It is going to be a busy few weeks for Public Health Nurse Sabrina Firicano and the Everett Board of Health as they prepare to work with businesses all over the city to prepare for a safe and orderly opening…
Author: Seth Daniel
City Hall Workers Retrofitting Workspaces For Re-Opening Day
City workers have been busy over the last week in retrofitting numerous workspaces and counters in City Hall with plexiglass shields and other protective measures, though City and health officials said they are not ready to announce any date that…
Encore Boston Harbor Files Re-Opening Plan with Governor’s Office, MGC
Encore Boston Harbor has thought of virtually every detail in their re-opening plan submitted to the state late last week – a plan that requires multiple temperature checks, straws in their paper sleeves and even a temporary departure from the…
Digital Divide: Council Differs on Opinions For Expanding Online Coverage
The Everett City Council met for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in full force last March, and technology was front and center with several struggling to adapt to the online format, and a contentious back-and-forth that emerged…
Memorial Day Exercises to be Cancelled Due to COVID-19
Thinking creatively about how to carry out traditions has never been more important, and now the creative thinking is being applied to the fallen veterans who were to be remembered on Memorial Day, May 25. This week, the City made…
City, Stakeholders Looking to Push for Better Census 2020 Response
One of the potentially devastating financial effects of COVID-19 for the City’s finances could end up being the low rate of response for the U.S. Census 2020 in Everett – a number that defines federal funding and eligibility for certain…
City Officials Deliberating on What Election 2020 Will Look Like
Prior to March 13, the biggest thing on the minds of a lot of people in Everett and around the country was the presidential election in November 2020. People couldn’t wait to get to the polls no matter what side…
City Launches New Canoe/Kayak Ramp on the Malden River
The City of Everett and several community partners are celebrating the opening of the first-ever canoe and kayak boat launch on the Malden River at the former GE Site – now a beautiful park with practice fields, playground equipment and…
RAFT Program Steps up to Help Pay Housing Costs in COVID-19
State leaders have combined efforts with Metro Boston Housing Partnership to expand their long-standing RAFT (Rental Assistance to Families in Transition) program to help renters and homeowners who have lost wages and are facing potential loss of housing. The RAFT…
Virtual Future: Post-COVID, City Hall Will Likely Never Be the Same, and That’s Good
If there’s one positive to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is and will be that Everett City government has been propelled quicker than ever imagined into Mayor Carlo DeMaria’s vision for a Virtual City Hall. Mayor DeMaria has…