Everett could be seeing a flattening of the curve in the reports of new COVID-19 cases, Public Health Nurse Sabrina Firicano said on Tuesday. The city has a total of 399 confirmed cases as of Tuesday at noon, but that…
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CHA to Roll out New, Fast COVID-19 Testing at Hospitals
In the fast-changing and complex world of testing for the COVID-19 virus, CHA Everett officials announced this week what is a major piece of good news for the group’s network of community hospitals in Everett, Cambridge and Somerville – that…
Online Learning Gets Started Officially This Week, Chromebooks Mostly Delivered
After delivering more than 4,100 ChromeBooks to students in a drive-thru operation last week, the official distance learning initiative for Everett Public Schools started on Monday. While there are slightly more than 600 ChromeBooks that need to be hand delivered…
Spring Break Will Continue as Planned
Break out the lawn chairs, get the beach towels ready and place them all in the living room as Spring Break will continue as planned next week – though in the era of social distancing, staying home and COVID-19 school…
DeMaria Uses Executive Order To Postpone Tax Bill Payments
Mayor Carlo DeMaria used an executive order to extend property tax and water bill deadlines for the current bills. The order was announced last Thursday afternoon, and are now in effect. Due dates for the real estate and personal property…
Mass Bankers: Operative Word Is ‘Patience’ With Large Federal Loan Programs
The Massachusetts Bankers Association (MBA) reported varying degrees of success over their membership banks with the rollout of the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EDIL) – two key parts of the federal CARES Act…
#StayHomeEverett teens debut first video with Mayor DeMaria, Supt. Tahiliani
The extra $600: State offers first guidance on new unemployment claim process under CARES Act
Self-employed, gig-workers to apply on separate platform starting April 30 The state government today, April 9, announced details for the initial implementation of federal unemployment benefits in the CARES Act, the federal based COVID-19 relief package. This federal program, enacted…
Everett Fire Assembles Shelter at Keverian School
The Everett Fire Department has put in place a shelter at the Keverian School gym and cafetorium this week to house any potential health care workers in the area who cannot return home. Chief Tony Carli said firefighters put the…
World of Difference Two Weeks That Changed Everything: CHA Facing Crowded, Challenging Conditions
Two weeks is often described as an eternity in politics or sport, but rarely in the emergency room of a hospital. In the COVID-19 era, though, all is possible. It was only two weeks ago that Dr. Melisa Lai-Becker, Emergency Department chief at CHA…