The MBTA is building a new, fully accessible Chelsea Commuter Rail Station next to the final SL3 stop in Chelsea. When complete, the new station will connect the Newburyport/Rockport Commuter Rail Lines to the SL3. While building the new station,…
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Travel and Vacation Problems Top List of COVID-19-Related Complaints from Consumers
Reports about travel and vacation problems topped the list of COVID-19-related complaints from consumers in Massachusetts, while nationally reports about online shopping top the list of consumer complaints, according to new data released by the Federal Trade Commission. Most of…
House Passes Bill to Provide Voting Options amid Pandemic
Last week, Representative Joe McGonagle joined his colleagues in the House to pass legislation that will allow a number of voting options, including early voting by mail, in the midst of COVID-19. An Act Relative To Voting Options In Response…
DiDomenico Votes on Bill to Protect Residents from Mosquito-Borne EEE Virus
Sen. Sal DiDomenico and his colleagues in the Massachusetts State Senate have passed legislation that will help protect residents from Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a mosquito-borne arbovirus that is rare, but can be fatal. The legislation comes as the state…
As CHA Everett Opens Back Up; It Once Again Becomes About Supplies, PPE
Emergency room physicians, nurses and hospital administrators never expected to have to become experts in the supply chain for rubber gloves, surgical masks or cotton swabs, but over the last three months they have become just that. Now that hospitals…
Four Tips for Preventing Dog Attacks on Mail Carriers
Can you picture a member of your family attacking a mail carrier? Of course not, but it happened 5,803 times last year across the nation. One Hundred and Twenty of those in Massachusetts. Letter Carrier Alfonse Jahaj recalls being bitten…
MVES, Action Ambulance Partner to Streamline Communication with Meals on Wheels
(Nearly 2,000 consumers in 11 cities and towns rely on Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) for Meals on Wheels home delivery, with close to 3,000 meals provided each day. Especially for frail, homebound elders, the nutrition services provided by MVES…
Six Former eBay Employees Charged with Aggressive Cyberstalking Campaign Targeting Natick Couple
Six former employees of eBay, Inc. have been charged with leading a cyberstalking campaign targeting the editor and publisher of a newsletter that eBay executives viewed as critical of the company. The alleged harassment included sending the couple anonymous, threatening…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Curry College Welcomes Furtado into Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society Curry College is proud to announce that Jessica Furtado of Everett, has been inducted into Alpha Gamma. Furtado is one of 12 students inducted this year. Alpha Gamma, Curry College’s…
Looking at the EPD: Does Residency Make a Better Officer?
As the nation examines policing in communities around the country, one of the major issues that frequently comes up in Everett and surrounding cities is the idea of residency – or whether or not police officers live in the communities…