teachers in the Everett Public Schools (EPS) returned to the classroom for the first time in more than a year – making it a milestone and historic occasion as the first step in the re-opening plan that…
Mobilizing: Everett Schools Looking at Middle School, High School Return Plans
With more than 65 percent of K-5 families so far saying they would like students to return to school five days a week, Everett Public Schools is continuing to mobilize their re-opening plan for April and are expanding the plan…
American Rescue Act Misses Everett
When President Joe Biden and a litany of Democratic legislators – including the Massachusetts federal delegation – took to the airwaves and online universe to praise the passage of the American Rescue Act, they touted it as a lifeline to…
Fire Union Says… Dip in Calls Came from COVID Shutdowns
Members of the Everett Fire Union are speaking out against a report from Chief Tony Carli detailing that call volumes decreased by 1,000 last year in the 2020 pandemic era – saying that the allusion was firefighters aren’t needed as…
Fire Union Says They Were Blindsided by Fire Study
The Everett Fire Union said this week they were blindsided by the news that there is a forthcoming study of the Everett Fire Department coming out, but Chief Tony Carli said the discussion about the study is premature and that…
With Federal Vaccine Shortage, Local Clinic Has to Cut Back
The successful Everett Vaccine Clinic has had to be cut back this week due to a shortage of vaccine coming into the state, according to City officials. Communications Director Deanna Devaney said the City would not be taking new appointments…
Vaccine Quest: Teachers Quickly Move to Get Vaccinated Ahead of Return to School Classroom
A lot of noise has been heard over the past two months on the outside in the whole teacher vaccination debate in Everett, but on the inside many teachers had been struggling internally with the idea of serving their students…
Tentative Agreement Launches Detailed School Return Plan
With teachers now getting priority vaccination by the dozens in Everett, a tentative agreement has been reached between the Everett Teachers Association (ETA) and the school district to take the next step in its plan to return students five days…
Council to Move Meetings to EHS, Approve Online Decorum Regulations
The Everett City Council met on Monday night and approved a plan to move their meetings to the Everett High School Library while their Chambers are being updated for better online capabilities, while at the same time approving a new…