The CHA Everett hospital in Everett received the first shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID19 vaccine on Thursday, Dec. 17, and began vaccinating workers at the hospital on Saturday.The CHA Everett has been one of the major front-line hospitals in the…
Author: Seth Daniel
Administration, Union at odds on 21st Century Fire Department plan
Mayor Carlo DeMaria announced this week he will hire 20 new members of the Everett Fire Department (EFD) to create a new Fire-based ambulance service, but members of the Fire Union say they have been completely left out of the…
Skeritt Says He’s Ready to Serve on the School Committee If Asked
Everett’s Dan Skeritt said he has been contacted by City Clerk Sergio Cornelio as possibly gaining an at-large seat on the School Committee, and if approved, he is ready to join the board. Skeritt, a long-time Everett resident, just lost…
Major Change: Council Looking to Add 11th School Committee Member, Committee Had Hoped for Dialog First
In another quiet and quick change to the City Charter, the City Council is looking to next Monday to change the number of seats on the School Committee – bringing one more seat on to make it potentially 11 members…
CHA Everett Ready to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine, to Immunize Priority Hospital Workers First
The CHA Everett hospital has received its first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID19 vaccine this week and could begin vaccinating prioritized workers at the facility this week or early next week. Dr. Melisa Lai-Becker, chief of the Emergency Department at…
Tech Wreck: City Council Tries But Fails Again to Have a Meeting
The biggest news out of what was to be a very eventful City Council meeting on Monday night was the fact that it was over before it started. Major technical issues once-again at ECTV prevented the Council from pulling off…
First Marijuana Store in Area Opened Nov. 10, and It Has Quite a Tale
It seems like an eternity since marijuana was legalized in Massachusetts and people began talking about opening cannabis stores, but now Chelsea – just next door to Everett– has seen its first adult-use store open on Nov. 10, yet it’s…
Councilor Capone, Fire Union Concerned about Low Staffing Levels
Staffing levels in the Fire Department have dipped to very low numbers and have many of the rank and file concerned – as well as one city councilor. Councilor Fred Capone has an item on the agenda for the meeting…
Boston Medical Center Receives First Shipment of COVID-19 Vaccine Monday
Boston Medical Center (BMC) received the area’s first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID19 vaccine on Monday morning, taking it into cold storage immediately and preparing to vaccinate front-line medical workers on Wednesday. BMC said it received 1,950 doses Monday morning…
Critical Service: Cataldo’s Mobile Integrated Health Service Could Be Key for Distributing COVID Vaccine
When Cataldo Ambulance company became the first in the state last year to become licensed for a mobile integrated health unit – something they dub SmartCare – they could have never imagined the unit would be called on for critical…